Pharmacy Specialist - Centralized Sterile Compounding Elijah McCoy Detroit

Overview

Exciting full time Pharmacy Specialist role in Centralized Sterile Compounding at Henry Ford Health's Elijah McCoy Campus. Join a team dedicated to excellence in patient care!

General Summary

Schedule:

Full Time, Day Shifts

Location:

Elijah McCoy, Detroit

This role will report to the Pharmacy Manager, Centralized Sterile Compounding location at the Henry Ford Centralized Pharmacy Services Center in Detroit, MI. The position will support sterile compounding operations across the HFH enterprise to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality compounding practices. The preferred candidate must have demonstrated experience with sterile compounding workflows and regulations, 503a/b outsourcing facility functions, environmental sampling and monitoring, and microbiology report assessment.

• Evaluates laboratory quality reports to approve release of quarantined Compounded Sterile Products (CSPs)
• Participates in oversight of sterile compounding activities, and performs final CSP visual inspection, verification, labeling, and storage
• Develops and maintains all required documentation for cleanroom facilities and environment
• Assists in evaluation and deployment of new CSPs
• Analyzes and summarizes quarterly quality report findings from 503a/b business partners
• Develops and maintains all required documentation for patient-specific and anticipatory batch sterile compounded products
• Participates as a member on or leader of departmental and health-system committees
• Collaborates with pharmacy staff to maintain an accurate medication and supply inventory
• Ensures compliance with USP, state, federal and regulatory sterile compounding standards, and HFH policies and procedures pertaining to sterile compounding
• Develops and updates standard operating procedures, training materials, and compounding records
• Oversees and reviews personnel media fill testing, gloved fingertip sampling, and related quality assurance activities
• Provides quality assurance and best practice education
• Investigates deviations, errors, or complaints related to sterile compounding and develops Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) plans
• Partners with departments and committees to identify and implement process improvements – enhancing service, quality, and operational excellence
• Prepares the pharmacy for inspections including but not limited to, FDA, NABP, DEA, TJC, state boards of pharmacy
• Acts as operational leader in the manager’s absence

• Must hold a degree from an accredited college of pharmacy and must complete a residency training program or have equivalent experience in hospital pharmacy practice
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in sterile compounding and/or quality assurance in an acute care, health system, or 503a/b setting preferred
• Comprehensive knowledge of USP, USP FDA regulations, and other applicable sterile compounding standards preferred
• Previous experience with quality assurance programs, audits, and regulatory compliance in sterile compounding preferred or as a designated person preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years of pharmacist experience or the equivalent training and experience at another institution, preferred
• Must be able to serve as an institutional authority in a given specialty practice area
• Must have demonstrable leadership abilities and exhibit teamwork when working with others
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills which enable effective dissemination of information to all levels of health care personnel in the institution. Should have a proven research/publication record
• Must be qualified to work with pharmacy students at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Must have a previous work history of reliability, dependability, and willingness to assume additional responsibilities

• Must be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Michigan. If eligible, licensure must be obtained within 30 days of hire; failure to obtain licensure will result in termination of the Pharmacy Specialist position
• Board certification or ASHP certification in sterile compounding is preferred at time of hire or must be completed post-employment

• Organization:
  Corporate Services
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code:
  Not Applicable