Clinical Pharmacist, Heart Failure, Cardiology, Ambulatory Care
Trinity Health
Grand Rapids, MI, USA · Byron Center, MI, USA
Posted on Feb 20, 2026
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Position Summary: Clinical Pharmacist, Heart Failure, Ambulatory Care
Responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services in an outpatient and/or inpatient practice area, by providing drug therapy management and assessment for patients in the practice area. Provides support for established programs including, but not limited to, comprehensive medication management, transition of care, chronic disease management, drug formulary, pharmacy education programs, and quality improvement and research relating to drug therapy.
What you will need:
Education/Training: Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from an ACPE-accredited school/college of Pharmacy (required), PGY-1 Residency (required), PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency or PGY-2 Cardiology (strongly preferred) or commensurate practice experience in ambulatory care with direct pharmacotherapy management responsibilities; BPS Specialty Certification (Pharmacotherapy or Ambulatory Care, preferred; or eligible with certification within 1 year of hire).
Licensure: Licensed (pharmacist and controlled substance) in the State of Michigan, or eligible
Description: This is a full-time (80 hours per pay-period), salaried, Monday thru Friday position for a Clinical Pharmacist, Heart Failure, Cardiology, Ambulatory Care within the Trinity Health Medical Group cardiology offices (part of the Trinity Health Grand Rapids health-system in Grand Rapids, Michigan).
Responsibilities include disease management within institution approved collaborative practice agreements (diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma, COPD, anticoagulation, others), referral-based Comprehensive Medication Review with recommendations to physicians, daily ad hoc informal consultations to improve pharmacotherapy effectiveness, safety, and cost as well as participating in team-based care within a multidisciplinary model. Additional activities include participation in the training of Trinity Health Grand Rapids PGY-1 and PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy residents and PharmD students from the College of Pharmacy at Ferris State University is also expected as is participation in both medical group and/or health system committees.
What you will do:
- This is a full-time (80 hours per pay-period), salaried, Monday thru Friday position for a Clinical Pharmacist, Heart Failure, Cardiology, Ambulatory Care within the Trinity Health Medical Group cardiology offices (part of the Trinity Health Grand Rapids health-system in Grand Rapids, Michigan).
- Responsibilities include disease management within institution approved collaborative practice agreements (diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, asthma, COPD, anticoagulation, others), referral-based Comprehensive Medication Review with recommendations to physicians, daily ad hoc informal consultations to improve pharmacotherapy effectiveness, safety, and cost as well as participating in team-based care within a multidisciplinary model.
- Participation in the training of Trinity Health Grand Rapids PGY-1 & PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy residents and PharmD students from the College of Pharmacy at Ferris State University is also expected as is participation in both medical group and/or health system committees.
- Provides drug therapy management and assessment.
- Identifies and resolves potential and actual drug related problems.
- Assists physicians in designing dosing regimens based on patient-specific dosing parameters.
- Communicates and collaborates with physicians and other clinicians to develop drug therapy policies, protocols, and guidelines.
- Provides support to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, which may include serving as a member and/or activities such as preparing formulary drug reviews, medication usage evaluations, policies and guidelines for drug therapy, etc.
- Participates in performance improvement initiatives and research as appropriate.
- Participates in departmental, multidisciplinary, hospital and health-system committees as leader, member or consultant.
- Participate in the training, education, precepting, and evaluation of pharmacy students and/or residents as assigned.
- Provides education and information on pharmaceutical care and drug therapy to patients, pharmacy staff, physicians, nurses, students and other clinicians.
- Performs other related duties as assigned such as quality assurance reports, preparation for regulatory inspections, etc.
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