Job Summary:
In a career as a Manager Clinical Pharmacy, you join us in providing life-changing care to patients from across the region. In this role, you will facilitate the development, implementation, and continuous quality improvement of coordinated clinical pharmacy services at Boys Town National Research Hospital (BTNRH). Provide guidance for the integration of clinical pharmacy services, drug utilization programs, and pharmacy operations throughout the institution. Ensure medication use is aligned with evidence-based best practices and regulatory standards.
Schedule: Full-Time, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Monday-Friday
Location: West Hospital
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:- Designs and implements new pharmacy programs, quality improvement changes, and medication stewardship programs to advance the organization's medication-use systems and promote optimal patient outcomes.
- Develops quality assurance programs, including but not limited to drug utilization reviews; clinical intervention documentation audits; and clinical outcome assessments, to maintain optimal clinical pharmacy services and identify opportunities for growth.
- Responsible for the supervision, scheduling, training, and performance of direct reports.
- Provides leadership in departmental strategic planning for clinical resources and utilization of Clinical Pharmacists, Pharmacy Residents, and Pharmacy Students by coordinating overall activities to maximize productivity, evaluating the need for additional infrastructure and resources to meet service goals, and providing guidance regarding appropriate expenditure of time and resources for each clinical pharmacist.
- Provides, directs, and enhances staff development and continuing education through in-service education, printed materials, and competencies for pharmacists, technicians, nurses, medical staff, and other patient care services staff.
- Oversees and coordinates pharmacy services related to clinical research.
- Supports the management of investigational drugs including receipt, storage, preparation, dispensing, accountability, disposal and documentation per study protocols and regulatory requirements. Participate in protocol review committees, site initiation visits, and feasibility assessments from the pharmacy perspective.
- Coordinates education and training programs designed to more fully develop the clinical skills of the pharmacy department staff and ensure the competency of the pharmacists involved in clinical pharmacy services.
- Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, protocols, formulary changes, and critical pathways as approved by appropriate committees.
- Establishes productive, collaborative relationships with medical center staff members, other hospital departments and strategic business unit leaders to promote cooperation and efficiency in providing patient's pharmacy care needs.
- Provides departmental and institutional leadership for medical staff committees/meetings, hospital groups/task forces, and approved external programs/organizations.
- Participates and provides input during annual budgeting process (operations and capital).
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of the profession by membership and participation in programs, attendance at meetings, seminars, lectures, etc., and reading the current literature.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Registered Pharmacist who is a graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy with a current state license required.
- PGY1 pharmacy residency required.
- Previous supervisory experience required.
- Minimum 5 years of clinical and operational pharmacy experience in a hospital setting required.
- Familiarity with the following platforms and federal programs - EPIC, Omnicell, 340B, Medicare and Medicaid required.
- BLS certified within 90 days of transfer or hire required. ACLS and PALS certified within 180 days of transfer or hire required.
- Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) certification within 30 days of transfer or hire required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Director experience preferred.
- Previous supervisory experience preferred.
This advertisement describes the general nature of work to be performed and does not include an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, or abilities required.
