Clinical Pharmacy Manager/Pharmacy Program Director

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Role Description

As a member of the pharmacy leadership team, this manager is responsible for supervising and developing the activities of the pharmacists and staff assigned to patient care roles and to maintain a clinical specialty practice. The manager will also serve as the Program Director (RPD) for the hospital's ASHP-accredited pharmacy program, overseeing all aspects of the program to ensure compliance with accreditation standards.

Requirements:

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree with completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 +/- completion of PGY-2 in Pharmacy Administration and pharmacy leadership experience.
• Minimum of 3 years post- experience in a hospital pharmacy with supervisory experience.

Essential Functions:

• Provides clinical leadership and supervision of the Clinical Pharmacy Specialists (CPS) including scheduling, monitoring staffing needs and assuring appropriate staffing levels are maintained
• Maintains skills as a clinical pharmacy practitioner.
• Maintains a clinical practice
• Assists in the planning, design, implementation of clinical pharmacy initiatives and demonstration of the value of pharmacy services
• Assists of the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of pharmacy department policies and procedures related to clinical practice and evaluation staff compliance with the same
• Maintains relationships with nursing, medical staff, and program leadership to achieve pharmacy department, hospital, or health-system goals
• Provides leadership for appropriate medication use for all areas of responsibility and monitors medication use in clinical specialty practice area(s)
• Participates in or provides leadership in continuous quality improvement activities, medication safety processes, committees, and medication policy activities in the pharmacy department, aligned patient care departments, and the health system
• Collaborates with staff members to achieve clinical team, pharmacy department, hospital, and health-system goals
• Provides leadership for staff development projects (design, implementation, measuring impact)
• Maintains responsibility for performance evaluations of CPS team and collaboration of same for pharmacists
• Recruits and assists in hiring new employees of the CPS team and department
• Provides on-call support for the pharmacy department and clinical practice area
• Participates in didactic and experiential student and education
• Takes responsibility for personal and professional growth
• Maintains familiarity with all departmental and clinical hospital programs • Ensures compliance with all regulatory practice standards
• Works as an integral part of the pharmacy leadership team
• Directs and oversees the PGY1 Pharmacy Program in accordance with ASHP standards
• Directs and revises the program structure, goals, objectives, and preceptor development plans as needed
• Serves as the primary point of contact for ASHP and ensure ongoing accreditation compliance
• Recruits, mentors, and evaluates pharmacy
• Coordinates learning experiences with preceptors and hospital departments
• Fosters a culture of learning and professional growth within the pharmacy team