Overview:
The System Clinical Pharmacy Manager is responsible for overseeing the clinical pharmacy services across the health system. This role ensures the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based pharmaceutical care to patients, optimizing medication therapy outcomes, and promoting the safe and effective use of medications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership and Management:
- Provide strategic direction and leadership for clinical pharmacy services and teams.
- Supervise and mentor clinical pharmacy staff across multiple hospital sites.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to enhance clinical pharmacy practice.
- Clinical Services:
- Oversee the development and implementation of clinical pharmacy programs.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and best practices.
- Collaborate with healthcare providers to optimize medication therapy management.
- Education and Training:
- Develop and coordinate educational programs for pharmacy staff, healthcare providers, and patients.
- Promote continuous professional development and training for clinical pharmacists.
- Quality Improvement:
- Lead quality improvement initiatives related to medication use and safety.
- Monitor and evaluate clinical pharmacy services to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Conduct and support clinical research and evidence-based practice initiatives.
- Collaboration and Communication:
- Foster collaborative relationships with other healthcare professionals and departments.
- Serve as a liaison between the pharmacy department and other clinical services.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Travel Requirements: This position requires occasional travel. Overall, travel will not exceed 20% of the total job time, including attendance at meetings, site visits and other work-related events.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Experience in clinical pharmacy practice, drug cost and formulary management, project management required. Minimum of 5 years of clinical pharmacy experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role strongly preferred.
- Required Education: Requires an advanced pharmacy degree with clinical practice emphasis. Management training, in addition to clinical training, is also a benefit.
- Certifications: PGY-1 strongly preferred, PGY-2 preferred, Board certification in a relevant clinical specialty (e.g., BCPS, BCACP) strongly preferred.
- Other: Strong knowledge of clinical pharmacy practice, medication therapy management, and regulatory requirements. Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.