Pharmacy Manager, Ambulatory Clinics

Job Profile Summary

Job Profile Summary
This role focuses on providing pharmacy related services in a hospital or retail setting. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Pharmacy Leadership duties: controls, directs, and participates in the activities of the organization through a hierarchy of managers and supervisors. Responsibilities also include long-term strategic planning, determining the policies of the organization, and allocating its resources and making decisions regarding organization growth and diversification to accomplish entity's vision.

A management role that supervises employees focusing on tactical, operational activities within a specified area, with the majority of time spent overseeing area of responsibility, planning, prioritizing and/or directing the responsibilities of employees. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of direct and/or indirect reports. A role that manages experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in assignments. Responsibilities typically include: policy and strategy implementation for short-term results (1 year or less), problems faced are difficult to moderately complex, and influences others outside of own job area regarding policies, practices and procedures.

This position works closely with other health practitioners to meet the various needs of our patients. Improves the health of patients by providing pharmaceutical care to individual patients and by coordinating the procurement, storage, preparation, and distribution of drugs to all patients. Provides leadership by facilitating the development, implementation, and maintenance of hospital and departmental systems that promote desirable patient outcomes.

Educates students, interns, residents, nurses, and patients and participates in interdepartmental committees. Reviews and approves medication orders, monitors drug therapies, and provides drug information.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy.
• Pharmacist License.
• Five (5) years of hospital pharmacy experience including supervisory responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

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• Completion of a general pharmacy residency and a specialty residency.
• Eight (8) years of hospital pharmacy experience including supervisory responsibilities.
• Experience in drug utilization review and analysis.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Records.

Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

• Reviews and accurately interprets physician’s orders, checking for appropriateness of orders as to indication, clarity, accuracy of dose, drug allergy, potential drug interactions and duplication (two or more drugs with the same therapeutic action).
• Ensures that medication is accurately prepared and labeled with all necessary and appropriate information.
• Provides accurate, appropriate, and timely drug information utilizing knowledge of pharmacology, reference books and scientific literature.
• Keeps appropriate records (i.e., accurately maintains the Pharmacy Department perpetual inventory for controlled drugs).
• Resolves problems or questions on own shift. When this is not possible, problems or questions are referred to the pharmacist on the next shift.
• Facilitates the identification, resolution, implementation, and communication of cost-effective drug use issues in collaboration with the medical staff.
• Directs development, implementation, and maintenance of clinical pharmacy services
• Supports the pharmacy’s Econotherapeutics efforts.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, protocols, cost-savings initiatives, formulary changes and critical pathways as approved and authorized by appropriate committees.
• Supervises the clinical activities of pharmacists.
• Assists in education of nursing staff regarding drug therapy initiatives.
• Monitors drug therapy of selected patients for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, adverse drug reactions, and appropriateness…