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 resident 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