Pharmacy Manager - Clinical Pharmacy Services

Essential Functions:

• Participates in the development of the plan to accomplish team goals in the areas of patient care, teaching and research.
• Develops, coordinates and documents specific team performance and quality improvement activities. This includes identifying clinical indicators to monitor, establishing thresholds for interventions, and developing programs to correct identified deficiencies.
• Selects staff or new personnel for areas of responsibility, coordinates orientation and training for new and on-going staff educational needs in conjunction with appropriate internal and external stakeholders.
• Provides timely, routine feedback as well as coordinates performance evaluations for staff in a timely manner.
• Develops, coordinates and documents departmental clinical performance improvement activities. This includes working with other managers, coordinators, supervisors and staff to select clinical indicators to monitor, establish thresholds for interventions and develop programs to correct identified deficiencies.
• Serves as a preceptor for intermediate or advanced pharmacy students. Serves as a preceptor for the pharmacy residency programs.
• Provides clinical pharmacy services to patients as needed, which may include covering for other pharmacists while out of the hospital.
• Leads team in cost-containment and utilization management initiatives specific to patients served by Nationwide Children's.
• Plans and leads execution of appropriate staff education and evaluation of on-going competency.
• Collaborates with Managers and Directors to provide standardized orientation and training for current and new staff.
• Facilitates preceptor development opportunities for all pharmacy preceptors.
• Coordinates and precepts student and resident clinical educational experiences.
• Provides feedback and collaborates with other Directors, Managers, Supervisors, and Coordinators regarding performance evaluations for staff in a timely manner.
• Serves on hospital and departmental committees as needed.
• Contributes to and serves as a contributor to Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and coordinates presentation of appropriate drug monographs and Medication Use Evaluations to this Committee.
• Maintains knowledge of current clinical and medication safety literature, including ISMP publications, and implements any necessary changes at Nationwide Children's.
• Participates in local, state, and national pharmacy organizations and/or programs related to pharmacy practice.
• Demonstrates flexibility and skill to work directly with staff in all pharmacist positions, if needed.
• Other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Education Requirement:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (preferred) or Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college of pharmacy

Licensure Requirement:

Licensure, or licensure-eligibility, to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio

Certifications:

• BPS Board Certification (or eligible for testing, with certification to be obtained within 24 months of hire)
• Completion of a Teaching Certificate program is preferred

Skills:

• Evidence of strong clinical and leadership skills
• Ability to lead and direct the staff and their activities
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate
• Must be able to demonstrate clinical competency as evaluated by hiring manager through an independent self-case and/or case presentation in pharmacy
• Basic skills in using and documenting in an electronic medical record
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required in providing education to patients/families and patient care team members; as well as in interactions with students, the public, pharmaceutical representatives, and representatives from external institutions (i.e., colleges of pharmacy, health care institutions)
• Aptitude for detail and medication safety skills

Experience:

• PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residencies (or PGY1 residency and PGY2 fellowship)

• OR PGY1 residency with 3 years of hospital pharmacist practice experience (pediatrics preferred)

• OR 5 years of hospital pharmacist practice experience (pediatrics preferred) with responsibility for direct clinical patient care similar to that provided through a PGY2 residency

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Standing, Walking, Reaching above shoulder, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Biohazard waste

FREQUENTLY: Sitting, Interpreting Data, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens

CONTINUOUSLY: Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Repetitive hand/arm use, Computer skills, Audible speech, Depth perception, Hearing acuity, Color vision, Peripheral vision, Seeing - Far/near, Problem solving, Decision Making, Chemicals/Medications

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

(not specified)

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"