Clinical Pharmacy Manager - $10,000 Sign on Bonus!
Tower Health

Overview

About St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University, is a 188-bed facility that provides exceptional care to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties.

St. Christopher's has more than 220 pediatric experts on staff, combining top-notch pediatric care with a wide array of pediatric specialties including Cardiology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Orthopedics. It houses the only Verified Pediatric Burn Center between New York City and Baltimore and is one of only three Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania. St. Christopher's is a Magnet® designated hospital and was recognized as a Women's Choice Award Best Children's Hospital.

In addition to its main location in Philadelphia, the hospital has a growing network of primary and specialty care locations throughout the Philadelphia suburbs and New Jersey so your child's health conditions can be treated close to home.

Responsibilities

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JOB SUMMARY

The Clinical Pharmacy Manager leads a team of clinical pharmacist specialists and other staff in providing safe and effective clinical pharmacy services, policies, and workflow. The Clinical Manager leverages clinical expertise in providing vision and identifying opportunities to effectively deliver safe and effective clinical pharmacy programs providing excellent outcomes to patients and high engagement with internal and external teams. Areas of responsibility include: clinical pharmacist specialist services, Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Investigational Drug Services, medication safety, staff development and education, and clerkship students and residents training.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Leadership Skills

• Excellent Communications Skills

• Strategic Thinking

• Excellent Interpersonal Skills

• Multitasking

• Computer Skills to include use and navigation

• Analytical Skills

• Customer Service Skills

• Detail Oriented

• Problem Solving Skills

• Organizational Skills

• Listening Skills

• Project Management Skills

• Collaborative Skills

• Good Reasoning Skills

• Negotiation Skills

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• According to The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization.

• 1. Hearing: Adequate to perform job duties in person and over the telephone.

• 2. Speaking: Must be able to communicate clearly in person and over the telephone.

• 3. Writing: Must be able to accurately document pertinent information either by writing or typing.

• 4. Vision: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Frequently within shift (34-66%): Sitting

• Occasionally within shift (1-33%): Standing, Walking Climbing, Bending , Crouching, Squatting, Crawling, Kneeling, Balancing, Pulling with Force, Reaching above head, Reaching above shoulder, Lift from floor level up, Lift from waist level up, Lift above shoulders/head, Ability to lift, push, pull with assistance (mechanical or co-worker) the weight of the average patient specific to department, Lifting 20 lbs. maximum & frequent lifting &/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 lbs.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• May be exposed to blood borne pathogens - Low Risk

• May be exposed to toxic, caustic, chemicals &/or detergents

• May be exposed to communicable diseases

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

LEADERSHIP

1. Responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of all clinical pharmacy programs, protocols, guidelines, policies, and interventions to enhance quality and safety while optimizing fiscal stewardship.

2. Leads a team of clinical pharmacist specialists to promote the highest quality of clinical pharmacy services. Interviews, selects, onboards, manages, delegates, and completes performance evaluations and improvement plans for all direct reports.

3. Serves as the clinical pharmacy leader for Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee activities including drug selection, new drug analysis, protocol, guideline, and policy development and formulary drug utilization monitoring.

4. Provides direction and develops solutions to opportunities and problems. Collaborates and communicates actions with leaders, staff, and stakeholders across the hospital and health system.

QUALITY AND INNOVATION

1. Monitors medication utilization effectively intervening when necessary to ensure compliance with established policies. Implements recommendations that improve existing services and identifies new services needed to enhance safety and services.

2. Provides medication safety leadership through routine analysis of medication related events recommending interventions to improve medication safety and mitigate risk.

3. Leads Investigational Drug Service activities including oversight of studies and compliance.

4. Manages drug shortages through clinical alternative recommendations and contingency planning. Communicates plans organization wide.

5. Directs all clinical activity related to informatics and systems implementations and updates assuring medication safety.

6. Collects, analyzes, reports, and ongoingly monitors all metrics related to clinical pharmacy activity and services.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT / EDUCATION

1. Responsible for clinical pharmacy team activities relative to training, education, delegation, coaching, and assessment and attainment of productivity metrics.

2. Coordinates various consult services consistent with the organizational goals and pharmacy services.

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Qualifications

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Pharmacy Doctorate Degree (Pharm.D.) or combination of relevant education & experience may be considered in lieu of Pharmacy Doctorate Degree

• ASHP-accredited PGY1 Residency

EXPERIENCE:

• Relevant Experience

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:

• PA Pharmacist License