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Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
The Medication Management and Optimization team, part of the Department of Pharmacy, serves UNC Health, including hospitals, clinics, retail pharmacies, and other care settings, across North Carolina. The Medication Management and Optimization team provides drug information, formulary management, policy, clinical guideline, and other expertise to internal and external partners with the mission to develop optimal pharmaceutical care for all UNC Health patients. The team includes 4 Clinical Pharmacist Specialists and 2 Pharmacy Student Interns, which report to the Clinical Manager, Medication Management and Optimization. The Clinical Specialist, Medication Management and Optimization is eligible for partial remote/partial on-site work, in accordance with UNC Health policies.
The key responsibilities of the Clinical Specialist, Medication Management and Optimization include the following:
• Lead and co-chair a UNC Health System Pharmacy and Therapeutics Subcommittee(s), including material preparation, meeting facilitation, and decision implementation
• Maintain an evidence-based hospital and clinic medication formulary that promotes therapeutic appropriateness, medication safety, and financial stewardship
• Identify, analyze, design, and execute system-level medication-use optimization initiatives
• Write, review, and present accurate, high-quality, evidence-based documents, such as class reviews, drug monographs, SBARs, medication-use evaluations, therapeutic interchanges, provider and nurse education, and newsletters
• Monitor medication formulary compliance, including adjudication of patient specific, non-formulary drug requests
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary stakeholder groups across the health care system to ensure success of initiatives (eg, prescribers, pharmacists, nurses, Pharmacy Analytics and Outcomes team, Pharmacy Supply Chain Center team, Pharmacy Revenue Integrity team, group purchasing organization, pharmaceutical vendors)
• Oversee routine functions of the drug information call center, including identifying, critically analyzing, and summarizing medication research
• Develop and maintain multidisciplinary and Department of Pharmacy medication-use policies and clinical guidelines
• Participate in and contribute to quality assurance and other programs that maintain regulatory compliance (eg, TJC, NC Board of Pharmacy)
• Serve as a primary preceptor of pharmacy students and PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents
• Deliver didactic and other learning experiences within relevant UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy courses, as needed
• Perform other functions, as needed
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
• PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
• North Carolina pharmacist licensure, or eligible for licensure • Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent education and work experience • Relevant ASHP-accredited PGY1 and PGY2 residencies (eg, Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership, Drug Information, Medication-Use Safety and Policy), or equivalent experience
Professional Experience Requirements:
• No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
The Clinical Specialist, Medication Management and Optimization should be able to efficiently work in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate abilities to complete the following:
• Build relationships and work collaboratively
• Critically think and problem solve
• Analyze data to answer complex questions
• Communicate effectively in verbal and written forms
• Maintain organization, timeliness, and attention to detail with multiple on-going projects
• Lead colleagues through innovative process changes
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Shared Services
Organization Unit: HCS Pharmacy Administration
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $49.75 - $62.17 per hour (Minimum to Midpoint)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Hybrid
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
The Medication Management and Optimization team, part of the Department of Pharmacy, serves UNC Health, including hospitals, clinics, retail pharmacies, and other care settings, across North Carolina. The Medication Management and Optimization team provides drug information, formulary management, policy, clinical guideline, and other expertise to internal and external partners with the mission to develop optimal pharmaceutical care for all UNC Health patients. The team includes 4 Clinical Pharmacist Specialists and 2 Pharmacy Student Interns, which report to the Clinical Manager, Medication Management and Optimization. The Clinical Specialist, Medication Management and Optimization is eligible for partial remote/partial on-site work, in accordance with UNC Health policies.
The key responsibilities of the Clinical Specialist, Medication Management and Optimization include the following:
• Lead and co-chair a UNC Health System Pharmacy and Therapeutics Subcommittee(s), including material preparation, meeting facilitation, and decision implementation
• Maintain an evidence-based hospital and clinic medication formulary that promotes therapeutic appropriateness, medication safety, and financial stewardship
• Identify, analyze, design, and execute system-level medication-use optimization initiatives
• Write, review, and present accurate, high-quality, evidence-based documents, such as class reviews, drug monographs, SBARs, medication-use evaluations, therapeutic interchanges, provider and nurse education, and newsletters
• Monitor medication formulary compliance, including adjudication of patient specific, non-formulary drug requests
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary stakeholder groups across the health care system to ensure success of initiatives (eg, prescribers, pharmacists, nurses, Pharmacy Analytics and Outcomes team, Pharmacy Supply Chain Center team, Pharmacy Revenue Integrity team, group purchasing organization, pharmaceutical vendors)
• Oversee routine functions of the drug information call center, including identifying, critically analyzing, and summarizing medication research
• Develop and maintain multidisciplinary and Department of Pharmacy medication-use policies and clinical guidelines
• Participate in and contribute to quality assurance and other programs that maintain regulatory compliance (eg, TJC, NC Board of Pharmacy)
• Serve as a primary preceptor of pharmacy students and PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents
• Deliver didactic and other learning experiences within relevant UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy courses, as needed
• Perform other functions, as needed
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
• PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
• North Carolina pharmacist licensure, or eligible for licensure • Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent education and work experience • Relevant ASHP-accredited PGY1 and PGY2 residencies (eg, Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership, Drug Information, Medication-Use Safety and Policy), or equivalent experience
Professional Experience Requirements:
• No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
The Clinical Specialist, Medication Management and Optimization should be able to efficiently work in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate abilities to complete the following:
• Build relationships and work collaboratively
• Critically think and problem solve
• Analyze data to answer complex questions
• Communicate effectively in verbal and written forms
• Maintain organization, timeliness, and attention to detail with multiple on-going projects
• Lead colleagues through innovative process changes
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Shared Services
Organization Unit: HCS Pharmacy Administration
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $49.75 - $62.17 per hour (Minimum to Midpoint)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Hybrid
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
