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SalaryThe University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Pharmaceutical Care is seeing a full-time Pharmacy Manager to join the team. The Ambulatory Pharmacy Manager will serve as the Pharmacist in Charge of the central fill and mail facility, a new site in the UI Ambulatory Pharmacy network located in northeast Iowa City. They will provide leadership and development to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and support staff within Ambulatory Care Pharmacy. Responsibilities include oversight of central fill and mail operations (specialty and non-specialty), USP compounding compliance, accreditation and participation on other department and hospital committees as needed. This position will collaborate with leadership and staff to promote safe, optimal and cost-effective medication use processes. This position will also work closely with the director of ambulatory pharmacy services, ambulatory assistant directors, ambulatory care managers and ambulatory care technician supervisors to improve patient safety through innovations in technology and/or new program development and implementation. These activities require effective communication, organizational skills, strategic planning, personnel supervision, data management and reporting, process evaluation and improvement, and staff development/training. A considerable amount of innovation, independence, creativity, and flexibility are required in the decision making and problem-solving process.
Position Responsibilities:
Pharmaceutical Care Operations
- Assists in the planning of the delivery and improvement of pharmacy services, programs and personnel both on and off campus. Assigns tasks to staff and monitors individual and team progress.
- Assists ambulatory care Pharmacy Managers to coordinate the overall ambulatory care pharmacy services and to identify and evaluate outcomes measures to maximize productivity, clinical outcomes, and financial impact.
- Works with the ambulatory care pharmacy leadership team in the development and implementation of staff competencies and credentialing within ambulatory care pharmacy services.
- Ensures compliance with regulations related to the provision of pharmacy services.
- Creates an environment that encourages high performance and teamwork.
- Works with members of the pharmacy team and other departments to implement systems for patient care.
- Coordinates with delivery and courier services to ensure effective medication delivery operations.
Education
- Educates clinic providers and staff as well as external parties regarding services provided by ambulatory care pharmacy staff.
- Serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents.
- Provides didactic education at College of Pharmacy as needed and appropriate.
- Creates synergy between practice initiatives and PharmD student and resident rotations.
- Communicates new services or procedures to pharmacy staff and others who may be affected.
Health Care System Improvement
- Evaluates problems/concerns identified by staff in collaboration with leadership team to create a safe and effective solution to meet the clinical service goals of the Department and University of Iowa Health Care.
- Participates in developing, monitoring, and reporting pharmacy practice standards for the department of pharmacy.
- Provides guidance regarding appropriate expenditure of time and resources for ambulatory care pharmacy services.
- Collaborates with leadership to identify high priority outcomes that are actionable by pharmacists who provide ambulatory care clinical services.
- Participates in the planning and implementation of new programs and services.
- Evaluates and analyzes projects, develops project specifications, and creates and implements project plans to successfully meet goals and objectives.
- Plans, implements, and evaluates new clinical and technical processes including multi-disciplinary groups for program/service.
Compliance and Regulatory Management
- Serve as a member on the Non-Sterile Compounding and Specialty Pharmacy Quality Committees.
- Ensures compliance with accreditation standards and with federal, state, and local regulations.
- Assists in evaluation of new medication therapies.
- Involves staff in department quality improvement initiatives.
- Provides consultation on department medication safety initiatives and works with team to implement hospital-wide safety initiatives.
- Completes and maintains compliance with all competencies and educational requirements.
Human Resource Management
- Hires, develops, and manages the performance of staff.
- Coordinates and leads team and staff meetings for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Assures staff are compliant with UI policies and procedures, laws and regulations.
- Conducts evaluations on personal performance at the workplace and recommends improvement plans.
- Works with staff on an ongoing basis to improve performance, guides and coaches staff in solving problems which arise in a day-to-day routine.
- Collaborates with the appropriate ambulatory care Pharmacy Managers to coordinate scheduling and coverage of ambulatory care clinical pharmacy services.
- Monitors the progress of assignments and performance of daily responsibilities for all assigned personnel, coaches and disciplines staff as necessary.
- Measures employee satisfaction and implementation of improvement initiatives.
Financial Management
- Understands billing processes for take-home prescriptions.
- Assists with gathering of information on supporting charges or drug utilization.
- Assists with standardized process for medication assistance programs.
- Creates a team environment of accountability and commitment for reaching project goals.
- Responsiveness to concerns identified by department leadership.
- Reinforces positive contributions and recommends adjustments for improving outcomes.
- Documents knowledge that can be transferred to others.
- Helps others identify and work around problems that could impede progress.
- Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.
- Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
- Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
- Helps in DUR planning.
- Participates in collecting and evaluating data to identify drug use problems.
- Keeps current with outpatient reimbursement guidelines and trends, and recommends changes as needed.
- Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
- Adapts documents and presentations for intended audience.
- Maintains focus on the topic at hand.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
- Current license or eligibility to be licensed as Pharmacist by Iowa Board of Pharmacy.
Experience Requirements:
- Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Administration or Specialty Pharmacy Residency or minimum of five (5) years of experience working in a complex clinical pharmacy environment.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interest in ambulatory care.
- Ability and willingness to act as preceptor
- Job-related experience with and/or commitment to service excellence is required
- Professional experience working effectively with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives.
Desired Qualifications:
- Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) or Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) certification is desirable.
- A Master of Science in Pharmacy or healthcare/management related advanced degree such as an MHA, MPH or MBA is desirable.
- Experience with automation/technology, human resources management, project management and Epic electronic health record is highly desirable.
- Experience in central fill operations is desirable.
- Pharmacy experience with TJC, URAC, USP, NABP, and/or ACHC is desirable.
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact Jenna Lueth at jenna-lueth@uiowa.edu
