Pharmacy Clinical Manager
Company: Frye Regional Medical Center
Location: Statesville
Posted on: October 29, 2024
Job Description:
Job DescriptionJob SummaryAssists Director of Pharmacy in
management of the hospital pharmacy. Acts as a consultant to
medical staff regarding formulary issues. Provides cost effective
care to patients and coordinates medication safety for the
hospital. Assists with meeting regulatory requirements and
implementing quality improvement programs. Develops and coordinates
clinical pharmacy services including antimicrobial stewardship,
renal dosing program, pharmacokinetic monitoring, IV to PO
conversions, etc. Educates pharmacists in provision of clinical
services and monitors quality of clinical services. Serves as a
knowledge resource for Pharmacy Staff, Nursing Staff and Medical
Staff. COMPANY DESCRIPTIONFrye Regional Medical Center, located in
the beautiful foothills of North Carolina is a 355-bed acute care
hospital, 81-bed Behavioral Health facility and more than 70
primary and specialty care providers. Essential Functions
- Manages drug therapy protocols as a part of an
interdisciplinary team.
- Reviews, interprets and evaluates medication orders to
identify, prevent and resolve potential or actual drug related
problems.
- Provides drug information and education to medical staff,
healthcare professionals, and patients, and pharmacy students.
- Documents interventions and their outcomes for use in drug
therapy quality improvement efforts.
- Evaluates medication orders for accuracy and completeness prior
to order entry. Checks for accuracy after filling by
technicians.
- Maintains adequate knowledge of pharmacy automated systems and
computer software.
- The Pharmacy Clinical Manager will manage all aspects of the
daily operations of the clinical pharmacy in accordance with all
government regulations.
- Responsible for drug use evaluations, improving formulary
management, therapeutic interchanges, and assistance with budget
control.
- Cover Pharmacy Director's duties when Pharmacy Director is not
available.
- Encourage professionalism, productivity, performance, and
efficiency of all pharmacy staff.
- Strives to enhance patient care and satisfaction.
- Maintain consistent schedule of rounding at each pharmacy care
location in coordination with Pharmacy Director.
- Ensure timely evaluations of pharmacy staff members, including
performing annual reviews for direct reports.
- In collaboration with Pharmacy Director: delegate assignments
and committee appointments for pharmacy staff.
- Develop clinical policies, procedures and protocols for
pharmacy staff. Provide supervision and coaching for pharmacy
staff. Create short- and long-term pharmacy strategic goals for
pharmacy program development.
- Participate in hiring process for pharmacy positions.
- Coordinate clinical pharmacy staff competencies (initial
orientation and ongoing pharmacy team member development) as well
as provider staff.
- Initiate and implement quality improvement projects in the
pharmacy department.
- Respond or delegate clinical questions regarding patient care
or formulary decisions.
- Precept pharmacy learners including technicians, students and
residents.
- Attend management team meetings, participate in the P&T
committee, and other meetings as determined by Pharmacy
Director.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Pharmacy Director. Projects
assigned appropriately based on professional skill areas,
experience and interest. Why join our team?Frye Regional Medical
Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff. Our
medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a
broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Frye Regional Medical
Center is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of
services to meet the healthcare needs of our community. We believe
our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this
goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee
satisfaction. If you are passionate about changing lives, we are
looking for you! Benefits - Wide range of benefits options!
- Here at Frye, you choose your own Medical, Dental, and Vision
plans from a variety of competitive options that give you the
coverage that best fits your needs.
- HSA
- 401(K) retirement plan contributions
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
- Prescription Assistance with OptumRx
- Income protection programs for the entire family such as life
insurance, Short/Long-term Disability, and Identity Theft.
- Employee Assistance program at no cost to you to provide
emotional, legal, financial, and daily life support for your entire
household. Services are available 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a
week.
- Free travel and entertainment discount program to ensure you
enjoy your time away from work.Minimum Education Graduation from an
accredited school of pharmacy required.Doctorate in Pharmacy
preferred. Board Certification preferred. Licenses:Current NC
Pharmacy licensure, or must be completed within 90 days of hire by
either examination or reciprocity required.Computer: Microsoft
Office Suite, strong Excel & Outlook Minimum Work ExperienceMinimum
of three years of hospital clinical pharmacy experience. Two years
of administrative experience preferred. Antimicrobial stewardship
training or certification is required.Equal opportunity and
affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in
candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected
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Keywords: Frye Regional Medical Center, Huntersville , Pharmacy Clinical Manager, Executive , Statesville, North Carolina
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