Clinical Pharmacist Lead

BJC Healthcare; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Tuition Assistance

4% Retirement Contribution

Job summary

St. Louis Children's Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist Lead to advance controlled substance stewardship, diversion prevention, and compliance initiatives across the organization.

This highly visible role partners with pharmacy, nursing, compliance, HR, security, and leadership to lead investigations, analyze trends, and drive process improvements. The position offers substantial autonomy, cross-functional collaboration, and career growth for pharmacists with

Qualifications

• Assess, monitor, initiate, and modify medication use according to patient condition and age-specific criteria.
• Liaise between pharmacy and other health care practitioners on specialized practice areas.
• Supervise and direct supportive personnel while ensuring compliance and safety.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate medication orders for appropriateness considering patient condition and organ function.
• Document activities and communications per policy; manage workflow in focused area.
• Lead development, review, and implementation of policies and procedures in the pharmacy.
• Provide advanced support to professional, operational, and patient care aspects of the department.

Skills

Regulatory Compliance

Investigation

Cross-functional Leadership

Pharmacy Leadership

RPh Licensure

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Pharmacy

Doctorate - Pharmacy Residency

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Are you a licensed pharmacist looking to make a system-wide impact on patient safety and regulatory excellence?

Join our Drug Diversion Prevention Program as a Clinical Pharmacist Lead and play a key role in advancing controlled substance stewardship, diversion prevention, and compliance initiatives across our organization.

In this highly visible role, you'll partner with pharmacy, nursing, compliance, HR, security, operational leaders, and executive leadership to lead complex investigations, analyze trends, and drive meaningful process improvements. This unique opportunity offers significant autonomy, cross-functional collaboration, and professional growth for pharmacists interested in compliance, investigations, analytics, and organizational leadership.

Mon - Fri Days AWS with on-site responsibilites for investigations, interviews, meetings and project work

Overview

St. Louis Children's Hospital

is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children's hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children's provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to \"do what's right for kids.\"

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children's commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Children's consistently ranks among America's Best Children's Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children's was one of eight children's hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital's academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children's has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Assess, monitor, initiate, and modify medication use according to patient condition and age specific criteria. Serves as a liaison between the pharmacy department and other health care practitioners in matters related to specialized area of pharmacy practice. Supervises and directs supportive personnel. Counsels and educates to promote optimal drug therapy. Directs and assists in the procurement, storage, distribution and disposal of medications.

Responsibilities

Evaluates medication orders for appropriateness with regard to patient condition, organ function and concomitant therapies to promote optimal patient outcomes. Documents all activities and communication as appropriate. Directs and manages workflow in focused area of pharmacy practice. Activities include oversight of pharmacists, technicians, interns and volunteers ensuring the accuracy of their work in accordance with departmental procedures and Federal and State regulations. Participates in the delivery of educational programs within and outside of the pharmacy department. Serves on committees at the health service organization. Serves as a lead on the development, review, and implementation of policies and procedures. Provides advanced level support to the professional, operational, and patient care aspects of the pharmacy department. Identifies and implements improvements to the medication use process.

Minimum Requirements

Education Bachelor's Degree - Pharmacy

Experience

2-5 years Supervisor Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Medication Therapy Srvcs in MO

RPh

Preferred Requirements

Education Doctorate - Pharmacy Residency

Doctorate - Pharmacy Residency

Experience 5-10 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being. Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date Disability insurance* paid for by BJC Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution 401(k) plan with BJC match Tuition Assistance available on first day BJC Institute for Learning and Development Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time Adoption assistance To learn more, go to our

Benefits Summary

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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