Education and Professional Development Coordinator
UC Davis Health
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Job summary
UC Davis Health in Sacramento seeks a Specialist Pharmacist to lead in specialized pharmacy practice, collaborate across teams, and advance departmental strategy and outcomes. This role drives education, research, and professional programs, serving as a key liaison with stakeholders and contributing to regulatory compliance and patient care excellence.
The position emphasizes advanced clinical practice, leadership, and program development within the Pharmacy department, aligning with academic
Qualifications
- California Board of Pharmacy license eligible and must possess a valid license at time of hire.
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy, or equivalent training.
- Completion of PGY1 training at an ASHP-accredited program, or three years of relevant work experience.
- Experience in quality improvement, project management, or professional service.
- Demonstrated experience leading highly complex projects, initiatives, or programs with broad organizational impact.
- Experience providing consultation and guidance to organizational leaders and interdisciplinary stakeholders.
- Ability to foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Ability to collaborate and work well in a multi-disciplinary team environment; including the ability to manage projects and deadlines, and to set and meet goals and priorities for self and others with minimal supervision.
- Problem-solving skills to independently recognize and define a problem, identify resources to solve it, implement viable solutions, and ensure resolution.
- Decision-making skills to exercise delegated authority and know when to seek assistance.
- Ability to exercise discretion to protect patient confidentiality and maintain a professional environment.
- Working knowledge of federal and state or local regulations around medication handling and controlled substance accountability.
- Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal skills, and a sound work ethic.
- Excellent organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
- Ability to maintain composure under peak workload and tight deadlines.
- Ability to coach and mentor pharmacy residents, students, and staff.
- Advanced knowledge of pharmacy education, adult learning, accreditation standards, and workforce development methodologies.
- Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and relationship-management skills.
Responsibilities
- 20% - Clinical Services
- 20% - Operational Excellence
- 20% - People
- 20% - Financial Stability
- 20% - Innovation
Skills
Education
Job description
The Specialist Pharmacist, as the subject matter expert, leads in their specialized area of pharmacy practice. In collaboration with teams and leaders, the pharmacist specialist will assist and be accountable for assisting the department of pharmacy in implementing departmental strategy, optimizing outcomes, achieving financial targets, and ensuring operational excellence. The pharmacist will serve as a liaison with external stakeholders to work towards achieving department goals. They will lead and/or coordinate team members to participate in internal and external committees, subcommittees, and taskforces/workgroups, which may include but not limited to UCOP and P&T. The pharmacist will help facilitate resident and/or student activities and learnings, as well as lead research and medication evaluations to align with overall departmental needs and goals. The Specialist Pharmacist will be accountable for promoting positive patient outcomes through incorporation of clinical practice, education, system thinking, leadership, and project management.
The Specialist Pharmacist, as the subject matter expert, leads in their specialized area of pharmacy practice. In collaboration with teams and leaders, the pharmacist specialist will assist and be accountable for assisting the department of pharmacy in implementing departmental strategy, optimizing outcomes, achieving financial targets, and ensuring operational excellence. The pharmacist will serve as a liaison with external stakeholders to work towards achieving department goals. They will lead and/or coordinate team members to participate in internal and external committees, subcommittees, and taskforces/workgroups, which may include but not limited to UCOP and P&T. The pharmacist will help facilitate resident and/or student activities and learnings, as well as lead research and medication evaluations to align with overall departmental needs and goals. The Specialist Pharmacist will be accountable for promoting positive patient outcomes through incorporation of clinical practice, education, system thinking, leadership, and project management. Under the general direction of the Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer for the Education Enterprise, this Pharmacist role serves as the recognized Pharmacy enterprise expert in pharmacy professional development, workforce development, learner training programs, and academic partnerships. This position applies advanced specialized expertise to provide consultation, develop standards and best practices, and leads highly complex initiatives that support educational excellence, workforce readiness, regulatory compliance, and optimal patient care outcomes across Pharmacy Services. This role functions as the principal subject matter expert for pharmacy education and professional programs throughout the Pharmacy enterprise. Provides expert consultation to pharmacy leadership and interdisciplinary stakeholders regarding educational practices, competency development, accreditation requirements, learner programs, and workforce development initiatives. Leads high-impact projects and programmatic initiatives that influence educational outcomes, professional growth, and pharmacy workforce effectiveness throughout the organization. In addition to administrative responsibilities, this position functions as a pharmacy educator, developing and delivering educational content to support staff competency, leadership development, clinical excellence, and organizational priorities. The role collaborates closely with pharmacy leadership, residency program leadership, schools and colleges of pharmacy, preceptors, and interdisciplinary stakeholders to advance educational excellence and workforce development. #CA-DS
Apply By Date 10/30/2026 at 11:59pm PST
- California Board of Pharmacy License eligible and possess a valid license at the time of hire
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm D) from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education certified school of pharmacy, or equivalent training
- Completion of Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) training at an American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) Accredited program, or three (3) years of relevant work experience
- Experience in quality improvement, project management, or professional service
- Demonstrated experience leading highly complex projects, initiatives, or programs with broad organizational impact
- Experience providing consultation and guidance to organizational leaders and interdisciplinary stakeholders
- Ability to foster a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Ability to collaborate and work well in a multi-disciplinary team environment; including the ability to manage projects and deadlines, and to set and meet goals and priorities for self and others with minimal supervision
- Problem-solving skills to independently recognize and define a problem, identify the resources available to help solve the problem, create and implement viable solutions, and follow through to ensure the problem is resolved to the satisfaction of all parties
- Decision-making skills to independently exercise delegated authority to act, and to recognize when it is appropriate to seek assistance from others when limits of delegated authority have been reached
- Ability to exercise discretion to ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained, and a professional, respectful clinic/department environment exists at all times
- Working knowledge of federal and state or local regulations around medication handling requirement and controlled substance accountability
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and a sound work ethic
- Excellent organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills
- Ability to maintain composure, efficiency and a positive, customer-service oriented manner during periods of peak workload, with frequent interruptions, under tight deadlines
- Ability to coach and mentor pharmacy residents, students, and staff
- Advanced knowledge of pharmacy practice, pharmacy education, adult learning principles, accreditation standards, and workforce development methodologies
- Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and relationship-management skills
- Board certification in related specialty area
- Master's degree (MS or MBA), or equivalent
- Experience serving as a Pharmacy student program coordinator or director, or equivalent experience
- Experience with ACPE accreditation activities, competency management systems, or continuing education programs
- Completion of Postgraduate Year Two (PGY2) residency or other advanced specialty training, or five (5) years of relevant work experience
- Demonstrated scholarly achievements, including publications, presentations, educational research, or professional service activities
- Experience leading complex system-wide educational or workforce development initiatives
- Knowledge of pharmacy education principles, experiential learning, and learning theories
- 20% - Clinical Services
- 20% - Operational Excellence
- 20% - People
- 20% - Financial Stability20% - Innovation
UC Davis Health is a nationally recognized leader in the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care, based in the Greater Sacramento area of Northern California. UC Davis Health has a Comprehensive Cancer Center, internationally recognized MIND Institute, and a nationally ranked pediatric hospital. The UC Davis acute care hospital has 646 beds and an ambulatory care service area spanning north to the Oregon border, east to Nevada, and down the Central Valley to Fresno, California, covering 65,000 square miles across 33 counties.
The Department of Pharmacy is a dynamic, integral, and critical part of patient care provided by UC Davis Health. As a department of greater than 600 professional, technical, and administrative support personnel, we focus on providing patient-centered medication management that optimizes outcomes through practice, education, research, and leadership through the continuum of care. We also have the largest pharmacy residency program in the country with 46 total residents in 13 different programs.
The Department of Pharmacy offers comprehensive pharmaceutical services (unit dose, IV admixtures, clinical services, infusion pumps, and teaching) throughout the health system complex 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The pharmacy services encompass inpatient pharmacy services as well as an expansive footprint in the ambulatory care space where we have clinical pharmacists embedded within our clinics and specialty care locations. Our operational teams support the health system enterprise with three inpatient pharmacies, five outpatient pharmacies, two infusion pharmacies, a home infusion service line, and the full complement of pharmacy purchasing, stores, and distribution.
UC Davis Health is a nationally recognized leader in the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care, based in the Greater Sacramento area of Northern California. UC Davis Health has a Comprehensive Cancer Center, internationally recognized MIND Institute, and a nationally ranked pediatric hospital. The UC Davis acute care hospital has 646 beds and an ambulatory care service area spanning north to the Oregon border, east to Nevada, and down the Central Valley to Fresno, California, covering 65,000 square miles across 33 counties.
The Department of Pharmacy is a dynamic, integral, and critical part of patient care provided by UC Davis Health. As a department of greater than 600 professional, technical, and administrative support personnel, we focus on providing patient-centered medication management that optimizes outcomes through practice, education, research, and leadership through the continuum of care. We also have the largest pharmacy residency program in the country with 46 total residents in 13 different programs.
The Department of Pharmacy offers comprehensive pharmaceutical services (unit dose, IV admixtures, clinical services, infusion pumps, and teaching) throughout the health system complex 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The pharmacy services encompass inpatient pharmacy services as well as an expansive footprint in the ambulatory care space where we have clinical pharmacists embedded within our clinics and specialty care locations. Our operational teams support the health system enterprise with three inpatient pharmacies, five outpatient pharmacies, two infusion pharmacies, a home infusion service line, and the full complement of pharmacy purchasing, stores, and distribution.
- Salary or Pay Range: $9,834.48 - $21,525.54
- Salary Frequency: Monthly
- Salary Grade: 197
- UC Job Title: PHARMACIST 5 HX
- UC Job Code: 004855
- Number of Positions: 1
- Appointment Type: Staff: Career
- Percentage of Time: 100
- Shift (Work Schedule): Monday - Friday
- Location: Sherman Way Building (Sacramento)
- Union Representation: HX-Healthcare Professionals
- Benefits Eligible: Yes
- This position is 100% on-site
Outstanding benefits and perks are among the many rewards of working for the University of California. UC Davis offers a full range of benefits, resources and programs to help you bring your best self to work, as well as to help you and your family achieve your health, wellness, financial and career goals. Learn more about the benefits below and eligibility by visiting UCnet Benefits Page or Benefits Summary for UC Davis Health Employees or Benefits Summary for UC Davis Employees.
- High quality and low-cost medical plans to choose from to fit your family's needs
- UC pays for dental and vision coverage for you and your family
- Retirement plans for eligible employees including Pension and other Retirement Saving Plans
- Supplemental insurance offered including additional life, short/long term disability, pet insurance, legal coverage, accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity
- Pregnancy and Parental Leave, Family & Medical Leave, Adoption Assistance and Pay for Family Care and Bonding for eligible employees
- Lactation Support Program and Family Care discounts and resources
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