Manager Clinical Pharmacy

Henrico Doctors Hospital; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 130,728 - 196,102; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Henrico Doctors' Hospital seeks a Manager Clinical Pharmacy to oversee clinical programs, collaborate with the pharmacy director on process improvements, and help implement strategic goals across hospital services.

The role includes leadership of pharmacy teams, involvement in formulary decisions, and active participation in multidisciplinary committees to optimize pharmacotherapy and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates leadership to lead pharmacists and work with other health care professionals to review, develop, implement, and monitor drug use policies and practices.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, as well as innovation, initiative and persistence.
• Knowledge in pathophysiology, interpretation of diagnostic criteria, pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics.
• Demonstrated the ability to assess patients' drug therapy and provide consultations as requested by medical staff.
• Demonstrates the ability to actively participate on interdisciplinary teams and committees.
• Experience using computer applications including word processing, spreadsheet software and pharmacy information systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of clinical programs to ensure optimal and efficient clinical processes.
• Cooperates with the pharmacy director to review and assess operational and clinical process improvements to maximize clinical productivity.
• Participates in establishing pharmacy strategic goals and objectives and assists in their implementation.
• Actively participates on multidisciplinary teams/committees; coordinates Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee activities and develops data from literature for formulary decisions.
• Manages formulary management processes: directs data collection and reporting of drug utilization to support appropriate use.
• Promotes safe, rational, cost-effective medication therapy and develops related policies and procedures.
• Coordinates Meditech database management to support safe drug information for professionals.
• Supports compliance with JCAHO standards through ongoing education and performance evaluations of staff.
• Serves as liaison for schools of pharmacy and precepts students and residents with documentation requirements.
• Creates national visibility through memberships in local/state/national pharmacy societies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Pharmacotherapy knowledge

Drug therapy assessment

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Pharmacy IT skills

Education

ACPE-accredited pharmacy school

Virginia Board of Pharmacy license

Hospital pharmacy experience or ASHP residency

Tools

Meditech

Pharmacy information systems

Office software

Job description

Salary Estimate: $130728.00 - $196102.40 / year. Learn more about the benefits offered for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Manager Clinical Pharmacy with Henrico Doctors' Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

• Provides oversight of clinical programs to ensure optimal and efficient clinical processes.
• Cooperates with the pharmacy director to effectively review and assess operational and clinical process improvements to maximize clinical productivity.
• Participates in establishing pharmacy strategic goals and objectives and assists in their implementation.
• Actively participates on various multidisciplinary teams/committees. Coordinates agendas and presentations for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. Develops effective monographs and comparative data with current literature and applicable information necessary to acquire change.
• Manages processes related to formulary management: Directs, coordinates, and participates in the design, collection, and reporting of drug utilization evaluations to support proper utilization of medications in the clinical setting. Investigates the literature on new drug entities and evaluates new medications and technologies regarding formulary decisions consistent with department, hospital and medical staff policies. Develops and coordinates implementation plans for the use of these products.
• Promotes safe, rational, cost-effective medication therapy consistent with all pertinent hospital policies and procedures. Develops policies and procedures as they relate to clinical services.
• Coordinates and facilitates Meditech database management to encourage safe and supportive drug information to healthcare professionals.
• Participates to meet or exceed JCAHO standards.
• Actively participates in the orientation, competency training and assessment and performance evaluation of pharmacy staff.
• Serves as the primary liaison for schools of pharmacy as it relates to pharmacy student clerkships. Serves as a primary preceptor of pharmacy students and PGY1 residents and fulfills documentation requirements.
• Creates national visibility through membership in local, state, and/or national pharmacy societies.

What qualifications you will need:

• Required - Demonstrates leadership skills are also required to lead a team of pharmacists and work with other health care professionals to review, develop, implement, and monitor drug use policies and practices.
• Required - Effective verbal and written communication skills, as well as innovation, initiative and persistence.
• Required - Knowledge in pathophysiology, interpretation of diagnostic criteria, pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics.
• Required - Demonstrated the ability to assess patients' drug therapy and provide consultations as requested by medical staff.
• Required - Demonstrates the ability to effectively participate on interdisciplinary teams and committees.
• Required - Experience using computer applications including word processing, spreadsheet software and pharmacy information systems.

Education

• Required - Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy at a college or university.
• Required - Licensure by the Virginia State Board of Pharmacy by examination or reciprocity.
• Required - Completion of three years of hospital pharmacy experience or an ASHP-approved pharmacy residency or fellowship program.

Benefits

Henrico Doctors' Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Established in 1974, Henrico Doctors' Hospital is a 340-bed community hospital offering cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology, physical therapy, women's services and a 24/7 emergency department. Operated by HCA Healthcare, Henrico Doctors' Hospitals consists of three community campuses – Henrico, Parham, and Retreat Doctors' Hospitals along with a free‑standing emergency center, Hanover Emergency Center. Envisioned, founded and supported by a group of independent physicians looking to provide high-quality care in an accessible community setting, Henrico Doctors' proudly remains committed to providing patients with the best care possible.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.