Pharmacy Engagement Specialist (PharmD)

CereCore; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Pharmacy Engagement Specialist to liaise between the Corporate Medication Management Alignment Team and divisional facilities. You will track MMA Standards alignment, analyze gaps, and define timelines. Travel up to 25% is expected.

You will lead Expanse-related implementations, support change management, and promote ongoing learning to advance patient care across divisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years Acute Care Pharmacy experience.
• Minimum 1 year of leadership experience in healthcare.
• Minimum 1 year Clinical/Pharmacy Informatics and EHR implementations experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of a unified build approach to medications in Expanse.
• Execute the Medication Management Alignment process and communicate impact.
• Support engagement and change management of Pharmacy leadership in divisions.
• Promote Expanse initiatives and ongoing learning and innovation.
• Foster an environment for practice improvement and organizational learning.
• Partner with divisions to develop implementation timelines and ensure completion.
• Serve as a resource answering questions and providing feedback to MMA Team.
• Support inventory analysis and procurement plans for medication gaps.

Skills

Leadership

Pharmacy informatics

EHR implementations

Change management

Education

Licensed Pharmacist (US)

PGY1 Residency

PGY2 Informatics Residency

Tools

Expanse platform

Job description

The Pharmacy Engagement Specialist works independently, as a liaison between HCA Healthcare’s Corporate Medication Management Alignment Team (MMA) and divisional facilities. The Pharmacy Engagement Specialist will be tracking alignment of MMA Standards across applicable divisions and facilities. Activities may include completion of standards gap analysis, detailing 3rd party system impact and defining implementation timelines. This role requires up to 25% travel (on average one trip every 1-2 months).

Major Responsibilities

• Leadership of the implementation of a unified build approach to medications in Expanse.
• With direction from the Sr. Director of Pharmacy Informatics and Engagement, executes the Medication Management Alignment process and effectively communicates how current and future initiatives/projects advance patient care.
• Support engagement and change management of facility and division Pharmacy leadership.
• Actively and enthusiastically promotes both current Expanse initiatives as well as ongoing Expanse learning and innovation.
• Cultivates an environment for ongoing practice improvement/organization learning.
• Partner with divisions and facilities on development of implementation timeline and ensure completion of implementation activities.
• Serve as a resource to divisions and facilities implementing standards, answering questions and providing feedback to MMA Team at Corporate.
• Support development and implementation of inventory analysis, including inventory run down plans and procurement of medication inventory gaps identified in gap analysis.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years Acute Care Pharmacy experience – Required
• Minimum 1 year of leadership experience in healthcare – Required
• Minimum of 1 year Clinical/Pharmacy Informatics and Electronic Health Record experience required with experience in implementations – Preferred

Education, Licenses, Certifications, & Training

• Licensed Pharmacist (U.S. based) – Required
• Graduate of an accredited PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residency program – Preferred
• Graduate of an accredited PGY2 Informatics residency program – Preferred