Clinical Pharmacy Manager

Description

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Summary:

The Clinical Manager for System Outpatient and Retail Pharmacy provides leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for UNC Health's retail pharmacies across multiple entities, as well as overseeing the Medication History team at UNC Medical Center. This role directly supports Pharmacist Coordinators and the Technician Supervisor of the Medication History team. The Clinical Manager plays a key role in meeting the needs of patients, providers, and team members in alignment with UNC Health's vision, mission, and core standards of behavior. Immunization certification is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities:

1. Develops, implements, and maintains processes for the smooth operation of system retail pharmacy sites. Anticipates and leads the fulfillment of pharmacy clinical and operational service needs.

2. Provides professional development and coaching to team members to ensure performance and behavioral expectations are met. Serves as a point of contact for pharmacists and technicians to report workplace feedback.

3. Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders through active participation in pharmacy department committees, multidisciplinary hospital committees, and professional association committees.

4. Oversees strategic planning and innovation to meet institutional, departmental, patient care, and regulatory requirements. Manages capital and operating budgets for individual cost centers while ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies at the federal and state levels.

5. Proactively identifies opportunities for performance improvement and enhanced customer satisfaction. Cultivates relationships with key individuals and seeks feedback on pharmacy performance. Develops policies, standard operating procedures, and clinical decision support in response to clinical, operational, and financial drug use needs. Ensures appropriate communication and staff education precede the implementation of new policies and guidelines.

6. Provides clinical or operational leadership through in-service programs and/or publications for health care providers on appropriate drug use, the medication use system, and/or drug policy.

7. Provides clinical and operational pharmacist services to patients via monthly staffing at sites to maintain expertise in operations.

8. Teaches students, residents, and new pharmacy staff, and participates in scholarly activities.

9. Ensures and audits compliance with federal, state, local, and institutional policies, procedures, standards, and regulations.

10. Supports the development of budgets and financial stewardship goals that uphold safe practices within the medication use process. Monitors financial and productivity performance and addresses variances in area of responsibility.

11. Demonstrates clinical or operational expertise through publications, presentations, committee activities, and/or program development aimed at patient care and advancement of pharmacy practice.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Active pharmacist licensure with the NC Board of Pharmacy or obtainable before initiation of employment.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Three years pharmacist experience or equivalent required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: HCS Pharmacy Administration

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$58.92 - $84.70 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.