Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Services

Position Summary

Manage the development and coordination of clinical and specialty pharmacy services that promote desirable patient outcomes throughout the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Support Executive Director of Pharmacy in building and sustaining partnerships with medication manufacturers and specialty providers.
• Drive key clinical and sales initiatives and help develop strategies to grow and retain specialty patient base.
• Provide ambulatory pharmacy services for clinically complex patients of general internal medicine.
• Collaborate with leadership to expand third party payor participation with specialty pharmacy.
• Facilitate specialty pharmacy accreditation application process.
• Maintain familiarity with processing and coverage details of various insurances and guide team through the approval process.
• Perform appropriate practices required to maintain compliance with DC Department of Health and FDA regulations.
• Perform continuous process improvement based upon specialty pharmacy performance and patient satisfaction.
• Responsible for interpretation, computer entry and dispensing prescriptions.
• Counsel and advise patients on their medications and regimens.
• Maintain inventory and order drugs.
• Compound specialized creams, ointments, solutions, suppositories and troches.
• Assist in the orientation of new pharmacy staff.
• Update controlled drug information and record keeping.
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic pharmacokinetic principles.
• Demonstrate basic pharmacist competencies in interacting and communicating with other health care professionals and patients.
• Apply problem identification and resolution skill and solid therapeutic knowledge to pathophysiology, drug information, drug interactions, and other areas for defined patient population.
• Demonstrate effectiveness in day-to-day functional supervision. Works harmoniously with co-workers.
• Demonstrate ability to handle ambiguity with professionalism while keeping patient care and compliance as priorities.

Minimum Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

A Doctor of Pharmacy degree is required.

Licenses / Certifications

Current licensure as a Registered Pharmacist by the District of Columbia or eligibility for D.C. licensure through Reciprocity or board examination is necessary.

License must be obtained within 4 months of employment.

Board certification in pharmacy specialty (BCPS, BCACP, CSP).

Experience

• A minimum of 3 years of licensed professional pharmacy experience is required.
• One or more years of supervisory experience is preferred.

Competencies

• Ability to input data into the computer, and analyze data as requested.
• Must be able to communicate providing verbal feedback in a professional manner.
• Must understand and be able to follow instructions and react favorably in all work situations.
• Must be mentally adaptable and flexible in dealing with a variety of people.

Physical Requirements

• Sit, walk, reach, bend, or twist for long periods of time in a clinical setting.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 100 lbs. as part of the role.
• Regularly exposed to healthcare settings that may require personal protective equipment.
• Requires manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, calculator, copier machine, and other equipment.
30+ days ago