Description
We are actively recruiting for an experienced Clinical Pharmacy Manager to help lead our Critical Care team at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.
The clinical manager drives the highest level of quality and clinical competency and creates a collaborative environment, while optimizing outcomes through standardization and growth of clinical pharmacy practice. Facilitates the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems, procedures and protocols that promote the best patient outcomes through the use of safe and cost-effective drug therapies. Coordinates clinical pharmacy services and programs and participates in multi-discipline committees and projects to collaborate on pharmacy clinical issues throughout the hospital. Supervises clinical pharmacists, coordinates their clinical pharmacy activities, and helps in their growth and development.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor's degree or Doctoral degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy required.
Work Experience: 5-7 years as a registered clinical pharmacist required, or 3-4 years with Pharm. D. required, or 5-7 years with residency, in addition to teaching experience required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Familiarity with computers and automated pharmacy software systems/ applications is preferred.
Licenses and Certifications: PHARMD - Licensed Pharmacist in the District of Columbia
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Supervises day to day provision of pharmacy services to specified patient care areas. Optimizes drug inventory
management, staffing, internal and intradepartmental communications, drug distribution, etc. to promote departmental
efficiency and cost effectiveness.
2. Provides administrative supervision of technical and professional employees
3. including evaluation, training and development. Counsels and guides staff on improving skills.
4. Provides clinical oversight for a designated area. Addresses complex situations and allocates resources to resolve them.
Monitors drug therapy of assigned patients.
5. Reviews evaluative drug information requests by the staff in a designated area and assures
completeness/appropriateness of recommendations. Responds to evaluative and non-evaluative drug information
requests.
6. Evaluates and dispenses medication orders and assures the prescriptions/orders are filled accurately and according to
departmental policies and procedures.
7. Assesses appropriateness and feasibility for compounding extemporaneous products. Makes recommendations for
alternative products and compounds or oversees the compounding of extemporaneous products.
8. Performs all functions of a registered pharmacist in a designated areas of the department. Prepares IV admixtures and
compounds sterile products.
9. Provides oversight to the content and participation of lectures/programs to satisfy the criteria of the ACPE and
departmental policies and procedures to the staff.
10. Precepts pharmacy students according to individual school criteria and departmental guidelines.
11. Plans, prepares and presents American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) approved lectures to pharmacy
staff and outside groups.
12. Participates in departmental research activities.
13. Contributes to planning and development of on-going pharmacy programs
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