Assistant Director, Pharmacy- Full-Time Days

About the role

The Assistant Director of Pharmacy for Abbvie Cancer Pavillion is a registered pharmacist responsible for leading personnel, financial, operational, and clinical within the Department of Pharmacy Services to assure medication use is safe, effective, and aligned with evidence-based best practices and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Manages personnel, financial, distributive, clinical resources, and day-to-day operations of assigned areas
• Ensures drug utilization activities as well as medication preparation and distribution systems are aligned with patient care needs, evidence-based best practices, and regulatory standards
• Manages relevant automation to assure safe, efficient, accurate, and reliable medication processes
• Designs initiatives to maximize efficiency of assigned areas and integrates methodologies such as just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing as well as Lean, Six Sigma, and standard work principles
• Designs and implements new pharmacy programs, quality improvement changes, and continuous quality assurance initiatives to advance medication-use systems and promote optimal patient outcomes
• Tracks and evaluates assigned pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and financial efficiency and routinely benchmarks against local and national best practices
• Identifies and resolves short- and long-term obstacles to patient care and medication safety, regulatory compliance, or stewardship of resources
• Prepares an annual budget and manages assigned budgets and financial resources including designing and implementing stewardship, cost control, and restriction/surveillance programs
• Maintains appropriate staffing levels of personnel within established budgetary parameters
• Sets and models the standard for excellence for pharmacy practice and design pharmacy programs to collaboratively advance the Comprehensive Pharmacy Practice model

Requirements

• Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy
• Doctor of Pharmacy or other advanced degree required
• MHA, MBA Knowledge of contemporary hospital/clinical practice and service
• Knowledge proficiency with general hospital operations and regulatory compliance
• Knowledge of computers (word processing etc.), technology, and automation systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and support personnel
• Ability to define departmental or program problems/needs and associated solutions
• Ability to integrate clinical and distributive pharmacy services with quality improvement, teaching, research, and professional development activities
• Significant general clinical knowledge and expertise in traditional therapeutics and patient centered care
• Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in area appropriate for clinical assignments
• Strong teaching and precepting skills and expertise in experiential training
• Strong project and change management skills
• Personal leadership qualities and business acumen essential to operate effectively within the institution and advance the profession and practice of pharmacy

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications: Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy. Doctor of Pharmacy or other advanced degree required. MHA, MBA Knowledge of contemporary hospital/clinical practice and service. Knowledge proficiency with general hospital operations and regulatory compliance. Knowledge of computers (word processing etc.), technology, and automation systems. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and support personnel. Ability to define departmental or program problems/needs and associated solutions. Ability to integrate clinical and distributive pharmacy services with quality improvement, teaching, research, and professional development activities. Significant general clinical knowledge and expertise in traditional therapeutics and patient centered care. Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in area appropriate for clinical assignments. Strong teaching and precepting skills and expertise in experiential training. Strong project and change management skills. Personal leadership qualities and business acumen essential to operate effectively within the institution and advance the profession and practice of pharmacy.
• Preferred Qualifications: MHA, MBA, Master of Science, or other advanced degree

Skills

• Project Management
• Data Analysis
• Medication Safety
• Regulatory Compliance
• Lean Principles
• Quality Improvement
• Continuous Quality Assurance
• Medication Education
• Teaching and Precepting
• Leadership

Benefits

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union. Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.

Pay

Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Schedule

Shift: Day

About Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion. UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics. As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law. Compensation & Benefits Overview UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union. Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.