Clinical Pharmacy Services Supervisor Critical Care
Children's Hospital Colorado · Aurora, CO · 1 mo ago
Healthcare$140k–$210k/yrFull-time
Job Overview
Key Responsibilities
Additional Information
Duties & Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Salary Information
Benefits Information
EEO Statement
About the role
Manages and directs the day-to-day activities of Clinical Pharmacy Staff. Serves as a clinical resource for the provision of pharmaceutical care and clinical pharmacy services by building effective relationships with staff and departments within the hospital.
Responsibilities
- Leading quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing medication safety and optimizing therapeutic outcomes
- Supervising and mentoring a growing team of clinical pharmacists, with a focus on professional development and performance excellence
- Contributing to formulary management, policy development, and clinical decision-making processes
- Sharing in staffing responsibilities and providing leadership coverage to support continuity of care
Requirements
- Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits
- Shift: Variable, with weekend and evening rotation; selected holidays.
- Eligible Incentives: Relocation assistance available for qualified external applicants.
Qualifications
- Education: PharmD or RPh
- Experience: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency plus one (1) year of Pediatric Hospital Pharmacy experience.
- Certification(s): BLS certification (American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute accepted)
- Licensure(s): Licensed pharmacist in the state of Colorado or eligible to sit for licensure.
Skills
- Participates in leadership activities for department, contributing to the achievement of goals and objectives.
- Facilitates the development, maintenance, and implementation of hospital and department policy and procedures related to regulatory requirements for medication use, preparation, storage, restrictions, and administration.
- Maintains effective working relationships with staff, peers, and senior leadership. Serves as a liaison between pharmacy leadership and pharmacy staff.
- Provides drug information services by responding to questions regarding medication compatibilities, adverse drug events, regimens, dosing, interactions, storage and disposal, compounding, therapeutic uses of medications and pharmaceutical supplies in a timely manner.
- Sustains and implements quality and safety initiatives and practices in the department and throughout the hospital. Reports adverse drug events and medication variances using the hospital variance reporting program (QSRS).
- Participates in department and hospital wide committees representing the pharmacy.
- Maintains clinical pharmacy services throughout the organization by providing pharmaceutical care for pediatric patients of all age ranges through participation in multi-disciplinary team rounds and/or care, emergency response, education, guidance, interpretation and analysis of medication related therapeutic issues; documenting pharmaceutical interventions according to departmental standards; performing therapeutic drug monitoring and disease outcome analysis; and timely verification of medication orders in an electronic health record system.
- Participate in general pharmacy operations throughout the organization through appropriate medication preparation, dispensing, and inventory control. Provides oversight to pharmacy technicians, interns, residents and students as needed.
Benefits
- Hrs per week: 40, eligible for benefits
- Shift: Variable, with weekend and evening rotation; selected holidays.
- Eligible Incentives: Relocation assistance available for qualified external applicants.
Pay
- Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $140,287.01 to $210,430.52
Equal Opportunity
- It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation.