Outpatient Pharmacy Manager

General Duties

Manages the clinical pharmacy program including developing, monitoring, evaluating and coordinating clinical pharmacy services that promote desirable patient outcomes.

Plans and develops new clinical services in area of responsibility with consideration to age specific needs of the patients treated.

Quality Improvement

Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to identify and select data for analysis, improve existing processes, and create new processes with the goal of enhancing the overall quality of the patient care.

Commits to systematically evaluating the medication use systems to improve patient safety and outcomes.

Medication Use Evaluation

Evaluates current medication use processes and implements strategies to minimize patient risk.

Workforce Management

Oversees and coordinates the work of clinical pharmacists and/or support staff.

Provides leadership and direction to assure a systematic approach to pharmacy talent management and succession planning.

Ensures effective and timely staff recruitment, orientation, training, education, mentoring, career development, performance review, and retention efforts.

Formulary Management

Oversees formulary management, protocol development, policies, procedures, medication evaluation and the standardization of medical care for the department including peer review of pharmacy dosing protocols.

Regulatory and Accreditation Compliance

Ensures continued compliance with regulatory compliance (national, state and local) and accreditations pertaining to medication use.

Experience, Qualifications

PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and 3 years relevant work experience or 5 years of experience as a pharmacist in an Acute Care Hospital Pharmacy setting.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed as a Pharmacist by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.

American Heart Association, BLS HCP.

Work Shift

Variable Hours (United States of America).

Benefits

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer.

To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.

To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.

To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.