Pharmacy Administrative Specialist

About the role

Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital seeks a Pharmacy Administrative Specialist to join our dedicated team. The ideal candidate will possess a graduate degree in pharmacy or a related field, with a minimum of six years of relevant experience or a combination of experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Develops educational materials and provides educational programs for pharmacy staff and other hospital personnel.
• Serves as a preceptor for students from affiliated colleges of pharmacy and/or pharmacy residents.
• Communicates regularly with the pharmacy management team regarding personnel issues, quality improvement initiatives, and regulatory compliance matters.
• Manages daily workload fluctuations, recommending changes as appropriate for optimum patient care with respect to staffing assignments and work output.
• Oversees activities of staff assigned in the area, coordinates activities with staff to ensure accurate and timely delivery of medications to patient care areas, and functions as shift coordinator.
• Provides operational and clinical support which may include, but is not limited to: order verification and problem resolution, processing orders/requests, responding to pharmacy consult requests, automatic stop orders, medication histories, patient counseling, and proactive drug therapy reviews and monitoring.
• Serves as a liaison for other departments and pharmacy to help support pharmacy goals and quality initiatives.

Requirements

• Must have one of the following: successful completion of an ASHP-accredited post-graduate year one (PGY1) and year two (PGY2) residency training programs or equivalent professional experience.
• Advanced degree (i.e., master’s degree or Pharm.D) preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section.
• An advanced degree (i.e., master’s degree or Pharm.D) preferred.

Skills

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.
• Exhibits strong interpersonal, teamwork and leadership skills with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers.
• Knowledge of comprehensive pharmacy services including unit-dose drug distribution, intravenous admixture preparation, nutrition support services, and target drug monitoring.
• Demonstrates professional and technical competence in the selection, evaluation, utilization, and distribution of drugs and drug information and apply these to all patient groups, neonate to geriatric.
• Working knowledge of medical information systems and their design, development, and integration into clinical practice.
• Capable of assuming responsibility for coordinating and supervising the activities of a major pharmacy service area.
• Research competence in an area related to the practice of pharmacy.
• Ability to work independently; capable of handling challenging/difficult diagnostic procedures and patient care situations; demonstrates sound judgment and executes above average clinical skills.
• Proficient in all areas of pharmacy technology.
• Computer skills to include proficiency in MS Office and EMR software.
• Advanced skill in use of spreadsheet and relational database software for aggregation of data for analysis.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to facilitate work teams.
• Highly organized with the ability to multi-task and work effectively with team and stakeholders to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems and make decisions on technical and project-related issues.

Benefits

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area.
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area.

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Day shift.