Pharmacy Executive

Job Summary

The Pharmacy Executive is an integral member of a multidisciplinary team consisting of providers, nurses, and pharmacists. This role requires a unique blend of clinical expertise, leadership, informatics, change management, and data science skills. The Clinical Executive will focus on enhancing patient care, improving end-user satisfaction with the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, and achieving optimal health outcomes for patients. The team plays a pivotal role in integrating technology into healthcare practices, considering people, processes, and technology from EHR deployment to sustainment phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply institutional knowledge of policies, practices, and legacy systems to successfully integrate and sustain the EHR system, ensuring it aligns with clinical workflows and enhances patient care.

• Support the development and implementation of technology advancements that improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.

• Lead and mentor a diverse team of healthcare professionals, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.

• Support change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and adoption of new technologies and practices within the healthcare setting.

• Leverage data science techniques to inform decision-making, optimize clinical processes, and improve patient outcomes.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to advocate for clinical best practices and establish healthcare delivery standards.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement by regularly reviewing and refining clinical practices and processes to achieve high standards of patient care.

Additional Responsibilities

• Focus on population-level optimization to shift the average pharmacist performance, driving improvements across all pharmacist workflows.

• Manage and analyze healthcare data to derive insights that can improve patient care and organizational efficiency.

• Provide high-level and operational knowledge transfer to staff and stakeholders.

• Work as intermediaries between IT professionals and clinical staff, ensuring that technological changes align with clinical needs and that clinicians’ feedback is communicated effectively to IT teams.

• Build and maintain robust relationships within clinical informatics to support integration and optimization efforts.

• Provide support for event-driven on-site events to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices.

Qualifications

• Education: Doctor in Pharmacy and current state pharmacist licensure in good standing.

• Experience: 5 + years - Proven experience in a clinical setting with leadership roles in healthcare, informatics, or a similar domain.

• Skills: Strong knowledge of healthcare policies, practices, and legacy systems; expertise in EHR systems and technology integration in clinical settings; demonstrated ability in change management and driving organizational change; proficiency in data science and analytics to support clinical decision-making; excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with diverse stakeholders; ability to lead and work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

• Preferred Qualifications: Certification in healthcare informatics; experience with EHR migration or implementation projects.