Sr. Pharmacy Specialist - Home Infusion

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values—integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion—must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day. As members of a High Reliability Organization (HRO), every employee should practice CHAMP behavior and strive to make patient safety a top priority.

Responsibilities

• Enhance clinical quality and safety of medication use process:
  • Develop and implement drug use and/or medication safety guidelines, protocols, and policies.
• Manage pharmaceutical expense for target therapies and/or clinical areas:
  • Report on the status of drug target performance and special projects (e.g., Drug Use Optimization, subcommittee agendas) to the Associate Director at least once a month.
• Mentor and develop pharmacy staff:
  • Support the ongoing development of clinical staff by providing continuous performance feedback.
• Serve as clinical and operational resource to assigned areas:
  • Meet with area staff to discuss and resolve operational problems or areas in need of attention.
• Develop educational initiatives:
  • Identify educational needs of staff.
• Provide guidance and support to staff, serve as liaison to clinical leadership/clinics regarding Specialty Pharmacy clinical capabilities, and precept pharmacy residents and students.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited College of Pharmacy with a B.S., M.S., or Pharm. D. degree.
• Completion of a residency in hospital pharmacy from a program accredited by the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists is highly desired but not required.
• Minimum of three years of experience in a clinical practice setting with demonstrated skills in formulary/access evaluation, drug information, and project management.
• Experience in leading or participating in medical committees and application of quality improvement techniques is required.
• Active Connecticut Pharmacist License.

Skills

• Experience in drug utilization/access review and data analysis (e.g., MS Excel, MS Access) is highly desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills.
• Familiarity with Change Acceleration Process (CAP) or similar process improvement/change management skills.

YNHHS Requisition ID 187644