Manager Clinical Pharmacy
About The Position
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is seeking a System Manager of Clinical Pharmacy Services to strategically lead and optimize system-level clinical pharmacy services. This role drives the enterprise strategy for medication formulary, utilization guidelines, and clinical pharmacy programs. The manager will lead the development of standardized medication guidelines, coordinate evidence-based reviews, and optimize clinical interventions. Responsibilities include directing implementation efforts for the System Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee, managing the system-level medication formulary, achieving projected annual clinical initiative savings, conducting medication value analyses, and aligning formulary decisions with procurement. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong strategic leadership, financial acumen, and a deep understanding of clinical pharmacy and formulary management. This position is also responsible for the day-to-day activities of a clinical pharmacist, developing competencies of clinical teams, and enhancing clinical programs. The manager must have training in clinical protocols/guidelines, EHR utilization, drug information resources, parenteral nutrition, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation, pharmacy automation, and computer applications. The role requires leadership qualities, serving as a role model, and knowledge of pharmaceutical preparations, drug therapy review, drug information retrieval, medication use evaluation, evidence-based protocols, adverse drug reaction reporting, disease state management, and formulary management across all patient age groups. The manager must model Core Values, commit to continuous improvement, and adhere to regulatory mandates. Personal characteristics include good communication skills, initiative, attention to detail, flexibility, cooperation, ability to motivate others, and a commitment to continuing education. The manager must demonstrate the ability to precept residents’ learning experiences, including teaching roles, performance assessment, recognition in practice area, continuity of practice, and ongoing professionalism. This position may also serve as the Residency Program Director.
Requirements
- Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree
- Minimum of 3 years of recent pharmacy (or similar) work experience, upon hire
- Registered Pharmacist with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy in good standing-(RPH)
- Training in clinical protocols/guidelines
- Training in applicable EHR utilization
- Training in on-line drug information resources
- Training in parenteral nutrition
- Training in pharmacokinetics
- Training in anticoagulation
- Training in pharmacy automation
- Training in computer applications
- Knowledgeable about pharmaceutical preparations
- Knowledgeable about drug therapy review and evaluation
- Knowledgeable about drug information sources, retrieval and interpretation
- Knowledgeable about medication use evaluation
- Knowledgeable about the use of evidence-based protocols
- Knowledgeable about adverse drug reaction reporting and evaluation
- Knowledgeable about disease state management
- Knowledgeable about formulary management relative to all patient age groups served at the facility
- Good communication skills
- Initiative
- Attention to detail
- Flexibility
- Cooperation
- Ability to motivate others
- Commitment to continuing education
- Ability to assess residents’ performance
- Recognition in the area of pharmacy practice for which they serve as preceptors
- An established, active practice in the area for which they serve as preceptors
- On-going professionalism
- Personal commitment to a preceptor
- Maintenance of continuity of practice during the time of residence
- Advancing the profession
Nice To Haves
- Preferred Masters Degree (MBA, MS, MHA, etc)
- Minimum of 1 year in a leadership position or pharmacy residency completed
Responsibilities
- Strategically lead and optimize system-level clinical pharmacy services.
- Drive the enterprise strategy for medication formulary, utilization guidelines, and clinical pharmacy programs.
- Lead the development of standardized medication guidelines.
- Coordinate evidence-based reviews.
- Optimize clinical interventions.
- Direct implementation efforts for the System Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee.
- Manage the system-level medication formulary.
- Achieve projected annual clinical initiative savings.
- Conduct medication value analyses.
- Align formulary decisions with procurement.
- Oversee the day-to-day activities of a clinical pharmacist.
- Develop competencies of respective clinical teams.
- Enhance clinical programs to care for patients at their facility.
- Precept residents’ learning experiences.
- Serve as the Residency Program Director as applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
