Pharmacist - Medication Use Strategy
About The Position
The Medication Utilization Strategy Pharmacist leads optimization of medication utilization to ensure the safe, clinically effective, and cost-effective medication use across UVA Medical Center. This position will oversee utilization of medications to identify and support development of medication use guidelines, policies, or protocols regarding optimal medication use. This position supports the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Subcommittees to include formulary management and oversight, facilitation of committees, and development of drug monographs/MUEs/formulary reviews/pharmacoeconomic analysis/and best practice recommendations to the committees. This position will develop clinical and operational drug shortage management strategies to ensure optimal use of available medications, in collaboration with clinical and operational pharmacy teams. This position will collect, analyze, and disseminate information on medication utilization, and integrate with systems and processes including clinical, safety, prescribing, administration, procurement, and distribution systems to optimize medication use across UVA Medical Center. This position will identify opportunities for stewardship of high cost or high use medications to limit waste, generate revenue, or reduce overall cost of care; executes approved action plans and continuously tracks progress of stewardship initiatives. Additional responsibilities may include strategic partnerships with Service Line leaders, representation on medical center committees, and collaboration on department and inter-professional initiatives. Individual contributors with responsibility in a clinical discipline or specialty. Typically involves diagnosing, treating, and caring for patients, and often include face-to-face interactions with patients. May also spend some time designing and implementing clinical programs, policies, and services using specialized knowledge and skills. Specialty license or certification required which is acquired through advanced education, training and/or experience. This career stream will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory technologist jobs. Requires basic knowledge of job procedures and tools obtained through work experience and require vocational or technical education. Works under moderate supervision. Problems are typically of a routine nature but may at times require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures. Communicates information that requires some explanation or interpretation.
Requirements
- Bachelor's in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy required.
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy License or within 60 days of hire.
- American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.
- Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to write legibly.
Nice To Haves
- PGY-1 residency or equivalent clinical experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Oversee utilization of medications to identify and support development of medication use guidelines, policies, or protocols regarding optimal medication use.
- Support the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Subcommittees, including formulary management and oversight, facilitation of committees, and development of drug monographs/MUEs/formulary reviews/pharmacoeconomic analysis/and best practice recommendations.
- Develop clinical and operational drug shortage management strategies to ensure optimal use of available medications.
- Collect, analyze, and disseminate information on medication utilization.
- Integrate with systems and processes including clinical, safety, prescribing, administration, procurement, and distribution systems to optimize medication use.
- Identify opportunities for stewardship of high cost or high use medications to limit waste, generate revenue, or reduce overall cost of care.
- Execute approved action plans and continuously track progress of stewardship initiatives.
- Engage in strategic partnerships with Service Line leaders.
- Represent the department on medical center committees.
- Collaborate on department and inter-professional initiatives.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Long-term and Short-term Disability
- Retirement Savings
- Health Saving Plans
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and education support
- Generous Paid Time Off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
