Specialty Pharmacy Manager

Children’s Minnesota•Minneapolis, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Specialty Pharmacy Manager is an integral member of the leadership team and medication expert on the designated care team. They provide strategic leadership and coordination of specialty pharmacy clinical practice and business operations for specialty pharmacy services. They provide support of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems as well as consult on the delivery of optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of specialty disease states. The Specialty Pharmacy Manager provides optimal, direct, patient-centered care in a centralized practice setting in collaboration with providers, nurses, and other health care personnel. Care is aligned with target interdisciplinary programs to deliver pharmaceutical care within specialty services to ensure programs are appropriately integrated throughout the organization. The position provides leadership, direction and input in the creation of evidence-based solutions, policies, procedures, clinical guidelines, and strategic business plans that are designed to improve patient care and optimize safety, effectiveness, and care quality for the patients of Children's Minnesota. In addition, this role serves as a departmental resource and liaison to other departments within the organization. The Specialty Pharmacy Manager collaborates with the pharmacy leadership team for optimization of operational pharmacy services, inventory management, patient satisfaction, insurance requirements, URAC and ACHC Compliance, and 340B compliance. In addition, this role may require co-leading programs as it relates to the specialized area and working collaboratively with stakeholders to develop and implement strategic initiatives. A successful candidate will exhibit professionalism and leadership while working with interdisciplinary teams.

Requirements

Pharmacist Licensure in the State of Minnesota current or within 3 months of hire, required
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification current or within 3 months of hire, required
Graduate from a college/school of Pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) OR graduate from a foreign college of pharmacy that has at least a five-year curriculum and has passed the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and become certified by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Commission (FPGEC), required
Completion of a Specialty Pharmacy Residency in the area of specialty or equivalent specialty pharmacy experience, required
Knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in area appropriate for clinical assignments
Knowledge of medications used in designated specialty, their indications, efficacy, safety, dosing, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, drug-drug interactions, and contraindications
Ability to perform data monitoring and analysis, and utilize the results for development and implementation of quality improvement projects
Ability to plan, design, prioritize, implement, and work independently
Ability to provide expertise, work collaboratively, and communicate effectively with front line health- care staff (e.g., providers, nurses, pharmacists), data analysts, information technologists, leaders, patients, and other stakeholders across the continuum of care to ensure optimal specialty medication use and patient outcomes
Ability to work within an electronic medical record
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

Nice To Haves

Certification in the area of specialty awarded by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties, preferred
A Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an ACPE-accredited institution, preferred
Two-year minimum experience working in the specialty area, preferred
Meets ASHP residency preceptor criteria, preferred
Knowledge of Microsoft suite (Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Outlook; Teams), preferred

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and coordination of specialty pharmacy clinical practice and business operations.
Support centralized and decentralized medication-use systems.
Consult on the delivery of optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of specialty disease states.
Provide optimal, direct, patient-centered care in a centralized practice setting in collaboration with providers, nurses, and other health care personnel.
Align care with target interdisciplinary programs to deliver pharmaceutical care within specialty services.
Provide leadership, direction, and input in the creation of evidence-based solutions, policies, procedures, clinical guidelines, and strategic business plans.
Serve as a departmental resource and liaison to other departments within the organization.
Collaborate with the pharmacy leadership team for optimization of operational pharmacy services, inventory management, patient satisfaction, insurance requirements, URAC and ACHC Compliance, and 340B compliance.
May require co-leading programs as it relates to the specialized area and working collaboratively with stakeholders to develop and implement strategic initiatives.