Budgeting, Clinical Practices/Protocols, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Drug Therapy, IV Admixture, Identify Issues, Maintain Compliance, Mentoring, Metrics, Patient Care, Performance Analysis, Performance Reviews, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacy, Policy Development, Prescription Filling, Problem Solving Skills, Program Evaluation, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance, Resource Utilization, Staff Development, Time Management, Training Program, Training/Teaching
Pharmacist Associate Service Chief
The Pharmacist, Associate Service Chief serves as the supervisor to Pharmacy Clinical Programs staff and a large role in the Residency Program. Serves as the Acting Service Chief in the absence of the Chief, Pharmacy Service. Responsible for overseeingall clinical operations of the pharmacy service and participating in assessing, designing, teaching evaluating, and coordinating the training and educational programs involving clinical pharmacy personnel; acts as a resource in training techniques and methodologies to ensure successful training and evaluation of the program; and actively contributes towards policy development, quality assurance, cost effectiveness, and patient outcomes.
Major duties include, but may be limited to:
- Responsible for pharmacy utilization of resources and budget. Aids in the selection and assignment of personnel and serves as a mentor to help employees develop their full potential.
- Develops and maintains effective clinical pharmacy programs from a cost and patient outcome perspective
- Collaborates with Chief, Pharmacy Service, Associate Chief, Pharmacy Service (Operations) and other pharmacy leaders to ensure policy adherence, regulatory compliance and coordinated interdisciplinary practice.
- Develops and maintains effective compliance programs, including monitoring of metrics to ensure survey readiness and continues adherence to standards.
- Ensures orientation and training programs are established to ensure staff development, and provides orientation, guidance, direction, and training to pharmacy personnel in their areas of their responsibility
- Organizes, develops, expands, and manages all clinical pharmacy programs.
- Serves as an advisor for matters pertaining to the enhancement of clinical programs.
- Provides the capability of a specialist in the areas of drug information, pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacoeconomics.
- Assesses and analyzes clinical problems identified by Chief of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Supervisory staff and QA monitors to determine if they can be resolved by educational/training programs.
- Serves as a Preceptor to Pharmacy Residents and pharmacy students.
- Develops, maintains and oversees an effective performance appraisal plan for all employees within the Service in regards to clinical practices.
- As needed, prepares prescriptions, IV admixtures, inpatient orders, and controlled substance orders accurately, timely and in accordance with policy and procedure.
- As needed, evaluates provider orders/prescriptions as to appropriateness and verifies electronic order.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: 8:00am- 4:30pm, Monday to Friday
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000 / Pharmacist Associate Service Chief
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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