Pharmacy Inpatient Manager

Job Description

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it's just one of the many reasons we've achieved our six-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of premier healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have everything you need to do something incredible-for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why we are tied #1 in California and ten years in a row on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll.

The Pharmacy Inpatient Manager at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California has responsibility for a specific area or group of employees within the pharmacy department, and may have medical center and/or department specific scope of leadership. Performs job duties with sensitivity to the patients diverse cultural backgrounds. The employee maintains competency skills to identify medication safety concerns in the age-related population and institutes additional measures to provide a safe environment with consideration to the developmental changes in the patient population.

Whats this role all about?

• Oversees clinical pharmacy services in the medical/surgical units of the medical center.
• Identifies opportunities for expanded clinical services and implements new programs, processes, and services.
• Ensures department compliance with state and federal laws, accreditation, professional and regulatory agency standards and licensure requirements.
• Maintain staff compliance with medical center policies, procedures and protocols.
• May conduct tracers to ensure staff compliance as regulatory issues or risks are identified.
• Assumes fiscal responsibility for the unit including unit budget preparation, labor and supply cost management, and revenue enhancement.
• Initiates and implements Medical Center and departmental resource management initiatives.
• Ensure wage and non-wage expenses in areas of responsibility meet the department's budget goals and also monitors workload and overtime for area/department.
• Responsible for initiating and implementing strategies to reduce drug expenses.
• Assists with development of business and operations plans for unit and for specific programs and services, including achieving department goals that are consistent with organizational goals.
• Facilitate collaboration and coordination for support of new concepts to enhance the operational area.
• Provide feedback on short and long-range unit plans and programs consistent with departmental and organizational goals.
• Provides leadership in daily operations.
• Assists leadership in assessing and resolving inpatient operational issues and problems.
• Functions as a positive, creative and effective leader, actively participating in departmental performance improvement activities to ensure self-directed staff, applying all policies fairly and consistently.
• Conduct performance improvement studies to evaluate opportunities to improve clinical and distributive services.
• Ensures area of responsibility maintains customer focus by serving as a role model for customer relations, providing feedback and maintaining a positive work climate.
• Works collaboratively with nursing and physician leadership to implement department initiatives to improve the patient's experience.
• Ensures staff schedules and efficient work flow provide for appropriate coverage of ongoing operations.
• Support leadership in assessing pharmacist staffing needs for units of responsibility.
• Review staff schedules prior to publishing.
• Assists Administrator on Duty (AOD) in schedule coverages.
• Manages assigned staff with responsibility, work with assigned staff to identify their goals and opportunities for development of knowledge and skills.
• Also provide coaching and training to staff.
• Serves as preceptor and teacher for pharmacy students, interns, residents and technicians when they are on rotation or staffing in the Hospital or Administration rotations.
• May also perform all functions of a clinical staff pharmacist and will work as a clinical staff pharmacist in their assigned area as needed.

Ok to work from home 1 day a week or up to 2 days per pay period after training is completed.

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Qualifications

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy or related equivalent.
• Prefer PharmD
• Completion of PGY1 and/or PGY2 residency or equivalent practice experience preferred

License/Certifications:

• California Pharmacist License upon hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) upon hire

What else are we looking for?

• 5 years or equivalent experience in inpatient pharmacy or pharmacy management required
• Possesses excellent clinical data base
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possesses software skills e.g., Microsoft Office

Physical Demands:

• Frequent sitting; walking, bending; reaching, occasional pushing, pulling, lifting of materials up to 50 pounds
• Responsiveness to auditory alarms and communication devices including, telephones, pagers, fire alarms, and mechanical failure alarms
• Sufficient mobility to access equipment, patients, and other customers
• Able to read information on medication labels