Lead Clinical Pharmacist - Ellis Medicine

The Lead Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for ensuring safe, timely, efficient, compliant and productive workflows in the day-to-day operations of the inpatient clinical pharmacy staff. The incumbent will lead the implementation/monitoring of clinical services, initiatives, and/or staff education. Furthermore, the Lead Clinical Pharmacist will be responsible for various medication safety initiatives within their scope of responsibility.

The Lead Clinical Pharmacist will be required to use advanced communication and project management skills necessary to lead quality safety and efficiency improvement efforts. All responsibilities are accomplished in collaboration with the pharmacy leadership team under the direction of a Pharmacy Director.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT(S):

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a hospital setting
• Must be licensed to practice in New York State or eligible to become licensed

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION:

• Comply with all state and federal laws and regulations, policies and procedures of Ellis Medicine. Adherence to all regulatory requirements put forth by the FDA, CDC, USP Compounding standards and/or external survey companies (i.e., The Joint Commission or similar)

• Oversee day to day clinical operations or applications within their scope of responsibilities

• Supervise and lead the provision of safe, timely, efficient, equitable, effective, and patient-centered clinical pharmacy services

• Hold staff accountable to standards of the department

• Support clinical pharmacy workflows and practice expectations through operational planning

• Identify opportunities to redesign systems of oversight to maximize performance (i.e.: labor and operational efficiency)

• Identify and deal with personnel issues in a proactive and timely manner, with appropriate follow-up to improve performance alongside pharmacy leadership

• Ensure staff competency via training, competency assessments, and other means

• Work with staff on an ongoing basis to attain their professional development goals by directing, coaching and supporting

• Participate in the recruitment, interviewing and hiring of staff

• Coordinate and lead team meetings/huddles

• Work with pharmacy leadership to identify gaps in training knowledge and areas for staff performance improvement

• Lead the training of staff on application specific training and updates

• Participate in department’s strategic plan development and execution of assigned goals.

• Participate as a member of pharmacy department in multidisciplinary team and committees

• Serve as preceptor and/or advisor for pharmacy students

• Other duties and projects as assigned

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Should be able to push/pull, lift/move 15 lb., be able to perform moderately difficult manual manipulations such as using a keyboard, writing, and filing for extended periods of time, must be able to perform tasks which require hand-eye coordination such as data entry, typing and using photo copiers. Mobility requirements may include the ability to be stationary at a workstation for a prolonged period time in addition to being able to squat or be mobile for a reasonable length of time and distance. Communication requirements include the ability to comprehend the spoken English language in addition to being able to communicate and read the English language.

Ellis Medicine is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex/gender, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, military or veteran status, prior arrest, or conviction record, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decisions, or domestic violence victim status.

Salary Range: $ 54.01-86.42 /hour Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

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