Clinical Pharmacy Manager

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General Description: Under the general direction of the Director of Pharmacy, the Adult Clinical Pharmacy Manager is responsible for the management of the adult acute care clinical pharmacy services and medication safety program at OU Health.

Essential Responsibilities:
Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position.  Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position. 

• Establishes, coordinates, implements and supervises all aspects of adult acute care clinical pharmacy activities with emphasis on therapeutic drug monitoring, clinical pathways, formulary management, pharmacoeconomics and patient outcomes.
• Develops and implements policies, practices and procedures for adult acute care clinical pharmacy services, ensuring compliance with The Joint Commission and other regulatory standards including the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy.
• Responsible for the operational management of assigned adult acute care pharmacy clinical service areas in accordance with hospital philosophies, goals and objectives to ensure the consistent provision of high quality patient care and clinical service growth.
• Serve as a committee member/coordinator and pharmacy representative for appointed committees including but not limited to P&T Committee and other committees delegated to meet essential responsibilities.
• Serves as a liaison to the OU College of Pharmacy for experiential/residency programs.
• Facilitates the development, implementation and maintenance of systems that promote desirable patient outcomes through the use of safe, appropriate and cost-effective medication therapies.
• Provides management interventions related to pharmacy related issues of patient care through communication with physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.
• Supervises adult acute care clinical pharmacy staff and Investigation Drug Clinical Specialist.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, coaching, evaluating and disciplining staff.
• Actively participates in the professional development of staff through delegation, counseling related to performance progress and completes performance evaluation forms as scheduled.
• Responsible for implementation, management and reporting of the Medication Safety Program at University of Oklahoma Medical Center including integration of medication safety initiatives, activities and changes with clinical and operational department programs and committees.
• Identifies opportunities for proactive change in the medication-use system to improve patient safety.