Director Corporate Specialty and Business Pharmacy Services TX
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Irving
Posted on: May 4, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
Senior Leader responsible for coaching, guiding, leading, and
mentoring Ministry Directors and Managers of Pharmacy to optimize
patient care delivery, pharmacy, and pharmacy practice throughout
CHRISTUS Health. Focused on pharmacy business services, specialty
pharmacy services, retail pharmacy services, acquisition, inventory
management, revenue integrity, analytics, and 340B. In alignment
with system and regional leadership, supports the development of
vision and direction for quality evidence-based patient-centered
care. Fosters a decentralized participative management style for a
pharmacy based on a shared governance approach. Encourages
innovative leadership at the department level. Recommends or
establishes interdisciplinary teams supporting pharmaceutical care
and patient care services. Nurtures collaborative
pharmacist-physician relationships to provide safe, effective, and
efficient patient care while ensuring pharmacists feel empowered to
serve as patient representatives/advocates. Recommends changes in
resource allocation, policy, facilities, equipment, and programs in
order to achieve the ministry's objectives.
Responsibilities:
Proficient in living the Mission and Core Values and coach/mentor
Ministry pharmacy leaders to optimize the performance of pharmacy
in each ministry.
Lead specialty and retail pharmacy service lines.
Lead business development initiatives related to retail and
specialty pharmacy service lines.
Coordinate with HR and Health Plan leadership to ensure contracts
and partnerships with prescription benefit management companies
align with the business needs of CHRISTUS.
Ensures pharmacists, technicians, residents receive ongoing
training, competency assessment and performance improvement
activities to improve patient outcomes.
Works collaboratively with providers to maintain an effective
(System) Hospital and Ambulatory formulary based on safety,
efficacy and cost.
Coordinates routine operational audits of pharmacy operations
including purchasing, receiving, storage, distribution, expired and
waste streams.
Coordinate and lead system strategies to manage industry drug
shortages, including development of system policies, guidance
documents, and tools. Assist with research and coordination of
supply chain alternatives (such as development of therapeutic
interchanges, conservation strategies, and supply source or
contracting alternatives).
Consult and collaborate with stakeholders such as system
pharmacists, physicians, nursing, clinical educators, legal counsel
and ethics leaders, as appropriate.
Coordinate assistance for any corporate system or process with a
component that requires drug therapy expense or revenue analysis.
(e.g. EHR builds/alert management, clinical management of the
prescription drug benefit for employees, development of policies,
documents, tools, or education.)
Collaborates with IT and pharmacy departments to validation new
medication build and pricing within the EHR.
Establish and preside over a council and/or ad hoc committee(s) of
CHRISTUS Health Pharmacy Buyers, or equivalent, to develop,
implement, and assess best practices for medication services
including participation in medication collaboratives.
Assume responsibility for ongoing benchmarking related to clinical
pharmacy services, including productivity assessment and impact of
clinical services on drug costs and medication safety goals.
Provides appropriate drug information services, in-service
education, communication, etc. to keep pharmacy, physician and
nursing staff aware of important changes in pharmacy policy,
procedure or Formulary status. Assist with pharmacy education
initiatives and development and/or improvement of the pharmacy
service/model.
Participates in committee meetings(s) as determined by System
Pharmacy Leadership to support organizational initiatives.
Serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students/residents from local
colleges of Pharmacy, pharmacy residents (if applicable), and/or
other healthcare professionals in training.
Responsible for oversight of clinical decision-making aspects of
the Specialty Pharmacy program.
Ensures that qualified clinicians are accountable to the
organization for decisions affecting consumers.
Provides guidance for clinical operational aspects of the Specialty
Pharmacy program.
Chairs the Specialty Pharmacy Quality Management Committee.
Collaborates with the other System Pharmacy Directors to review and
maintain department policies and procedures for pharmacy services;
Assists in the development and implementation of accrediting agency
medication management standards. Facilitate and provide leadership
in the maintenance and development of clinical pharmacy
initiatives, policies, and protocols.
Collaborates with other System Pharmacy Directors to coordinate
ongoing Performance Improvement/medication safety initiatives
(including Medication Use Evaluation (MUE); medication incident
reports, and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) for reporting to
appropriate committees. Participates in departmental and
interdisciplinary committees to support the organization's efforts
for performance improvement in the areas of patient safety,
therapeutic outcomes, and cost savings.
Enhances personal professional growth and development by accessing
educational programs, job-related literature, in-service meetings,
and workshops/seminars.
Responsible for remaining up-to-date on all Federal, State and
local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency
requirements, which apply to the assigned area of responsibility
and ensure compliance with all such laws and regulations.
Will comply with all aspects of the CHRISTUS Health Corporate
Compliance Plan to include the immediate reporting of any known or
suspected illegal or unethical behaviors, criminal conduct or
patient/employee safety violations or issues.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
MBA, MHA required;
BS in Pharmacy required, Pharm.D. preferred
Proficient with Microsoft Suite
Knowledge of EHR and associated pharmacy platforms (Epic, Meditech,
BD Pyxis, BD Alaris, Clinical Intervention solutions)
Knowledge of GPO, Prime Vendor and 340B management
Experience leading pharmacy teams in a large integrated delivery
network
5+ years of pharmacy experience required, broad practice experience
preferred
2+ years of supervisor role or equivalent practice
340B experience required
Specialty pharmacy experience preferred
Current pharmacy licensure (good standing) in the state of
practice
Work Type:
Full Time
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