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Pharmacy Manager Adult Hospitals

This manager position will participate and lead in the direction, supervision, and provision of daily operations via our Cardiology service line including decentralized and operational services. This includes different levels of patient care: ICU, moderate care, telemetry and general care. 

Ensures that all services are performed in accordance with hospital, departmental, and governmental policies, procedures, and regulations. Ensures all related quality assurance and distribution activities are performed and documented. Manages functional area(s) as designated. Assists with the creation, development, and implementation of new programs. Performs clinical pharmacist duties and responsibilities on an intermittent and as needed frequency.

For more information about the UMHS Department of Pharmacy Services, see our annual report at: https://www.medicine.umich.edu/dept/pharmacy/pharmacy-annual-report

• Work collaboratively with physicians and leadership teams to develop and implement quality improvement and process improvements to improve patient care and pharmacy services.
• Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, terminate, or promote assigned employees.
• This position has an impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change.
• Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training employees; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary.
• Provide personnel supervision over assigned staff. Coordinate the selection, direction, training and discipline of all area pharmacists, area specific coordinators, and other assigned staff.
• Provide direct oversight and management for USP compliance, staff competency, education and training, and monitoring surveillance activities.
• Oversee and manage drug and product recalls, REMS drugs, shortages, outages, and instances where therapeutic substitution is necessary including providing direction to the inventory group as needed to carry out the required processes.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and regulatory requirements for the procurement, storage, and distribution of pharmaceutical inventory.
• Contribute to the education, training and professional development of pharmacy residents and University of Michigan College of Pharmacy students and interns through support of on-site clinical experiences and internships.
• Lead the initiative to validate, review, and document the competence of assigned technical staff providing pharmacy services.
• Contribute to the education, training, professional development, and assessment of subordinate staff. Coordinate and validate that all subordinate staff are oriented and competent.
• Direct the development of individual performance plans for the pharmacy staff, review of staff performance, and addressing personnel issues.
• Lead the initiative for staff development through the provision of continuing education endeavors and staff training for new functions.
• May conduct or participate in research, drug use projects, cost reduction/management initiatives, and quality improvement activities consistent with Michigan Medicine?s goals and objectives.
• Contribute to the maintenance of TJC and other regulatory required programs and documentation including preparation for accreditation surveys.
• Additional decentralized service teams and/or operational areas may be included in this manager?s oversight, and will be discussed upfront during the interviewing process.

Other Related Duties:

• Complies with all the University of Michigan and departmental standards and expectations.
• Supports the department?s commitment to continuous improvement activities and principles through positive and respectful contribution in all problem-solving and change processes within the Infusion Pharmacy Department.
• Participates in department committees and work teams as assigned.
• Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.
• Ability to meet all the above qualifications and requirements with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Licensure in good standing, or immediate eligibility for Licensure, as a Registered Pharmacist with an active controlled substance license in the State of Michigan.
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree or Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy with one-year residency or fellowship or equivalent clinical experience.
• 3 to 5+ years pharmacy experience 
• General office work physical demands.

Additional Requirements:

• Promotes positive communications with the entire health care team
• Mentors others via feedback, in-service training, etc.
• Adapts positively to change and helps to lead change processes
• Promote learning experiences for staff
• Participates and/or leads staff meetings and other work groups for problem identification, solving, and planning
• Leads process improvements and supports implementation of changes

• 1 to 2+ years pharmacy experience in a supervisory position
• Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 residency and/or BCPS certification or completion of an ASHP accredited HSPAL residency program
• Recent inpatient clinical hospital practice experience include participation in multi-disciplinary rounds, direct patient care and education, and product verification with a range of medications and patient populations similar to those at an academic medical center.
• Proficient in operating within the Windows environment with experience in use of the following software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access.

Exempt leader schedule generally weekdays dayshift responsibilities with occasional weekends and late evening hours as needed.

Must comply with all Michigan Medicine Occupational Health requirements including annual flu immunization.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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