Pharmacy Administrative Specialist

At Houston Methodist the PharmacyAdministrative Specialist position is an advanced pharmacistpractitioner responsible for providing and coordinatingpharmaceutical care to the patients of Houston Methodist throughmedication use evaluations drug policy development and continuousquality management activities related to his / her specialty focusarea designed to improve operational efficiency and patient safety.

This position serves on one or more Medical Staff Hospital and / orDepartmental Committees or Subcommittees. The AdministrativeSpecialist also serves as a role model for the pharmaciststechnicians pharmacy students and residents in the integration ofclinical and dispensing services in the Department.

Other dutiesinclude planning and participating in staff development andcoordinating intradepartmental quality management and performanceimprovement initiatives related to the respective specialty areasof focus.

This position contributes to fulfilling the departmentsmission by collaborating to provide innovative personalized costeffective pharmaceutical care in a culture dedicated to quality andsafety.

PEOPLE ESSENTIALFUNCTIONS

Promotes apositive work environment and leads the team to be dynamic and afocused work unit that actively helps one another to achieveoptimal department results.

Collaborates with other health careprofessionals as needed for problem resolution and / or achievementof identified patient specific goals.

Role models to team memberseffective communication skills assisting in their development ofsuch skills.

• Developseducational materials and provides educational programs for thepharmacy staff and other hospital personnel. Serves as a preceptorfor students from the affiliated colleges of pharmacy and / orpharmacyresidents.
• Communicatesregularly with the pharmacy management team regarding personnelissues quality improvement initiatives and regulatory compliancematters.

Effectively implements protocols and objectives with teammembers to result in optimization of staff performance teamworkpatient safety and customerservice.

SERVICE ESSENTIALFUNCTIONS

Manages dailyworkload fluctuations recommending changes as appropriate foroptimum patient care with respect to staffing assignments and workoutput.

Oversees activities of staff assigned in the area.Coordinates activities with staff to ensure accurate and timelydelivery of medications to patient care areas while functioning asshiftcoordinator.

• Performsfunctions of a unit based pharmacist and exercises good judgment inpatient care decisions by providing operational and clinicalsupport which may include but is not limited to : order verificationand problem resolution processing orders / requests responding topharmacy consult requests automatic stop orders medicationhistories patient counseling and proactive drug therapy reviews andmonitoring.
• Serves as aliaison for other departments and pharmacy to help support pharmacygoals and qualityinitiatives.

QUALITY / SAFETYESSENTIALFUNCTIONS

• Coordinatesdepartmental reporting related to specialty focus area. Collectscollates monitors reviews and reports on statistical informationincluding inventory analysis quality management and productivitydata generated by the pharmacy informationsystem.
• Works with otherdepartments as an expert in specialty focus area to improve patientcare by participating in hospital and departmental qualitymanagement activities.

Identifies and helps to resolve operationaland clinical service issues related to technology. Oversees qualityassurance processes related to specialty focus area and appliesproven quality assurance methodology (i.

e. Six Sigma Lean etc.) asappropriate to improvementactivities.

Reviews andupdates policies and procedures assigned by the department directorand / or manager.

FINANCEESSENTIALFUNCTIONS

• Participates indeveloping the departments annual budget as it relates to thespecialty focus area. Assists the medical staff in selectingtherapy regimens which costeffectively meet individual patientneeds.
• Identifies / implementscost savings and / or revenue opportunities for the hospital andshares their ideas with the pharmacy staff and management team.

Manages inventory to minimize waste and expired drugs in the workarea as well as uses ones resources effectively andefficiently.

Selfmotivatedto independently manage time effectively and prioritize tasks forself pharmacy technicians and other supportstaff.

GROWTH / INNOVATIONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists pharmacyadministration in planning developing implementing and monitoringnew pharmacy programs and services for the assigned work area anddepartment that address safety finance and operational initiativesincluding the monitoring of establishedservices.
• Contributesregularly to intradepartmental interdepartmental activities andprofessional publications. Gives presentations at local state andnational meetings.

Presents inservices for pharmacy medical nursingand nutrition staff members in area of specialty practice. Seeksopportunities to expand learning beyond baseline competencies witha focus on continual development as an AdministrativeSpecialist.

Leadstechnology assessment selection development planning andimplementation of automatedsystems.

This job description is notintended to be allinclusive; the employee will also perform otherreasonably related business / job duties as assigned.

HoustonMethodist reserves the right to revise job duties andresponsibilities as the needarises.

EDUCATION

• Graduateof education program approved by the credentialing body for therequired credential(s) indicated below in the CertificationsLicenses and Registrationssection
• An advanced degree(i.e. masters degree or Pharm.D)preferred

WORKEXPERIENCE

Musthave one of the following :

Successfulcompletion of an ASHPaccredited postgraduate year one (PGY1) andyear two (PGY2) residency training programs or equivalentprofessional experience (i.

e. three additional years of pharmacyexperience per residency year; completion of a pharmacy fellowshipprogram with a focus in an applicable field may be consideredequivalent to a PGY2 residency)

Six years ofpharmacist experience applicable to the specific work setting (e.g.hospital specialty pharmacy); may consider HM employee with fiveyears of pharmacy experience and performance that demonstratesleadershipabilities

LICENSES ANDCERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• PHRMPharmacist State Licensure or eligible for Texas Pharmacist Licensewithin 90 days and
• BLS Basic Life Support (AHA)within 90 days and
• NRP Neonatal Resuscitationas determined by entity need (See manager for details and trackingcertification information) within 90 daysand
• PPC Pharmacist Preceptor Cert StateLicensure within 90 days and
• SCAT SterileCompounding and Aseptic Technique and horizontal and / or verticaluse Certification (*If verifying and / or preparing any sterileproduct See manager for details and tracking certificationinformation) within 90 days

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS ANDABILITIES

• Demonstrates theskills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assignedjob determined through ongoing skills competency assessments andperformanceevaluations
• Sufficientproficiency in speaking reading and writing the English languagenecessary to perform the essential functions of this job especiallywith regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety orsecurity
• Ability toeffectively communicate with patients physicians family members andcoworkers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus andapplication of positive languageprinciples
• Exhibits stronginterpersonal teamwork and leadership skills with all levels of thehealthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer serviceto all patients visitors physicians andcoworkers
• Knowledge ofcomprehensive pharmacy services including unitdose drugdistribution intravenous admixture preparation nutrition supportservices and target drugmonitoring
• Demonstratesprofessional and technical competence in the selection evaluationutilization and distribution of drugs and drug information andapply these to all patient groups neonate togeriatric
• Workingknowledge of medical information systems and their designdevelopment and integration into clinicalpractice
• Capable ofassuming responsibility for coordinating and supervising theactivities of a major pharmacy servicearea
• Research competencein an area related to the practice ofpharmacy
• Ability to workindependently; capable of handling challenging / difficult diagnosticprocedures and patient care situations;

demonstrates sound judgmentand executes above average clinicalskills

• Proficient in allareas of pharmacytechnology
• Computer skillsto include proficiency in MS Office and EMRsoftware
• Advanced skill inuse of spreadsheet and relational database software for aggregationof data foranalysis
• Strongpresentation skills and ability to facilitate workteams
• Highly organizedwith the ability to multitask and work effectively with team andstakeholders to ensure efficiency accuracy andtimeliness
• Ability toanalyze and solve problems and make decisions on technical andprojectrelatedissues

SUPPLEMENTALREQUIREMENTS

WORKATTIRE

• UniformNo
• Scrubs Yes
• Businessprofessional Yes
• Other (department approved)No

ONCALL*

• Notethat employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie.DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selectionbelow.
• On Call*No

TRAVEL

Travelspecifications may vary bydepartment

• May requiretravel within the Houston Metropolitan areaYes
• May require travel outside HoustonMetropolitan areaNo

CompanyProfile :

Houston MethodistSpecialty Physician Group is an integral part of Houston Methodistsoverall strategy to become one of the nations leading academicmedical centers.

Established as a nonprofit corporation certifiedby the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners the SpecialtyPhysician Group enables physicians to maintain autonomy withrespect to clinical practice while growing their practice within anacademic environment.

Houston Methodist is anequal opportunity employer inclusive of women minorities disabledpersons and veterans.

EqualEmployment Opportunity

HoustonMethodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equalemployment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which HoustonMethodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage indiscrimination against or harassment of any person employed orseeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis of racecolor religion sex sexual orientation gender identity nationalorigin age disability status as a protected veteran or othercharacteristics protected by law.

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