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Job description
Description
The Manager of Pharmacy is tasked with overseeing Pharmacy Services. This includes strategic planning, daily operations, and aligning Northwestern Medicine's goals and strategies with the Work Unit/Department's strategic plan. Additionally, they collaborate with clinical leadership to define and implement clinical and distributive services, manage pharmaceutical educational programs, and manage financial and personnel management.
Responsibilities:
Plans staffing requirements, hires to meet needs, and schedules to ensure efficient management of pharmacy resources and workflow
Cooperates with peers in the scheduling and sharing of personnel resources
Assists with development of talent across sections in technical, clinical, and management positions through early assessment of high potential; individual development plans; direct mentoring and monitoring of development plans; succession planning
Coaches and monitors staff to ensure compliance with standards and improvement in performance
Uses appropriate resources to implement department, hospital, and health system policies and procedures
Implements NM performance management process
Adheres to Values-Based Leadership Model: Fosters patients first mission and prioritize our people; value and promote teamwork, deliver and expect excellence; act with integrity
Ensure programmatic goals and evaluations are delivered for pharmacy students and/or residents at the practice site
Assume twenty-four-hour accountability for quality of patient care, human resources, and overall department function
Develops department-based goals to support hospital and division mission and objectives
Uses appropriate resources within the hospital and department to provide consultation, education, technical, or information services to provide optimum pharmacy care
Ensures compliance with all federal, state, local, and regulatory policies and procedures
Facilitates a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach to patient care and inter-departmental problem solving and service delivery
Develops and maintains relationships with all customers
Ensures that service standards are developed, implemented, and evaluated
Creates an environment of high morale and motivated professionals
Develops cost center capital budget and submits for approval
Develops major equipment purchase proposals, selection, prepares documents for equipment acquisition
Develops and participates in facility changes and planning
Works with physicians in developing criteria for drug use and in implementing and monitoring the criteria
Works with physicians on the resolution of distributive and clinical issues
Identifies and pursue activities and development opportunities which are appropriate for position and personal development
Meets the responsibilities of the Designated Person as outlined in USP standards.
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor of Science or Doctor of Pharmacy from accredited College of Pharmacy
Illinois Licensed Pharmacist
3-5 years of experience in a health care institution or equivalent advanced Pharmacy residency/fellowship training
Effective oral/written communication skills with all levels of internal and external customers
Home Infusion: 5 years’ experience in Home Infusion, acute care, or specialty pharmacy
Procurement Operations: Consulting or group presentation skills
Strong negotiation skills
Demonstrated ability to facilitate change and achieve savings goals
Operational knowledge of pharmacy technology, and automation systems
Preferred:
Pharmacy management experience
MBA, MHA, or PGY2 residency in Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership
Equal Opportunity
Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Background Check
Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case‑case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.
Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.
Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings.
If sign‑on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed:
Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign‑on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.
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Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
Who can apply
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