Pharmacy Clinical Manager

Do you have the career opportunities you want in your current role?

We have a rewarding opportunity for you to join the nations largest provider of healthcare services as a Pharmacy Clinical Manager.

HealthTrust is the supply chain solution for HCA, a Fortune 100 company with more than 200,000 employees and one of the nations leading providers of healthcare services. HCA operates over 170 locally managed hospitals and over 100 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and the United Kingdom.

HCA has been named one of the worlds most ethical companies for eight years in a row. At HCA, we are driven by a single goal: the care and improvement of human life.

If this describes you, we want your knowledge and expertise!

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest

Northwest, offering 423 beds, has served the north Houston community since it opened in 1973.

Since that time, Northwest has grown into one of the largest, most comprehensive medical facilities in the Houston area.

We’re dedicated to improving the health of our community by delivering exceptional, personalized health care.

As a Pharmacy Clinical Manager, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and managing the pharmacy clinical programs.

This includes formulary management, policy and procedure development and education across the healthcare spectrum.

The Clinical Manager shall also assist in managing the pharmacy when the Pharmacy Director or designee is unavailable.

What you will do in this role (included but not limited to):

• Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose
• Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners.

  Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed

• Sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing nonformulary procurement, utilizing therapeutic interchanges and promotes rational drug therapy selection.
• Identify, design and analyze drug utilization reviews to promote rational drug therapy and determines action plan based on results
• Provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients
• Develop, manage and mentor pharmacy clinical programs such as drug consults, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV to PO, renal dosing and other programs as determined appropriate based on patient population and literature guidelines
• Responsible for design, analysis and reporting of adverse drug reactions, medication errors and pharmacy quality initiatives.

  Mentors others in their roles for these programs

• Participate with various nursing and medical staff committees as necessary

Qualifications

• B.S.

  or Pharm D.

  from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy required.

  Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy is preferred.

• Minimum of 1 year as a Pharmacy Clinical/Operations Specialist required. 
• At least 5 years of hospital pharmacy experience required; preferably within area of focus.

  Hospital pharmacy management experience preferred. 

• Completion of hospital PGY2/ pharmacy specialty residency or fellowship preferred. 
• Specialty BCPS certification, ACLS or other certification (e.g.

  FCCP, FASHP) preferred. 

• Hospital Pharmacy Management experience is preferred
• Active Pharmacist license in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy
• Active Pharmacy Consultant license required, or equivalent as per State requirements for a Pharmacy Director/Pharmacist in Charge, if facility pharmacy does not have a Pharmacy Operations Manager position available.
• Experience working in Microsoft Office, Meditech, Business Objects and purchasing vendor applications required.