Manager - Specialty at Billings Billings, Montana

Manager - Specialty Pharmacy

The Manager, Specialty Pharmacy Services facilitates the development, implementation and maintenance of systems that promote desirable patient outcomes through safe, cost-effective drug therapies. Develops goals, strategies, and policies/procedures to formalize and implement the mission, vision, and values of Billings Clinic and Logan Health. Maintains the standards, customer relations, practice, and mission/vision/values of the Department of Pharmacy Services. Responsible for overseeing specialty pharmacy operations and ambulatory clinical pharmacy services of embedded specialty pharmacists. Is the designated pharmacist in charge (PIC) with the state board of pharmacy. Operational duties include, but are not limited to, compliance with state and federal regulations, budgeting, strategic planning, inventory control, personnel management, third party billing, and customer service.

Essential Job Functions

• Develops and oversees specialty pharmacy services to ensure adherence to organizational mission, vision, values, strategic goals, and business strategies.
• In collaboration with physician leadership and other medical staff, administration, and other health care providers, develops and implements short and long range plans.
• Leads the daily operations of the specialty pharmacy services in the overall marketing, program development, and service priorities.
• Develops strategic plan for system-wide Specialty Pharmacy growth. Identify new service line opportunities and optimization.
• Coordinates and develops collaborative relationships with vendors, sales representatives, internal and external customers.
• Develops, implements and maintains the medication storage and distribution systems ensuring strict control, auditing and accountability for medication dispensation, utilization, and reconciliation.
• Develops, implements and maintains a realistic, cost-effective annual budget and ensure adherence to agreed upon budgetary constraints.
• Anticipates needed resources and capital expenditures for short- and- long term departmental needs.
• Ensures accurate, timely charge capture for services rendered.
• Practices process improvement principles to assess and improve the quality of the service/care provided within the department.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and development within healthcare and pharmaceutical therapies and services.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable accreditation, federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations, and that the pharmacy meets or exceeds all accreditation and regulatory standards related to medication use and pharmacy operations.
• Leads, recruits, develops, mentors, and retains a talented team committed to accomplishing the goals and objectives of Billings Clinic.
• Plans departmental educational programs based on needs identified from quality assessment activities, regulatory and accreditation needs.
• Ensures all staff are competent and records are maintained.
• Demonstrates and encourages an ethic of open communication and teamwork throughout the organization.
• Provides regulatory and quality consultation and clarification to medical staff and practitioners.
• Contributes to the advancement of the profession through presentations at local, state, and national meetings.
• Participates in evaluation, selection and integration of health care technology and information management systems that support quality of care/financial needs and the efficient use of resources.
• In the absence of the Director of Pharmacy, may be required to assume the essential duties and responsibilities of the Director. Performs duties of outpatient or ambulatory pharmacist as need.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Graduate Degree - Doctor of Pharmacy
• Experience: 2 years of successful experience as a Pharmacist; 2 year demonstrated effective management/leadership and program management experience in a Pharmacy leadership role; Successful experience in development and expansion of community and specialty pharmacy services, preferred.
• Certifications and Licenses: Montana Pharmacist License, at hire; Valid driver's license and ability to be insured to operate organization's vehicles, at hire.