Manager - Clinical Pharmacy - WCMC Pharmacy - Full Time - 8 Hour - Variable Shift

John Muir Health

# Manager - Clinical Pharmacy - WCMC Pharmacy - Full Time - 8 Hour - Variable ShiftApplylocations: Walnut Creektime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR0017674## **Job Description:**The Manager - Clinical Pharmacy is a clinical pharmacy leader who directs the strategy, governance, and performance of comprehensive clinical pharmacy services across the health system: inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, and all clinic-based programs. The Manager reports directly to the Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer. The Manager sets enterprise clinical direction and oversees the build of systems, standards, and inter-professional partnerships that make medication use safe, effective, evidence-based, and continuously improving at every point of care. Leading through a team of clinical pharmacist specialists, the Manager holds accountability for medication safety, formulary and medication-use policy, controlled-substance diversion prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, comprehensive medication management, and the credentialing and development of the clinical pharmacy workforce. Central to the role is advancing and sustaining the department’s designation as an ASHP Certified Center of Excellence in Medication-Use Safety and Pharmacy Practice. The Manager translates the ASHP Center of Excellence standards into measurable practice—embedding continuous quality improvement, balanced-scorecard performance management, a Just Culture, and practice-advancement frameworks. The Manager represents pharmacy in health-system governance, quality and patient safety medication use committees, and quality accreditation activities. The Manager is accountable for clinical and safety pharmacy outcomes, and supports the continuous elevation of pharmacy’s clinical, operational, and strategic value across the enterprise.**Education*** Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy - Required* Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency - Required* PGY2 residency in health-system pharmacy administration or a relevant clinical specialty - Preferred* Master’s degree in health-system pharmacy administration, business administration (MBA), health administration (MHA), or a related field - Preferred**Licensure & Certification*** Active, unrestricted California Pharmacist license - Required* Board Certification (BCPS, BCOP, BCIDP, BCSCP, or equivalent) - Required* Completion of a formal pharmacy leadership development program or equivalent executive leadership training - Preferred* Certification in healthcare quality or process improvement (e.g., Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality [CPHQ], or Lean / Six Sigma Green or Black Belt) - Preferred**Experience*** Minimum seven (7) years of progressive health system pharmacy experience, including at least three (3) years in a pharmacy leadership role overseeing clinical pharmacy services - Required* Demonstrated track record of leading clinical pharmacy programs at an organizational or enterprise level, with accountability for staff performance, establishing clinical programs, and tracking clinical outcomes - Required* Experience as a residency coordinator or director - Required* Experience building comprehensive medication management, collaborative practice agreements, and layered-learning - Preferred* Direct experience leading or co-leading a pharmacy accreditation or certification journey (e.g., ASHP Center of Excellence, TJC, DNV, or URAC), including gap assessment, evidence compilation, policy development, and survey preparation - Preferred* Demonstrated success establishing continuous quality improvement systems—balanced scorecards or dashboards, peer and national benchmarking, and SMART-goal performance management - Preferred* Track record of leading inter-professional committees (e.g., P&T, medication safety) and driving change across a matrixed, multi-site health system - Preferred.* Experience developing and maintaining a pharmacy department quality plan and its supporting dashboards or balanced scorecards, including selection of measures that reflect the full medication-use process across acute care, ambulatory care, outpatient/retail, specialty, and infusion settings - Preferred* Demonstrated application of quality-improvement methodology (e.g., PDSA/rapid-cycle improvement, Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis, and failure mode and effects analysis) together with internal and external benchmarking to drive measurable improvement - Preferred**Knowledge, Skills & Abilities*** Comprehensive knowledge of federal and state pharmacy regulations, DEA controlled substance requirements, Medication Safety best practices, and Joint Commission/CMS medication management requirements.* Strategic thinking and sound judgment in complex, matrixed health system environments; ability to translate organizational goals into pharmacy program execution.* Strong analytical capability; ability to interpret program performance data, identify trends, and develop evidence-based improvement strategies.* Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; able to influence without direct authority and engage credibly with physicians, executives, regulators, and frontline staff.* Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-priority programs simultaneously, delegate effectively, and drive results through others.* Strong data-analytics and data-visualization skills to build, interpret, and act on dashboards and scorecards, including EHR- and technology derived metrics (barcode medication administration, smart-pump guardrails, ADC overrides, clinical decision support, and pharmacist intervention outcomes).* Working knowledge of the ASHP Standard for Certification as a Center of Excellence and fluency with pharmacy and medication-use quality measure sets, ASHP Pharmacy Accountability Measures, comprehensive medication management quality measures, TJC National Patient Safety Goals, AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators, CMS value-based measures, and URAC/ACHC accreditor measures.* Grounding in Just Culture and High Reliability Organization principles, with the ability to lead interprofessional collaboration that integrates medical, nursing, and quality/performance-improvement input and to communicate results across the health system.**Must have the ability to work all shifts, including weekends**## **Work Shift:**Exempt Salaried (United States of America)**Pay Range:**$222,803.00 - $334,204.00### ### Salary### Offer amounts are based on demonstrated/relevant experience and/or licensure.Pay will be adjusted to the local market if hired outside of the Bay Area.Note: Positions at JMH which are exempt (not eligible for overtime) under the level of Manager are listed as hourly for compensation purposes on this posting. The work shift will contain the word ‘exempt’ on it.## **Scheduled Weekly Hours:**40### About Us**John Muir Health is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health care organization east of San Francisco serving patients in Contra Costa, Alameda and southern Solano Counties. It includes a network of more than 1,000 primary care and specialty physicians and 6,300 employees, The health system’s facilities include John Muir Health, Walnut Creek Medical Center (554-bed acute care facility), which serves as Contra Costa County's only designated trauma center, and John Muir Health, Concord Medical Center (247-bed acute care facility). Together, they are recognized as top centers for neurosciences, orthopedic, cancer, cardiovascular, trauma, emergency, pediatric, and high-risk obstetrics care. Other areas of specialty include general surgery, robotic surgery, weight-loss surgery, rehabilitation and critical care. In February 2024, John Muir Health opened the Behring Pavilion, which is home to the UCSF-John Muir Health Jean and Ken Hofmann Cancer Center in Walnut Creek. This state-of-the-art facility brings cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care coordination into one location. Patients benefit from the expertise of top cancer specialists from John Muir Health and UCSF Health and have access to the latest treatment advances close to home.****John Muir Health also offers complete inpatient and outpatient behavioral health programs and services at our 73-bed fully accredited psychiatric hospital and outpatient center located in Concord. In addition, John Muir Health provides a number of primary care and outpatient services at 89 practice sites throughout the community and urgent care centers in Berkeley, Brentwood, Concord, San Ramon and Walnut Creek.****John Muir Health offers a collaborative, patient-centered health care environment with an emphasis on listening, explaining, and working together as a team, to help patients achieve their optimal health. We recognize those who exemplify excellence and reward them for contributing to our collective success. From individual to department to spontaneous recognition, Employee of the Month, Employee Suggestion Program rewards, Employee Success Sharing Program, and many more, we find unique ways to thank our employees for the outstanding efforts they make every day. Competitive salary and benefit package available.****At John Muir Health, we strive to be a leading health system through the cultivation of a culture of belonging where every patient, employee, provider, and community member feels safe and valued for embracing all aspects of their differences. As an Equal Opportunity employer, we encourage and consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please visit the EEO website here.****All hospitals are accredited by The Joint Commission, a national surveyor of quality patient care. John Muir Health is an equal opportunity employer.**
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