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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

POSITION PURPOSE

+ Supporting the Pharmacy Department at Trinity Health Livonia the Pharmacy Manager – Operations is a licensed registered pharmacist accountable for managing and advancing people, processes and / or programs that support direct or indirect patient care. The Pharmacy Manager – Operations promotes and advocates for patients, pharmacists / colleagues and the practice of pharmacy as defined by clinical area(s) of expertise and assignment.

+ Responsible for providing leadership, oversight, alignment, and standardization for assigned Pharmacy operational area/business line. Implements strategic and operational initiatives including new services/programs, revenue enhancement, expense reduction, managed care utilization systems, and strategies. Responsible for ensuring performance excellence in terms of quality, safety, service, affordability, and technology. Oversees drug utilization management efforts; manages the pharmaceutical supply chain; and is responsible for the financial operations.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

+ Leadership - Provides leadership & retains accountability for delegation, choices, decisions, and outcomes. Manages alignment and standardization for Pharmacy operations across the continuum of care to provide high-quality, cost-effective patient care in accordance with professional standards, regulatory and licensing agency policies, and federal and state laws related to the practice of Pharmacy. Acts independently and appropriately within license, scope of knowledge and experience in practice area. Exhibits agility and willingness to take on new and additional responsibilities. Embraces new ideas and cultural differences while managing competing priorities.

+ Goals - Partners with executive leaders, medical staff, and healthcare team to develop strategy, goals, objectives, and operational standards to ensure services and priority alignment. Responsible for the successful achievement of strategic objectives and goals and optimizing resources to achieve the desired outcomes.

+ Quality and Compliance – Supports and promotes a culture based on the principles of continuous quality improvement. Collaborates with health care colleagues to establish standards. Monitors quality assurance activities and issues. Identifies opportunities and creates corrective action plans to improve operational effectiveness.

+ Finance - Ensures appropriate operational and capital budgets are prepared for Pharmacy related services. Influences effective, judicious, and financially responsible use of resources. Collaborates in identifying analytics and metrics to demonstrate baseline and performance improvement targets. Monitors key performance indicators (KPIs), drives tactics, and implements actions plans.

+ Pharmacy Operations – Manages medication safety measures and efficient operational processes. Initiates and supports business development and revenue integrity activities. Ensures compliance with the 340B program regulations, recommends opportunities, promotes community benefit, and optimizes contracting. Utilizes and integrates technology and centralized support services.

+ Clinical Services – Supports Clinical Pharmacy programs, drug use improvement initiatives, and medication safety measures. Oversees staff development program and education activities. Communicates drug information and appropriate medication use recommendations to appropriate stakeholders/committees.

+ Professional Development – Responsible for training, education, coaching, and assessment of pharmacist competencies. Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, licenses, and certifications, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings. Creates and supports a work climate that empowers colleagues and values colleagues’ contributions.

+ Procurement - Manages Pharmacy procurement activities including purchasing, receiving, storing, distribution, inventory, compounding and dispensing of pharmaceuticals, and investigational drugs. Optimizes procurement and distribution processes and develops/implements innovative means to improve efficiencies, reduce waste and maximize financial contribution. Analyzes vendor contracts, participates in negotiations as appropriate, and monitors contract compliance.

+ Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

FUNTIONAL ROLE

+ Responsible for Pharmacy operations and managing and leading professional and/or frontline staff, and/or supervisors. Retains accountability for staff coordination, training, hiring, performance, regulatory compliance, and results. Develops departmental plans, including organizational priorities. Manages resources, effectiveness, and policy formation in area of responsibility. Collaborates with larger teams of health professionals to plan for long-term patient care needs.

+ Operations-focus: Directly manages Pharmacy operations. Decisions are guided by resource availability as informed by operational need, functional objectives, and clinical drivers of the Pharmacy. Responsible for driving outcomes through the daily management of resources; primarily patient facing.

+ Optimization-focus (advance, improve, enhance, leverage): Manages indirect or patient care department/program. Priorities are guided by the operational and clinical needs. Develops plans in concert with Pharmacy Managers/Directors in support of the department functional objectives & clinical drivers where support is assigned.

MINIUMUM QUALIFICATIONS

+ Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy is required. Advanced or Master’s degree preferred (e.g., PharmD, MBA)

+ Experience: Minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a pharmacist. Minimum three (3) years of pharmacy management experience.

+ Licensure: Current pharmacist state licensure where employed.

POSITION BENEFITS AND HIGHLIGHTS

+ Competitive compensation with participation in a Management Incentive Program.

+ Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability.

+ Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods.

+ Retirement savings plan with employer match.

+ Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health

+ Tuition Reimbursement

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran