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Responsibilities

***This position is remote** **within California** **.

The Manager, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services leads a dynamic and multifaceted pharmacy operation, ensuring optimal patient outcomes, cost-effective medication utilization, and efficient pharmacy services across various ambulatory settings. The Manager oversees utilization management, streamlines pharmacy procurement for clinics, manages expanding infusion center operations, and drives a highly impactful prescription renewal service that significantly reduces physician burden.

Position Summary:

The Manager, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services is responsible for planning, managing and evaluating pharmaceutical services in the assigned Region outpatient clinics in accordance with standards of practice, organizational goals and priorities, organizational policies/standards, procedures and applicable regulatory requirements. An incumbent provides direction and guidance to the pharmacy team members, clinic directors/staff and organizational leadership to assure integration of pharmacy services within the ambulatory setting.

Work is accomplished primarily through professional pharmacy staff who are responsible for coordinating, scheduling, overseeing and assisting professional pharmacists and ancillary department staff in supporting and performing including, but not limited to: drug procurement, preparation, prescription renewal, utilization management, patient assistance and associated pharmaceutical care activities. An incumbent may also be responsible for residency program oversight as assigned.

Work also includes:

1) promoting pharmacy involvement in disease state management initiatives that involve drug therapy in ambulatory settings;

2) setting and meeting financial objectives in labor, enhancing revenue and gross margins;

3) implementing performance improvement initiatives;

4) evaluating department effectiveness in meeting clinical/service expectations;

5) monitoring productivity, access and revenue for each pharmacist provider;

6) providing clinic support to improve patient access, provider bandwidth and quality measure scores;

7) troubleshooting ambulatory pharmacy services issues; and

8) taking part in the Ambulatory Care Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

Work requires knowledge of the concepts, professional standards and methodologies applicable to the pharmaceutical care, and of applicable regulatory requirements sufficient to ensure quality and compliant patient care and to exercise judgment and critical thinking in resolving complex issues. An incumbent is expected to apply solid principles of leadership, human relations and continuous quality improvement in the overall management, coordination, and refinement of ambulatory pharmacy services.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

- Minimum of 3 years of non-acute or ambulatory care pharmacy work experience, or completion of a pharmacy residency

- 2 years experience in a supervisory or management capacity

- Bachelor of Science Degree or higher in Pharmacy (PharmD)

- Clear and current CA Pharmacist license

- Demonstrated change management, standardization and leadership development skills

- Demonstrated ability to create enthusiasm for new programs and different approaches to existing programs

- Demonstrated quality improvement competencies required

- Demonstrated understanding of utilization and productivity in a variety of clinical settings

- Demonstrated knowledge of Am Care-focused evidence based clinical treatment guidelines

- Demonstrated knowledge of non-acute pharmacy; innovative pharmacy practices; physician-office based practices, pharmacoeconomics

- Demonstrated knowledge of regulations applicable to non-acute Pharmacy, including DEA, Board of Pharmacy, The Joint Commission, etc.

- Knowledge of current pharmaceutical technology, including distribution, protocol design, monitoring, intervention and provision of pharmaceutical care.

- Knowledge of the methods and techniques used to securely store narcotics and other controlled substances sufficient to ensure the security of the area.

- Knowledge of major medication therapy, drug-drug interactions, and disease states.

Preferred Qualifications:

- PGY1 Pharmacy Residency preferred

- Board certification preferred

- Membership in the ASHP, ASCP, ACCP, AMCP, APHA and/or other professional associations is desirable.

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Overview

Dignity Health Medical Foundation, established in 1993, is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation with care centers throughout California. Dignity Health Medical Foundation is an affiliate of Dignity Health - one of the largest health systems in the nation - with hospitals and care centers in California, Arizona and Nevada. Today, Dignity Health Medical Foundation works hand-in-hand with physicians and providers throughout California to provide comprehensive health care services to the many communities we serve. As Dignity Health Medical Foundation continues to grow and establish new premier care centers, we provide increasing support and investment in the latest technologies, finest physicians and state-of-the-art medical facilities. We strive to create purposeful work settings where staff can provide great care, while advancing in knowledge and experience through challenging work assignments and stimulating relationships. Our staff is well-trained and highly skilled, qualities that are vital to maintaining excellence in care and service.

Pay Range

$80.17 - $119.26 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.