"Pharmacy Manager - Children's and Women's Hospitals"

This manager position will participate and lead in the direction, supervision, and provision of daily operations via Pediatric(s) and Women's Health service lines including decentralized and operational services. This includes different levels of patient care: ICU, moderate care, and general care. 

Ensures that all services are performed in accordance with hospital, departmental, and governmental policies, procedures, and regulations. Ensures all related quality assurance and distribution activities are performed and documented. Manages functional area(s) as designated. Assists with the creation, development, and implementation of new programs. Performs clinical pharmacist duties and responsibilities on an intermittent and as needed frequency.

For more information about the UMHS Department of Pharmacy Services, see our annual report at: https://www.medicine.umich.edu/dept/pharmacy/pharmacy-annual-report

GENEROUS BENEFITS PACKAGE

• Health insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement plan
• Opportunities to earn continuing education credits at in-house education programs
• Work collaboratively with physicians and leadership teams to develop and implement quality improvement and process improvements to improve patient care and pharmacy services.
• Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, terminate, or promote assigned employees.
• This position has impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change.
• Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training employees; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary.
• Provide personnel supervision over assigned staff. Coordinate the selection, direction, training and discipline of all area pharmacists, area specific coordinators, and other assigned staff.
• Provide direct oversight and management for USP compliance, staff competency, education and training, and monitoring surveillance activities.
• Oversee and manage drug and product recalls, REMS drugs, shortages, outages, and instances where therapeutic substitution is necessary including providing direction to the inventory group as needed to carry out the required processes.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and regulatory requirements for the procurement, storage, and distribution of pharmaceutical inventory.
• Contribute to the education, training and professional development of pharmacy residents and University of Michigan College of Pharmacy students and interns through support of on-site clinical experiences and internships.
• Lead the initiative to validate, review, and document the competence of assigned technical staff providing pharmacy services.
• Contribute to the education, training, professional development, and assessment of subordinate staff. Coordinate and validate that all subordinate staff are oriented and competent.
• Direct the development of individual performance plans for the pharmacy staff, review staff performance, and address personnel issues.
• Lead the initiative for staff development through the provision of continuing education endeavors and staff training for new functions.
• May conduct or participate in research, drug use projects, cost reduction/management initiatives, and quality improvement activities consistent with Michigan Medicine's goals and objectives.
• Contribute to the maintenance of TJC and other regulatory required programs and documentation including preparation for accreditation surveys.
• Additional decentralized service teams and/or operational areas may be included in this manager's oversight and will be discussed upfront during the interviewing process.

Other Related Duties:

• Complies with all University of Michigan and departmental standards and expectations.
• Supports the department's commitment to continuous improvement activities and principles through positive and respectful contribution in all problem-solving and change processes within the Infusion Pharmacy Department.
• Participates in department committees and work teams as assigned.
• Assumes responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes.
• Ability to meet all the above qualifications and requirements with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.