You.

You bring your body, mind, heart and spirit to your work as a Specialty Clinic Pharmacy Manager. 

Your pharmacy knowledge is second to none: your patients feel it in the expertise you share. Families feel it in your communication. Colleagues feel it in your support.

You know when to move quickly. When to sit quietly. When to laugh loudly.

Youâ™re generous with your thoughts, your partnerships and especially your knowledge, because your coordination of all things drug related is crucial.

Youâ™re great at what you do, but you want to be part of something even greater. Because you believe that while individuals can be strong, the right team is invincible.

Us.

Saint Joseph Hospital is part of SCL Health, a faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization that focuses on person-centered care. Our 365-bed facility is one of the top-ranked hospitals in Denver, and has been awarded the highest national recognition possible for nursing excellence â“ Magnet designation â“ by the ANCC. We are proud to extend the mission of SCL Health by providing care for the poor, the vulnerable, our communities and each other. Our deep community roots date back to 1873, making us one of the oldest hospitals in Colorado.

Benefits are one of the ways we encourage health for you and your family. Our generous package includes medical, dental and vision coverage. But health is more than a well-working body: it encompasses body, mind and social well-being. To that end, weâ™ve launched a Healthy Living program to address your holistic health. Healthy Living includes financial incentives, digital tools, tobacco cessation, classes, counseling and paid time off. We also offer financial wellness tools and retirement planning.

We.

Together weâ™ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. Weâ™ll encourage joy and take pride in our integrity.

Weâ™ll laugh at each otherâ™s jokes (even the bad ones). Weâ™ll hello and high five. Weâ™ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.

Weâ™re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn. And we will share our knowledge with each other, patients and families.

Your day.

As a member of the pharmacy leadership team, advances quality clinical pharmacy programs to improve outcomes and overall patient experience in an ambulatory environment. Supports the clinical pharmacy initiatives by driving workflow implementation and process improvement to ensure that each team member is set up for success.

As a Specialty Clinic Pharmacy Manager you will need to know how to:

• Manages a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in an ambulatory clinic seng. Develop and manage a peer review process to support professional development of the team. Ensure the team has appropriate training necessary to carry out the functions of their job role.




• Responsible for financial and quality metrics for the ambulatory pharmacy clinic team, including Medicare Star initiatives that are managed by the clinical pharmacy team.




• Facilitates operational improvements, workflow optimization and organizational change through collaborative work relationships to enhance performance across the pharmacy team. Facilitates collaboration to share and implement best practices.




• Responsible for the implementation of SCL Health Pharmacy Services and SCL Health Medical Group programs and services. Support provider relationship development. Provide medical staff with appropriate medication information for new and existing drug therapies to support safe prescribing practices.




• Provide direct patient care services as needed to support existing programs and to provide coverage for team members.




• Advise on the correct procurement, storage, and administration of drugs in the clinic seng.




• Support efforts to continuously improve the quality of the services being provided through participation in the collection and analysis of pertinent data, and through the development of program modifications that are driven by the analysis.




• Evaluates service needs and volumes and adjusts staffing levels accordingly. Maintains effective and appropriate staffing and staff scheduling to ensure safe, quality patient care. Promotes staff flexibility and cross-training. Provides communication to teams through rounding, huddles, staff meetings and other forms of communication to relay updates regarding department updates, organizational activities, financial performance, educational opportunities, interdepartmental activities and QI acvies.




• Responsible for problem solving to address issues relating to patient safety, care and service. Promotes effective working relationships and works effectively as part of a department/unit team and interdepartmentally to facilitate that departmentâ™s ability to meet its goals and objectives. Ensures coordination of care with other departments to promote the highest level of patient care and satisfaction. Participates in interdisciplinary committees throughout the organization.




• Manages human resource functions such as interviewing, selecon, orientation, education/training, feedback, performance evaluation, and policy and procedure development. Maintains personnel files, including documentation of appropriate staff orientation, competency, training, discipline and performance reviews. Oversees department timekeeping and payroll. Collaborates with HR concerning employee issues and performance. Conducts employee coaching, counseling, disciplinary actions and annual appraisals. Monitors staff adherence to hospital and departmental policies and procedures.




• Prepares and presents business plans, reports, and other statistical data.




• Partners with the department director and leadership team to identify and drive quality and performance improvement initiatives. Participates in establishing mechanisms to design, measure, maintain, and improve the performance and quality of department services. 




• Promotes mission, vision, and values of SCL Health, and abides by service behavior standards.

Your experience.

We hire people, not resumes. But we also expect excellence, which is why we require:

• PharmD degree, required


• Pharmacist license in good standing with the Board of Pharmacy in Colorado and Montana (will allow grace period to obtain license in either state), required


• Two (2) yearsâ™ work experience in an ambulatory clinical pharmacy practice setting


• Board certified in Pharmacotherapy or Ambulatory Care, required


• Board certified in Ambulatory Care


• Five (5) years of work experience in an ambulatory clinical pharmacy setting, preferred


• Supervisory experience, preferred


• Proficiency or familiarity with Epic, preferred


• PGY1 and/or PGY2 Residency completion, preferred

Your next move.

Now that you know more about being a Specialty Clinic Pharmacy Manager on our team we hope youâ™ll join us. At SCL Health youâ™ll reaffirm every day how much you love this work, and why you were called to it in the first place.