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Posted: 09-Nov-23

Location: Iowa City, Iowa

Type: Full Time

Categories:

Pharmacy

Pharmacy Manager

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Requirements:

Residency Required

Specialty Practice Areas:

Management/Leadership

Required Education:

PharmD

Additional Information:

2 openings available.

University of Iowa Healthcare (UIHC) has a robust system of both primary care and specialty clinics, with over one million outpatients visits annually. Along with being recognized as one of the best hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes has named the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Iowa’s top in health care in the magazine’s America’s Best Employers List for 2021.

University of Iowa Health Care currently has the following pharmacy manager positions available:

• Pharmacy Clinical Manager - Adult Acute Care
• Pharmacy Manager - North Liberty

Pharmacy Clinical Manager - Adult Acute Care

The Pharmacy Clinical Manager will oversee clinical pharmacy operations in adult acute care areas. Areas may include critical care, cardiology, internal medicine, surgical, emergency, behavioral health, and oncology services. This position will serve as a member of the Pharmacy leadership team and will be responsible for management and oversight of multiple service areas and staff members. This position includes direct supervision of clinical pharmacists and is responsible for the engagement and development of staff, evaluation and implementation of process improvements and clinical initiatives, and providing guidance in experiential education to pharmacy students and residents. The Pharmacy Clinical Manager will also engage in other management and leadership activities in collaboration with departments outside of Pharmacy. This role will support upholding the highest standards for a safe, effective, and efficient clinical pharmacy practice.   

Pharmacy Manager, North Liberty

UI Healthcare at Forevergreen Road is a brand-new community orthopedic hospital located in North Liberty, Iowa with a 36-bed inpatient unit, 12 operating rooms, numerous orthopedic and sports medicine clinics, a level-IV emergency department and an outpatient pharmacy. The Pharmacy Manager at this location will oversee clinical services and operations provide leadership and supervision to clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and support staff located at the facility and within the Department of Pharmaceutical Care.  They will function as the Pharmacist in Charge and be a member of the department’s Pharmacy Leadership Team.

Areas of focus for this position include but are not limited to pharmacy, clinic and procedural area operations, technology and automation, medication safety, compliance, sterile and non-sterile compounding and preparation operations. The manager will ensure all legal and regulatory guidelines are met, work with other pharmacy managers to ensure standardization of workflow processes across all pharmacies, serve as the liaison for the clinics at that location, and participate on department and hospital committees as needed.

Please indicate position preference when submitting application. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree
• Current license or eligibility to be licensed as Pharmacist by Iowa Board of Pharmacy
• Completion of a PGY1/2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration residency or minimum of five years of experience working in a complex pharmacy environment. Alternative residency training with or without related experience will be evaluated as acceptable alternatives. 
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong interest either acute care clinical or ambulatory care pharmacy settings
• Ability and willingness to act as a preceptor 
• Job-related experience with and/or commitment to service excellence is required
• Job-related experience with and/ or commitment to diversity in the work environment is required

 Desirable Qualifications:

• Job-related experience in either acute care or ambulatory care 
• Master of Science in pharmacy or healthcare/management related advanced degree such as an MHA, MPH or MBA
• Board of Pharmacy Specialties Certification
• Experience with automation/technology, human resources management, project management and Epic electronic health record

Please indicate position preference when submitting application. 

About University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) is an internationally recognized teaching hospital that provides premier multidisciplinary patient care services while supporting an environment for health education programs at all levels and in all specialties. UIHC is recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States and is Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center. An approximately 860-bed comprehensive medical center and regional referral center, University of Hospitals and Clinics is committed to providing patient focused care that is available to every person, around the clock, in every environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes.

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