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Posted: 29-Oct-24

Location: Los Angeles, California

Type: Full Time

Categories:

Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Pharmacy Manager

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Specialty Practice Areas:

Inpatient Care

Salary Details:

Mgr role from $167,000 - $272,000 Supervisor role from $158,000 - $251,000

Additional Information:

Employer will assist with relocation costs.

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our six-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of premier healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why we are #1 in California and nine years in a row on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll.

The Pharmacy Inpatient Manager at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California has responsibility for a specific area or group of employees within the pharmacy department, and may have medical center and/or department specific scope of leadership. Performs job duties with sensitivity to the patients' diverse cultural backgrounds. The employee maintains competency skills to identify medication safety concerns in the age-related population and institutes additional measures to provide a safe environment with consideration to the developmental changes in the patient population.

What's this role all about?

• Oversees clinical pharmacy services in the medical/surgical units of the medical center.
• Ensures department compliance with state and federal laws, accreditation, professional and regulatory agency standards and licensure requirements. Maintain staff compliance with medical center policies, procedures and protocols. May conduct tracers to ensure staff compliance as regulatory issues or risks are identified.
• Assumes fiscal responsibility for the unit including unit budget preparation, labor and supply cost management, and revenue enhancement. Initiates and implements Medical Center and departmental resource management initiatives. Ensure wage and non-wage expenses in areas of responsibility meet the department’s budget goals and also monitors workload and overtime for area/department. Responsible for initiating and implementing strategies to reduce drug expenses.
• Assists with development of business and operations plans for unit and for specific programs and services, including achieving department goals that are consistent with organizational goals. Facilitate collaboration and coordination for support of new concepts to enhance the operational area. Provide feedback on short and long-range unit plans and programs consistent with departmental and organizational goals. Identifies opportunities for expanded clinical services and implements new programs, processes and services.
• Provides leadership in daily operations. Assists leadership in assessing and resolving inpatient operational issues and problems. Functions as a positive, creative and effective leader, actively participating in departmental performance improvement activities to ensure self-directed staff, applying all policies fairly and consistently. Conduct performance improvement studies to evaluate opportunities to improve clinical and distributive services.
• Ensures area of responsibility maintains customer focus by serving as a role model for customer relations, providing feedback and maintaining a positive work climate. Works collaboratively with nursing and physician leadership to implement department initiatives to improve the patient’s experience.
• Ensures staff schedules and efficient work flow provide for appropriate coverage of ongoing operations. Support leadership in assessing pharmacist staffing needs for units of responsibility. Review staff schedules prior to publishing. Assists Administrator on Duty (AOD) in schedule coverages.
• Manages assigned staff with responsibility, work with assigned staff to identify their goals and opportunities for development of knowledge and skills. Also provide coaching and training to staff.
• Serves as preceptor and teacher for pharmacy students, interns, residents and technicians when they are on rotation or staffing in the Hospital or Administration rotations.
• May also perform all functions of a staff pharmacist and will work as a staff pharmacist in their assigned area as needed.

Ok to work from home 1 day a week or up to 3 days per pay period after training is completed.

Another opportunity we have is for a Pharmacy Inpatient Evening Supervisor!

Days/Hours: Monday - Friday, 3:00 p.m - 11:30 p.m

• Serves as the evening onsite pharmacy leader and collaborates with pharmacy staff and healthcare team members to support patient care needs.
• Responsible for supervision of staff responsible for the medication use process, including accurate and timely distribution of medications and safe and effective use of pharmacy automation and technology to deliver medications and services to patients.
• Monitors and evaluates pharmacy staffing on an ongoing basis to ensure teamwork, efficient workflow and appropriate coverage for ongoing operations Redeploys staff as needed to support patient care and pharmacy department needs.
• Ensures staff compliance with medical center policies, procedures and protocols and regulatory requirements.
• Assists managers and associate directors in assessing and resolving pharmacy operations issues/problems.
• Actively participates in department performance improvement activities.
• Serves as the Pharmacy Administrator-On-Duty (AOD) on a rotating basis and serves as a liaison to patient care units and Nurse Administrator of the Day (AOD).
• Participates in the education and training of pharmacy staff, residents, interns, students, and other healthcare professionals. Serves as a preceptor for peers, students and other staff members.
• Assures appropriateness of drug selection, dose, route, duration, frequency and timing of medications by providing recommendations to prescribers on appropriate dosage adjustments, drug therapy alternatives or discontinuation of medications.
• Acts as a liaison and supports problem solving for patient care units, including but not limited to controlled medication discrepancies, drug procurement and drug storage issues and responsible for departmental disaster preparedness and response during the evening shift.
• As needed, performs the duties of the pharmacist in the assigned areas to support patient care needs and may perform drug storage, distribution and inventory tasks and supports management of controlled substances and disposal of medications.
• Accurately verifies orders, supports management of pharmacy drug protocols and performs sterile compounding during peak times if needed.

Educational Requirements:

• Doctor of Pharmacy or equivalent degree from an accredited school of pharmacy

License/Certification/Registration Requirements:

• Current pharmacist licensure in the State of California
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

What else are we looking for?

• 2 years of pharmacist experience or Post Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) and/or PGY-2 residency preferred
• Possesses excellent clinical data base.
• Possesses experience in Medication Use Evaluation.
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possesses software skills e.g., Microsoft Office.
• Comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology as related to drug usage.
• Comprehensive knowledge of common disease states and pathologies.
• Ability to comprehend patient medical management plans.
• Ability to assess and apply current pharmacological and biopharmaceutical principles for the selection and use of drug products in a clinical setting.
• Ability to extract pertinent information from the patient or other sources and relate it to the patient care plan.
• Possess the verbal and written communication skills required to fulfill the pharmacist’s responsibilities.
• Ability to teach and serve as preceptor for training programs.
• Ability to prepare drugs needed for immediate administration.
• Ability to provide recommendations and monitor the use of drugs.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations and standards relative to pharmacy practice.
• Ability to adapt to change.
• Ability to prioritize workflow.
• Ability to evaluate medication regimens to meet the therapeutic needs of patients.
• Ability to learn and adapt to the use of automated information systems in daily practice.
• Demonstrated competency in techniques of pharmaceutical calculations, compounding and pharmacokinetics.
• Possess patient-centered communication skills.
• Possess computer skills necessary to perform job functions.
• Exceptions to be approved by the Chief Pharmacy Officer or designee.

Why work here?

Beyond outstanding employee benefits (including health, vision, dental and life and insurance) we take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished and compassionate staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation.

About Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Since its beginning in 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the healthcare needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, continually setting new standards for quality and innovation in patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars-Sinai is widely known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 915 licensed beds, 2,993 physicians, 4,700+ nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Clinical programs range from primary care for preventing, diagnosing and treating common conditions to specialized treatments for rare, complex and advanced illnesses. In addition, Cedars-Sinai serves the community through its Medical Network, which includes the highly rated Cedars-Sinai Medical Group and Cedars-Sinai Health Associates. Cedars-Sinai receives consistent recognition for our excellence. Our awards include; being named to the Honor Roll for the eighth consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report, receiving the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award 20th year in a row for providing the ...highest-quality medical care in Los Angeles, and achieving the longest-running Magnet designation for nursing excellence in California. Cedars-Sinai is a leader in the clinical care and research of heart disease, cancer and brain disorders, among other areas. Pioneering research achievements include using cardiac stem cells to repair damaged hearts, developing minimally invasive surgical techniques and discovering new types of drugs to target cancer more precisely. Cedars-Sinai also impacts the future of healthcare through education programs that encompass everything from highly competitive medical residency and fellowship programs to a biomedical science and translational medicine PhD program, advanced training for nurses and educational opportunities for allied health professionals. Most notably, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a longstanding commitment to strengthening the Los Angeles community through wide-ranging programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

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