Inpatient Pharmacy Operations Manager Job Listing at Kaiser Permanente in Seattle, WA (Job ID 3390228-2024-04-22)

Description

Job Summary:
Responsibilities include assisting pharmacy leadership in the planning, development and implementation of managed care products, programs and services related to a specific area of Pharmacy services, generally on a state-wide basis. May also be responsible for leading a team of Pharmacy professionals in achieving divisional goals.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead assigned program, which may include refining the role of the Clinical Pharmacist, strategizing to improve statewide cost and efficiency with Medication Use Management, Drug Information and/or state-wide medication safety. Monitors vendor performance. Managers with direct reports provide leadership and direction to staff including hiring, evaluating development, mentoring and coaching.


• Track, analyze and evaluate data, assess resources and develop systems/tools to meet program needs and improve program satisfaction.


• Chair and/or participate as a member of appropriate KFHPW and external cross functional committees, for example Consultative Specialty Services Leadership, Medication Safety, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Medication Use Management, and/or Network services committees.


• Coordinate and collaborate with key partners and providers to meet organizational objectives. Accountable to develop and implement strategies in pharmacy to help meet organizational population clinical quality targets.


• Design, implement and monitor systems and process improvements.

• Minimum three (3) years of recent and relevant experience in a health care-related field with clinical pharmacy OR successful completion of a post-graduate pharmacy residency training program.

• PharmD OR eight (8) years of experience in a directly related field.
• High School Diploma OR General Education Development (GED) is required.

• Pharmacist License (Washington) required at hire
  

• Proficiency in program specialty which may include medical literature evaluation; medication safety; and Medication Use Management.
• Advanced proficiency with the Microsoft standard suite of software including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; project management skills.
• Able to organize multiple projects, collaborate effectively and lead groups to accomplish desired results.

• Seven (7) years of experience in a health care-related field with clinical pharmacy, marketing, finance, product strategy and/or managed care responsibilities.
• Supervisory experience.
• Doctorate degree: completion of PGY1 residency.
• Masters in health administration or other advanced administrative degree.