Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Services

Washington, DC, United States

About GW MFA

MFA physicians provide comprehensive patient care, offering one practice for the whole person with 52 medical and surgical specialties. As members of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty, MFA providers are teachers and mentors for medical students, residents, fellows, and researchers preserving the rich tradition of academics, research, and healing. In addition to maintaining a closely integrated alliance with The George Washington University and The George Washington University Hospital (GWUH) which is separately owned and operated by Universal Health Services (UHS), the GW MFA has active referring relationships with 12 area hospitals.

The GW MFAs leading healthcare presence in the DC metro region is complemented by a network of community-based practices in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Given its geographic location in central NW Washington, DC, and proximity to more than 175 resident embassies, the MFA continues to evolve its international clinical outreach.

Position Summary

Manage the development and coordination of clinical and specialty pharmacy services that promote desirable patient outcomes throughout the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.

Support Executive Director of Pharmacy in building and sustaining partnerships with medication manufacturers and specialty providers.

Drive key clinical and sales initiatives and help develop strategies to grow and retain specialty patient base.

Provide ambulatory pharmacy services for clinically complex patients of general internal medicine.

Collaborate with leadership to expand third party payor participation with specialty pharmacy.

Facilitate specialty pharmacy accreditation application process.

Maintain familiarity with processing and coverage details of various insurances and guide team through the approval process.

Perform appropriate practices required to maintain compliance with DC Department of Health and FDA regulations.

Perform continuous process improvement based upon specialty pharmacy performance and patient satisfaction.

Responsible for interpretation, computer entry and dispensing prescriptions.

Counsel and advise patients on their medications and regimens.

Maintain inventory and order drugs.

Compound specialized creams, ointments, solutions, suppositories and troches.

Assist in the orientation of new pharmacy staff.

Update controlled drug information and record keeping.

Demonstrate knowledge of basic pharmacokinetic principles.

Demonstrate basic pharmacist competencies in interacting and communicating with other health care professionals and patients.

Apply problem identification and resolution skill and solid therapeutic knowledge to pathophysiology, drug information, drug interactions, and other areas for defined patient population.

Demonstrate effectiveness in day-to-day functional supervision. Works harmoniously with co-workers.

Demonstrate ability to handle ambiguity with professionalism while keeping patient care and compliance as priorities.

Minimum Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education A Doctor of Pharmacy degree is required.

Licenses/Certifications Current licensure as a Registered Pharmacist by the District of Columbia or eligibility for D.C. licensure through Reciprocity or board examination is necessary. License must be obtained within 4 months of employment.

Board certification in pharmacy specialty (BCPS, BCACP, CSP).

Experience A minimum of 3 years of licensed professional pharmacy experience is required.

One or more years of supervisory experience is preferred.

Competencies Ability to input data into the computer, and analyze data as requested.

Must be able to communicate providing verbal feedback in a professional manner.

Must understand and be able to follow instructions and react favorably in all work situations.

Must be mentally adaptable and flexible in dealing with a variety of people.

Physical Requirements Sit, walk, reach, bend, or twist for long periods of time in a clinical setting.

Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 100 lbs. as part of the role.

Regularly exposed to healthcare settings that may require personal protective equipment.

Requires manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, calculator, copier machine, and other equipment.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)