Pharmacy Administrative Spclst
Company: Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital
Location: Baytown
Posted on: May 10, 2025
Job Description:
At Houston Methodist, the Pharmacy Administrative Specialist
position is an advanced pharmacist practitioner responsible for
providing and coordinating pharmaceutical care to the patients of
Houston Methodist through medication use evaluations, drug policy
development, and continuous quality management activities related
to his/her specialty focus area designed to improve operational
efficiency and patient safety. This position serves on one or more
Medical Staff, Hospital, and/or Departmental Committees or
Subcommittees. The Pharmacy Administrative Specialist position also
serves as a role model for the pharmacists, technicians, pharmacy
students, and residents in the integration of clinical and
dispensing services in the Department. Other duties for this
position include planning and participating in staff development
and coordinating intradepartmental quality management and
performance improvement initiatives related to the respective
specialty areas of focus. This position contributes to fulfilling
the department's mission by collaborating to provide innovative,
personalized, cost-effective pharmaceutical care in a culture
dedicated to quality and safety.
PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Promotes a positive work environment and leads the team to be
dynamic and a focused work unit that actively helps one another to
achieve optimal department results. Collaborates with other health
care professionals as needed for problem resolution and/or
achievement of identified patient specific goals. Role models to
team members effective communication skills, assisting in their
development of such skills.
- Develops educational materials and provides educational
programs for the pharmacy staff and other hospital personnel.
Serves as a preceptor for students from the affiliated colleges of
pharmacy and/or pharmacy residents.
- Communicates regularly with the pharmacy management team
regarding personnel issues, quality improvement initiatives, and
regulatory compliance matters. Effectively implements protocols and
objectives with team members to result in optimization of staff
performance, teamwork, patient safety, and customer service.SERVICE
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Manages daily workload fluctuations, recommending changes as
appropriate for optimum patient care with respect to staffing
assignments and work output. Oversees activities of staff assigned
in the area. Coordinates activities with staff to ensure accurate
and timely delivery of medications to patient care areas while
functioning as shift coordinator.
- Performs functions of a unit based pharmacist and exercises
good judgment in patient care decisions by providing operational
and clinical support which may include, but is not limited to:
order verification and problem resolution, processing
orders/requests, responding to pharmacy consult requests, automatic
stop orders, medication histories, patient counseling and proactive
drug therapy reviews and monitoring.
- Serves as a liaison for other departments and pharmacy to help
support pharmacy goals and quality initiatives.QUALITY/SAFETY
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Coordinates department reporting related to specialty focus
area. Collects, collates, monitors, reviews, and reports on
statistical information, including inventory analysis, quality
management and productivity data, generated by the pharmacy
information system.
- Works with other departments as an expert in specialty focus
area to improve patient care by participating in hospital and
departmental quality management activities. Identifies and helps to
resolve operational and clinical service issues related to
technology. Oversees quality assurance processes related to
specialty focus area and applies proven quality assurance
methodology (i.e., Six Sigma, Lean, etc.) as appropriate to
improvement activities.
- Reviews and updates policies and procedures assigned by the
department director and/or manager.FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Participates in developing the department's annual budget as it
relates to the specialty focus area. Assists the medical staff in
selecting therapy regimens which cost-effectively meet individual
patient needs.
- Identifies/implements cost savings and/or revenue opportunities
for the hospital and shares their ideas with the pharmacy staff and
management team. Manages inventory to minimize waste and expired
drugs in the work area as well as uses one's resources effectively
and efficiently.
- Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and
prioritize tasks for self, pharmacy technicians, and other support
staff.GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Assists pharmacy administration in planning, developing,
implementing, and monitoring new pharmacy programs and services for
the assigned work area and department that address safety, finance,
and operational initiatives, including the monitoring of
established services.
- Contributes regularly to intra-departmental, interdepartmental
activities, and professional publications. Gives presentations at
local, state and national meetings. Presents in-services for
pharmacy, medical, nursing, and nutrition staff members in area of
specialty practice. Seeks opportunities to expand learning beyond
baseline competencies with a focus on continual development as a
Pharmacy Administrative Specialist.
- Leads technology assessment, selection, development, planning
and implementation of automated systems.This job description is not
intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other
reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston
Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and
responsibilities as the need arises.
EDUCATION
- Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing
body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the
Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section
- An advanced degree (i.e., master's degree or Pharm.D)
preferredWORK EXPERIENCE
- Must have one of the following:
- Successful completion of an ASHP-accredited post-graduate year
one (PGY1) and year two (PGY2) residency training programs or
equivalent professional experience (i.e., three additional years of
pharmacy experience per residency year; completion of a pharmacy
fellowship program with a focus in an applicable field may be
considered equivalent to a PGY2 residency)
- Six years of pharmacist experience applicable to the specific
work setting (e.g., hospital, specialty pharmacy); may consider HM
employee with five years of pharmacy experience and performance
that demonstrates leadership abilities LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
- REQUIRED
- PHRM - Pharmacist - State Licensure or eligible for Texas
Pharmacist License within 90 days AND
- BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) within 90 days AND
- PPC- Pharmacist Preceptor Cert - State Licensure within 90 days
AND
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation If applicable to primary work
assignment within 90 days AND
- IV Certification - Intravenous certification (ACPE) If
applicable to primary work assignment within 90 days KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely
perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills,
competency assessments, and performance evaluations
- Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the
English language necessary to perform the essential functions of
this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or
employee safety or security
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians,
family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a
customer service focus and application of positive language
principles
- Exhibits strong interpersonal, teamwork and leadership skills
with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of
excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, physicians
and co-workers
- Knowledge of comprehensive pharmacy services including
unit-dose drug distribution, intravenous admixture preparation,
nutrition support services, and target drug monitoring
- Demonstrates professional and technical competence in the
selection, evaluation, utilization, and distribution of drugs and
drug information and apply these to all patient groups, neonate to
geriatric
- Working knowledge of medical information systems and their
design, development, and integration into clinical practice
- Capable of assuming responsibility for coordinating and
supervising the activities of a major pharmacy service area
- Research competence in an area related to the practice of
pharmacy
- Ability to work independently; capable of handling
challenging/difficult diagnostic procedures and patient care
situations; demonstrates sound judgment and executes above average
clinical skills
- Proficient in all areas of pharmacy technology
- Computer skills to include proficiency in MS Office and EMR
software
- Advanced skill in use of spreadsheet and relational database
software for aggregation of data for analysis
- Strong presentation skills and ability to facilitate work teams
Keywords: Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, Beaumont , Pharmacy Administrative Spclst, Administration, Clerical , Baytown, Texas
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