Location: Virtual Office/Telecommute
# of Openings: 1
VHA is a health care provider alliance of more than 2,400 not-for-profit health care organizations. We help members deliver safe, effective and cost-efficient care. VHA has 17 regional offices in 48 states as well as an office in Washington D.C.
Founded in 1977, we are dedicated to the success of not-for-profit, community-based health care. To help our members meet the needs of their communities, our mission is to improve members' clinical and economic performance. We deliver on our mission by providing industry-leading supply chain management services and facilitating the development of member networks to drive sustainable results.
Pharmacy Implementation Manager
Location: Virtual Office - Anywhere in the United States
The Pharmacy Implementation Manager will work with member hospitals and VHA Regional Offices to provide pharmacy consulting services. Specific areas of involvement will include proposal writing, following up with hospital executives, administrators, clinicians, and directors of pharmacy, to identify medication targets of opportunity to reduce costs as well as implementation of cost reduction initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Consult with pharmacists to develop and implement clinical pharmacy programs that will reduce costs while maintaining or improving quality of care to patients.
- Develop and manage projects/initiatives for Health care Organizations targeting non-salary expense reduction with a focus on standardization and utilization.
- Analyze pharmaceutical purchases and conduct key prescriber interviews with the HCO's Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator to validate and estimate identified opportunities for improved formulary management such as:
- Maximizing market share and product standardization , resulting in best pricing
- Therapeutic interchange
- Automatic substitutions
- Appropriate dosing (via an analysis of strengths and concentrations purchased)
- IV to oral streamlining opportunities
- Work clinical leader to discuss and facilitate changes in formulary management
- Assist members with evaluating and positioning requests for new and significant formulary additions; develops draft protocols, clinical tools and order sets as directed.
Requirements:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy. PharmD is preferred
- A Masters in business or healthcare related fields is desired
- Must have significant hands-on clinical pharmacy experience and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Previous experience as a Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator with responsibility for at least five years in a progressive acute care medical center is required. Experience with Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee activities is desired.
- Board of Pharmacy registered preferred with Graduate training in an accredited College of Pharmacy (M.S. or post-baccalaureate Doctor of Pharmacy) and have completed a clinically-oriented pharmacy residency (ASHP approved residency).
- Recognition or certification by the pharmacy profession is preferred (FASHP, BCPS).
- Advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and word processing software is required.
- Be able to travel nationwide up to 50%
VHA offers an exceptional employee benefits package.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
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