Manager-Pharmacy Inventory Billing

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• Healthcare Professionals/Techs, Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Management, Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Career Areas

• Growth and Expansion

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year ($125 for part-time)
• Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

• Responsible for the pharmacy medication supply chain including contracting, procurement, distribution, inventory services and pharmacy storeroom activities.
• Responsible for monthly financial reporting, identifying and analyzing supply expense reduction initiatives, budgeting and vendor contracting negotiations.
• Responsible for operational and financial dashboard goals, metrics, and reporting.

• Responsible for ensuring Work Unit/Department compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, statutes and regulations governing pharmacy practice.
• Responsible for meeting the regulatory requirements of inside and outside auditors and accrediting bodies.

• Implementing and maintaining pharmacy services that are an integral part of the care delivery systems of Northwestern Medicine
• Advocates for the implementation of new technology and the provision of clinical pharmacy services that will improve both patient care and economic outcomes.
• The services are of a scope and quality commensurate with identified patient needs and extend to all areas where medications for patients are prescribed, dispensed, administered, and monitored.
• The services are integrated into the overall planning of patient care services for Northwestern Medicine.
• The service is responsible for around-the clock procurement, preparation, distribution and control of all medications used including those that are investigational.

• Ensure that medications are appropriately provided to achieve the desired therapeutic outcome consistent with patient parameters and disease states.
• Knowledge about working with patient population facilitates the identification of appropriate measures needed to meet the patient population needs.

• Provides effective leadership and management for the achievement of short and long term goals of the Work Unit/Department and Northwestern Medicine relating to financial effectiveness, personnel, information systems, and medication use and policy development.
• Oversees the development of talent across sections in technical, clinical, and leadership positions.
• Manages staffing in areas of responsibility which include hiring, training, competency assessment (age-specific competencies), corrective action, mentoring, sponsoring, effective supervision, and coaching and performance evaluation.
• Manages the effective allocation of human resources within areas of responsibility which include the appropriate staffing mix and levels, and management of productivity based on patient care needs.
• Provides oversight of trainees, including fellows, residents, students and affiliations with colleges of pharmacy and technician training programs.
• Ensures substantial compliance with national pharmacy practice standards and guidelines.
• Provides department leadership to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees and other NM committees, including Medical Staff Committees.
• Facilitates interdepartmental coordination and cooperation to identify and address departmental/organizational needs by acting as a liaison between the pharmacy department and other disciplines.

• Oversees the implementation of medication safety initiatives within the hospital and outpatient settings.
• Participates and supports medication use quality initiatives through the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees.
• Participates in broad and specific Hospital quality initiatives as indicated by the annual quality plan.
• Committed to implementing and supportive of new tools and technology to improve the safe dispensing, prescribing, and administration of medications within the institution.
• Facilitates the practice of evidence-based medicine through the coordination of physician and staff education, the development of collaborative practice agreements between physicians and pharmacists and policy making.
• Demonstrates commitment to performance improvement by adopting process improvement methodologies/projects through interdisciplinary leadership.

• Oversight of the financial management of pharmacy cost centers.
• Accountability for establishing and monitoring operating and capital budgets.
• Oversees the development of capital request proposals and capital project management.
• Oversees major equipment purchase and software upgrades/implementations, product selection, document preparation for equipment acquisition, and oversight of the vendor negotiation process.
• Manages, coordinates, and documents successful drug cost reduction initiatives.

• Establishes connections with colleges of pharmacy for experiential training of Doctor of Pharmacy students in both the inpatient and ambulatory setting.
• Actively participates and provides direction in the planning of post- graduate training in pharmacy that meets the ASHP accreditation standards.
• Provides opportunities for educational programming and coordinates technical and pharmacist staff participation in such programs to promote continued professional development.

• Graduate of an accredited college of Pharmacy
• Licensed Pharmacist in Illinois OR obtain license within 90 days of start date.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a health care institution or equivalent advanced Pharmacy residency/fellowship training
• Evidence of effective communication skills both oral and written with all levels of internal and external customers.

• Experience normally acquired through 7 to 10 years of pharmacy experience in a health care institution.
• Completion of an accredited Pharmacy Residency

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