Pharmacy Manager/Clinical Assistant Professor - 996114

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Primary Purpose:

Manages the South Florida State Hospital pharmacy operations, ensures the safe and effective distribution of medications, and upholds compliance with state and federal regulations as well as patient care standards. Teaching and service are essential responsibilities. (Clinical Track).

Job Category: Exempt

Hiring Range: 

Pay Basis:  Annually

Subject to Grant Funding? Yes  

Essential Job Functions: 

Administrative Duties:
1. Plans, directs, supervises, and coordinates work activities of subordinates and staff, including hiring, coaching, evaluating, and terminating, all in accordance with hospital and university policies and procedures.
2. Manages all operational activities of the hospital pharmacy and collaborates with college leadership and hospital administration to ensure optimal pharmacy performance.
3. Prepares, compounds, and dispenses medications.
4. Procures, distributes and controls pharmaceuticals in compliance with standards of practice and federal, state and local laws.
5. Implements best practices for storing and disposing prescription drugs and controlled substances, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
6. Manages drug inventory and the coordination of supply orders.
7. Confirms prescription information with healthcare providers
8. Manages and actively participates in medication therapy management, disease management, and other clinical pharmacy services.
9. Completes data entry tasks for prescription processing, inventory billing, report generation, and file maintenance.
10. Delivers informational and educational programs on medications and therapy to patients, caregivers, and staff.

Teaching:
1. Precepts students on their experiential learning experience.
2. Assesses clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods.
3. Coordinates training programs as needed.
4. Demonstrates patient care.
5. Works collegially in an interprofessional environment.

Research & Scholarship (encouraged but not required)
1. Conducts research and/or scholarly activity in a particular field of knowledge and publishes findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
2. Writes and submits grant proposals to procure external research funding.
3. Participates in peer-review activities related to grants and manuscripts for publication in journals.
4. Supervises undergraduate or graduate or professional students’ teaching, internship, and research work.

Service & Professional Development
1. Participates in campus and community events, such as giving presentations to the public.
2. Actively identifies opportunities and provides service relating to fields of expertise for the benefit of internal and external communities.
3. Provides professional consulting services to government or industry is encouraged.
4. Remains current in specialized areas of practice, illustrated by attending professional conferences, maintaining appropriate certifications and licensure, and maintaining affiliations with networks and association of scholars in field of expertise.
5. Attends faculty development programming both internally and externally.

Other Assigned Duties:
1. Collaborates with staff, administrators, and colleagues to address teaching and research issues, and to improve students' learning experiences.
2. Advises individual assigned students to the best academic, professional, and personal ability possible.
3. Serves on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
4. Keeps abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
5. Attends graduation, convocation, white coat ceremony and other assigned college activities as requested.

6. Completes other projects as assigned.
7. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Job Requirements: 

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Knowledge in the theoretical and practical paradigms of the field of expertise.
2. General knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups.
3. English Language - Thorough knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Skills:
4. Speaking - Advanced skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
5. Instructing - Proficient skills in teaching others how to do something.
6. Learning Strategies - Proficient skills in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
7. Active Listening - Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
8. Active Learning - Proficient skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
9. Critical Thinking - Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
10. Complex Problem Solving - Proficient skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
11. Complex Problem Solving – Proficient skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop/evaluate options and implement solutions.

Abilities:
1. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
2. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
3. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
4. Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
5. Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
6. Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so that others understand.
7. Organized – The ability to maintain and coordinate across multiple calendars while adhering to various college and university policies.
8. Diversity Sensitivity – The ability to be inclusive, embracing diverse students and colleagues working relations with respect, dignity, and equality.
9. Confidential – The ability to handle student and university data with confidentiality and with absolute discretion.
10. Collegial – The ability to cooperate congenially with College and University administration, co-workers, staff, students, and other university personnel.

Physical Requirements and Working Environment:
1. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
2. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
3. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
4. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
5. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to nitrile gloves, dental materials, pens, pencils, mobile devices, and computer keyboards.
6. Must be able to work in a clinical setting.
7. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis.
8. May be required to work nights or weekends.

Required Certifications/Licensures: 1. Must have a Florida Pharmacist’s license.

2. Valid and active Florida Consultant Pharmacist license by date of hire.

3. Must undergo a complete hospital background check.

Required Education: Doctoral Degree

Major (if required: Pharm.D.

Required Experience: 1. One (1) year of post-doctoral/residency experience OR three (3) years of academic/clinical experience.

2. Prior experience in a psychiatric hospital.

Preferred Qualifications: 

1. College-level teaching experience and/or research experience.
2. Board Certification or appropriate credentialing.
3. Completion of an accredited ASHP or ACCP residency.
4. Three (3) to five (5) years of pharmacy practice experience.
5. Previous experience as a Pharmacy Manager.
6. Prior supervisory experience.

Is this a safety sensitive position? No  

Background Screening Required?  Yes  

Pre-Employment Conditions: 

Sensitivity Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.

NSU considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.