Manager, Inpatient Pharmacy Services

Location:CHA Cambridge & Somerville Hospitals

Work Days:M-F 8am-4:30pm; rotating on call

Category:Pharmacy

Department:Inpatient Pharmacy

Job Type:Full time

Work Shift:Day

Hours/Week:40.00

Union:No

Union Name:Non Union

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a vibrant, innovative health system dedicated to providing equity and excellence for everyone, every time. With over 140,000 patients in Boston’s metro-north region, CHA is proud to offer the health care people need most in their lives. It is comprised of the CHA Cambridge Hospital, CHA Everett Hospital, CHA Somerville Hospital, the Cambridge Public Health Department, and more than 20 primary care/ambulatory care sites. Key clinical services include primary care, behavioral health, emergency care, surgery and specialty care, hospital care, and maternity. CHA patients also have seamless access to advanced care for rare or complex conditions at its clinical partners - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Mass. General Hospital for Children. 

The CHA Pharmacy Enterprise includes three inpatient pharmacies, inpatient clinical pharmacy services, five retail / specialty pharmacies, a PACE pharmacy, pharmacotherapy services, and a PGY-1 pharmacy residency program. We are an ACPE-accredited provider of continuing pharmacy education. Forty-five of our clinical pharmacists from all areas of operation are members of the CHA Medical Staff and execute a number of drug therapy management protocols through collaborative practice agreements with supervising physicians.

The Manager of Inpatient Pharmacy Services for Cambridge/Somerville Hospitals is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of two of our three inpatient pharmacies, which includes a staff of 14 pharmacists, 4 PGY1 pharmacy residents, 13 pharmacy technicians and interns, co-op students, and pharmacy students from area colleges of pharmacy. As part of the inpatient pharmacy management team, you’ll work collaboratively to oversee all site pharmacy staff and the day-to-day operation of the Cambridge and Somerville Hospital inpatient pharmacies, support the Pharmacy Enterprise strategic plan through identification and monitoring of targeted operational and clinical metrics, support the various clinical pharmacy programs, provide education/training of staff, lead controlled substances management activities within the department, and ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory requirements related to medication management. A commitment to patient safety, customer satisfaction, and efficient/effective use of resources, teamwork, innovation, and performance improvement is required.

We have just completed construction of a new inpatient pharmacy at our CHA Cambridge Hospital location including updated USP 797 and 800 sterile compounding and non-sterile hazardous compounding areas.

Requirements:

Graduate of an accredited college/university with Pharm.D. or B.S. in Pharmacy with equivalent clinical experience is required.

Completion of an ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency is desirable.

Must have a current license in good standing from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy or be eligible for licensure in MA.

Minimum of five (5) years experience as a staff or clinical pharmacist with at least three (3) years of management experience is desirable.

Demonstrated competence/expertise in general medication management functions is required.

 
In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.