Clinical Faculty/Clinical Pharmacist/Assistant Director, College of Pharmacy, Outpatient Care Ctr

Clinical Faculty/Clinical Pharmacist/Assistant Director, College of Pharmacy, Outpatient Care Ctr

Hiring Department: Ambulatory Pharmacy Services

Location:  Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1024621

Posting Close Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Description:

The Assistant Director of the OCC Pharmacy is tasked with a range of responsibilities including but not limited to management, operations, and clinical faculty duties. Management duties encompass providing leadership and supervision to the pharmacy staff to ensure the delivery of safe, accurate, and efficient pharmacy services. This includes coordinating scheduling, setting priorities, and overseeing staff work direction. Moreover, the Assistant Director is responsible for training, conducting performance evaluations, and ensuring compliance with policies, procedures, state and federal laws, as well as standards set by the Joint Commission and other legal, regulatory, and professional bodies. Additionally, the Assistant Director collaborates with the Associate Director in recruitment, hiring, and other duties as assigned.

Operational responsibilities and expectations include, but are not limited to:
Setting the standard for excellent customer service to our patients and ambulatory healthcare partners
Facilitating strategies to uphold a high level of patient care and promptly address customer service issues
Ensuring the proper and safe dispensing and delivery of medications using pharmacy software and established workflows
Offering consultations to patients and healthcare professionals
Actively managing inventory, procurement, and implementing strategies to prevent diversion
Supervising pricing systems and providing guidance to staff on prescription claim reimbursement
Familiarity with Illinois prescription plans like Medicaid, Medicare Part D, and commercial prescription plans is preferred
Coordinating and overseeing pharmacy maintenance, equipment, and repairs projects
Cultivating professional relationships with UI Health clinics to market services effectively to healthcare partners at UI Health

The academic responsibilities of the clinical faculty member (Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) include the provision of didactic lectures and precepting entry level Doctor of Pharmacy students, PGY1 residents and PGY2 residents. Scholarly activities, including presentations and publications, are an expectation as well.

Clinical Pharmacist duties include working closely with pharmacy technicians, students, medical staff, and patients in providing patient-centered clinical pharmacy services.

We're searching for someone who is enthusiastic and caring, demonstrating strong leadership and management skills, with experience in supervising pharmacy staff and leading pharmacy operations. The ideal candidate should be a good team player, have clear communication skills, and be able to adapt to changes in the work environment. They should also be great at managing time and organizing tasks, with a firm commitment to providing excellent patient care.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited pharmacy program with PharmD or equivalent terminal degree
• Demonstrable experience in specialty area as defined by the discipline
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical pharmacist experience providing patient-centered services and/ or 3 years
• of operations-related experience as a pharmacy manager, preferably in an academic medical center setting
• Extensive practice experience involving a thorough knowledge of hospital or ambulatory pharmacy with a philosophy of practice as dictated by specialty area needs; managerial ability/skills
• Licensed as a registered pharmacist by the state of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation or eligible for such licensure upon employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in ambulatory care or community pharmacy setting.
• Previous experience in demonstrating strong clinical knowledge base; analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively with healthcare professionals and pharmacy leadership, ability to consistently meet deadlines; demonstrate flexibility with schedule availability, ability to work independently, adapt to a changing work environment; excellent planning skills, time management and organizational skills.
• Knowledgeable to resolve medication related problems and/or insurance issues.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

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