Job Description

Kindred Hospital Aurora is an all-private room, 37-bed long-term acute care hospital offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care seven days a week so you can start your journey to wellness. We are located in Aurora on the east side of the Denver metroplex at the junction of I-225 at 6th Avenue; specifically, on the 2nd floor of the Medical Center of Aurora North building. We are best known for our wound care program, successful pulmonary outcomes and ventilator patient management.

Job Summary

The Clinical Pharmacy Manager is responsible for overseeing the clinical pharmacy services within a healthcare facility to ensure safe, effective, and cost-efficient medication use. This role involves supervising clinical pharmacists, developing and implementing clinical protocols, and collaborating with medical staff to optimize patient outcomes. The Clinical Pharmacy Manager also ensures compliance with regulatory standards, leads quality improvement initiatives, and provides education and training to pharmacy staff and healthcare providers.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for the provision of safe, effective, appropriate and cost-efficient medication therapy to patients at the facility. 
• Facilitates the development, implementation, and maintenance of a system that promotes desirable patient outcomes through safe, cost-effective drug therapies. 
• Performs prospective and/or retrospective drug utilization review.
• Participates in the distribution of clinical drug information and educates providers and staff regarding the appropriate use of pharmaceutical treatment regimens.
• Acts as an interface between the Pharmacy department and the hospital's clinical committees to coordinate medication use policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Participates in discharge planning process.
• Assumes duties of the Director of Pharmacy in his/her absence. 
• Performs duties of a staff pharmacist as needed.
• Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Registered Pharmacist, Pharm D, Hospitals, LTAC, Transitional Care Hospitals, Acute Care 

Pay Range: $59.95-$89.95/hr.

ScionHealth has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit-eligible employees that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or PharmD from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Post-graduate degree in business administration or health-care related field preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Registered Pharmacist in the state of practice.  Board Certification preferred.

Experience

• Minimum two years of hospital pharmacy experience required with one year of previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Completion of a PGY-1 residency and/or PGY-2 specialty residency preferred.  

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