Pharmacist Coordinator Senior
Coordinates operational and clinical initiatives. Collaborates with staff and leadership to assist with coordination of drug shortages, medication safety, student & intern programs, and staff education. Assists with the implementation and competency of key operational and clinical initiatives. Provides day-to-day departmental leadership in areas of accountability through mentorship and continuing education of pharmacists.
Principle Responsibilities
• Assists with operational performance.
• Recognizes and addresses operational and clinical opportunities for improvement.
• Supports projects and initiatives including: develops and analyzes requirements, analyzes results, identifies options for optimization or issue resolution.
• Leads development and implementation of new practices, workflows, guidelines and policies.
• Develops guiding principles and tools that promote consistency across the system.
• Collaborates with groups and teams assigned to projects and initiatives.
• Provides day-to day departmental leadership through mentorship and continuing education of pharmacist.
• May coordinate the intern and student programs.
• Leads workgroups and teams to meet objectives, timelines, and budget of projects and initiatives.
• May provide educational opportunities for pharmacy staff.
• Develops and implements new and ongoing clinical training and competency evaluation.
• Oversees operational and/or clinical education and initiatives.
• Coordinate staff education/training and competency assessment of new operational and clinical initiatives.
• Works collaboratively with the leadership team to identify gaps in education and assists in performance improvement to close gaps.
• Offers resources and training for new and on-going compliance requirements.
• May lead or coordinate site or system initiatives.
• Monitors financial outcomes.
• Ensures projects are completed within the approved scope, timeline, and budget.
• Assures evaluations include sound financial rationale.
• May prepare and dispense medications.
• Accurately dispense or certify orders filled by the technician.
• Assists in automatic dispensing cabinet(ADC) workflows.
• Requires passing annual sterile products compounding competency.
• Completes chemotherapy compounding competency.
• Prepares or certifies sterile products including chemotherapy preparations prepared by technicians.
• Other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy required or
• Doctoral/Ph.D. level advanced degree in Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) required or
• Completion of accredited residency program required
• 2 to 5 years of hospital pharmacy experience required
• 2 to 5 years of retail pharmacy experience preferred
• Licensed Pharmacist - MN Board of Pharmacy required upon hire
Physical Demands
Light Work
Lifting weight Up to 20 lbs. occasionally, Up to 10 lbs. frequently
• This position includes oversight of the PGY1 pharmacy residency position and provides ambulatory care services in the family practice clinic.***
• 8-Hour shift between 630a-5p weekdays
• Weekends 7a-12p
• Benefit Eligible
Hospitals and Health Care
Health Care Provider
Full-time