Education & Experience - Required

• Doctorate of Pharmacy Required (PharmD) unless graduated from U.S. School of Pharmacy in or before 2003 OR Foreign Equivalent
• 3 years required
• Maryland Pharmacist License

Education & Experience - Preferred

• Supervisory experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Prioritizes work responsibilities and manages multiple demands.
• Demonstrates an awareness of self-responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.
• Adheres to all best practice standards and guidelines within scope of professional practice and follows all hospital policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Maintains competency in work- and pharmacy-related technology and applications and supports orientation and/or training of team members when appropriate.
• Seeks validation of knowledge base, skill level, and decision making as necessary and assertively seeks guidance in areas of question.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making. Accepts change as a part of the problem-solving process.
• Demonstrates effective communication methods and skills, using lines of authority appropriately.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, workshops, in-service meetings, etc.
• Identifies the extent of the health system's adherence to best practices and guidelines relevant to medication management.
• Attends hospital and departmental meetings as required.
• Utilizes appropriate customer relations skills when interacting with patients, their families, visitors, team members, and others, to ensure all customers are treated with respect and dignity.
• Represents the department on hospital committees, professional associates, and community organizations where appropriate.
• Participates in the development of policies, procedures, and guidelines pertaining to medication use and management.
• Maintains knowledgeability of the daily operations of UMMS, including the Pharmacy Department, through active engagement and awareness of departmental communications via mailbox, bulletin boards, and/or e-mail.
• Maintains knowledgeability of the mission, vision, and values of UMMS.
• Assists in the coordination of performance improvement activities, policies and procedures.
• Works collaboratively with pharmacy leadership, nursing, medical and information systems.
• Evaluates and guides hospital compliance related to regulatory standards specifically concerning pharmacy services and medication management.
• Utilizes appropriate management skills when interacting with direct reports and employees within and external to the pharmacy department ensuring that all employees are treated with respect and dignity.
• Management of personnel supporting pharmacy workflow.
• Evaluate performance of assigned personnel.
• Coordinate and lead team and staff meetings for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Work with staff on an ongoing basis to improve performance and attain their professional development goals by directing, coaching and supporting.
• Monitor the progress of assignments, performance of daily responsibilities, and personnel issues for all assigned team members in a proactive and timely manner providing coaching and corrective action as necessary.
• Manage labor expenses where appropriate for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Manage team member compliance with time and attendance policies.
• Measurement of team member engagement and implementation of improvement initiatives.
• Participate in the recruitment, interviewing and hiring of professional and technical staff.
• Staff orientation, training and competency assessment.
• May serve as a preceptor for pharmacy residents, interns, and students in area of specialty.
• Coordinate scholarship (posters, presentation, publishing) efforts in all areas of oversight.
• May act in the capacity of any other member of the pharmacy leadership team if and when designated/required to do so.