Director of Pharmacy, Infusion and in-Clinic Medication

Optum WA, (formerly The Everett Clinic) is seeking a Director Pharmacy, Infusion and In-Clinic Medication to join our team in Everett, WA. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you'll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you'll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and erience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country.

Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Director of Pharmacy plays a critical role for developing, implementing, and directing programs and people that optimize the use of medications. The process is a dynamic one that ensures that people and systems coupled with medications are administered and prescribed in an appropriate, safe, and cost-effective manner. This pharmacy director oversees and directs key regional medication/pharmacy operations programs including pharmacist direct patient care, pharmacy operations, pharmacy infusion services, regulatory compliance, clinic administered medications management (physician offices, ambulatory surgery centers, and other sites), pharmacy training programs and/or pharmacy informatics.

People management may include managers, supervisors, pharmacy leads, clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy residents, pharmacy interns, pharmacy support personnel, and other teammates.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment.

• Oversees and provides direction for clinical pharmacy-based programs and clinical teams including, but not limited to:
  • Pharmacy Infusion centers for clinical, operational, and financial performance
  • Direct pharmacist patient care services
  • Medication and Clinical Pharmacy Programs, including learning programs
  • Pharmacy regulatory work to oversee healthcare entity (HCE) licensing, USP 797/800 and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) consultant work
  • Other key operational pharmacy and medication processes
• Develops and implements medication related polices, standard work, job aids, guidelines, and protocols for departments and the clinic
• Manages financial performance including development and monitoring of capital and operating budgets, forecasting, analysis, guiding and adjusting operations for improvement
• Oversees affordability and value opportunities, including process impacting medication workflow
• Manages collaboration with clinical leaders in primary, surgical, specialty care and business partners to ensure alignment clinic operational goals
• Oversees pharmacy regulatory work to develop and implement work plans, resolve issues, and determine organizational structures
• Works on pharmacy and medication operational programs to ensure clinical operations, including but not limited to medication shortages, medication safety, and optimize medication use.
• Ensures work is aligned with local, regional and national work groups
• Conducts education for providers and staff regarding new drugs, new indications, counter-detailing of industry advertisement including new provider orientation, new teammate orientation and other appropriate education venues
• Provides systematic solutions for medication care delivery using Epic and other tools for medication dashboards and prescribing reports
• Provides supervision, guidance and mentoring to any managers…