System Director, Pharmacy - Clinical

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Mission Hill

Regular

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SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system. The organization’s 40,000 team members and more than 13,900+ providers are committed to providing exceptional health care services and revealing God’s healing presence to everyone they serve.
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With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals, more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 12 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one of the largest employers in every community it serves.

Please note that this is a hybrid role that can be based at any one of our regional offices: St. Louis, MO, Madison, WI or Oklahoma City, OK.

To request additional information, confidentially submit your interest, or nominate a fellow colleague, please contact:

Jon Dirksen

Executive Talent Partner

jon.dirksen@ssmhealth.com

#LI-Hybrid

Job Summary:

Collaborates with system and regional pharmacy and interdisciplinary leadership to ensure policies and processes are in place to ensure safe, effective and fiscally responsible pharmaceutical care for hospitalized patients.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Primary Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and monitors the pharmacy clinical practice model used in ministries across the system. Partners with region leadership to ensure policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines are adhered to when practicing clinical pharmacy.
• Steers clinical pharmacy education for system pharmacy. Works with region leadership to identify gaps in skills, practice, and expertise and ensures that educational programs are created to develop appropriate competency in technicians and pharmacists. Serves as the contact for pharmacy school partnerships and educational offerings.
• Coordinates the System P&T Committee and serves as co-chair. Oversees the preparation and distribution of meeting agenda, materials, and minutes. Collaborates with the medical staff and serves as the pharmacy liaison for the system and region P&T Committees. Ensures that System P&T decisions are implemented and montored. Oversees formulary governance process.
• Provides support for drug therapy decisions, including substitutions where needed, during shortages, emergencies, and unforeseen circumstances that cause concern for disruption of the drug supply chain.
• Develops and oversees the Pharmacy Clinical Programs to provide pharmacy practice and medication management expertise and decision making to the Clinical Programs. Identifies and recommends clinical pharmacy specialists for service on the Clinical Program teams. Partners with the multi-disciplinary leadership group at the system and region levels to support the quality, safety, and alignment of the Clinical Programs.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of medication management standards and professional developments related to the practice of health-system pharmacy. Identifies opportunities to advance the practice of pharmacy and collaborates with system and region leadership for design and implementation of new programs.
• Oversees the development of pharmacy residency programs across ministries. Ensures that programs are designed to meet accreditation requirements of ASHP. Collaborates with residency directors and coordinators to advance the programs to meet the growing needs of the ministry and pharmacy profession.
• Develops and implements sourcing strategies by leading cross-functional teams of pharmacy specialists and professionals, uses analytical tools and performance metrics to complete value analyses, assembles and presents concise business cases, and partners with region leadership to oversee the implementation of team decisions.
• Identifies and develops cost reduction ideas and initiatives, working with key stakeholders for the most effective strategy for implementation.
• Evaluates internal and external benchmarking (including cost, quality, safety, user / patient satisfaction and performance) data to identify value beyond acquisition costs.
• Precept pharmacy students and residents, as applicable.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D; Bachelor of Pharmacy) from an accredited school of pharmacy

Experience

• Five years' experience as a pharmacist, with two years in direct people management/leadership

Required Professional License and/or Certifications 

• State of Work Location - Illinois: Pharmacist, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) 
• State of Work Location - Missouri: Pharmacist - Missouri Division of Professional Registration 
• State of Work Location - Oklahoma: Pharmacist - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy 
• State of Work Location - Wisconsin: Pharmacist - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Employee

8753000033 System Pharmacy

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Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). 

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. 

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SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.