Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Regulatory Compliance - Pharmacy - Full Time

MAIN FUNCTION:

This position will be responsible for the oversight of regulatory requirements, including policy development and management, within the entity specific pharmacy departments, the system hospitals, and the system ambulatory provider-based billing clinics to ensure compliance as it relates to all regulatory bodies, state and federal law. 

EDUCATION:

Graduation from an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy with a PharmD or with an advanced degree.

LICENSES:

Must have a current, unrestricted pharmacist license, licensed to practice Pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New York, or ability to acquire within 180 days of hire.

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum experience of 3-5 years in a hospital setting as a pharmacist.

Dedicated experience in the area of pharmacy regulatory compliance is preferred.

Must have demonstrated ability to facilitate change and work collaboratively with diverse, multidisciplinary teams.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Under the direction of the VP, Pharmacy Services, the Pharmacy Clinical Specialist – Regulatory Compliance is responsible for ensuring the delivery of quality pharmacy services by providing leadership, direction, and technical expertise in the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of Compliance issues related to regulatory or practice standards. The Pharmacy Compliance Specialist aids in maintaining compliance with a number of government agencies, acts, guidelines and laws. In addition, the Compliance Specialist is responsible for going beyond knowing the laws and regulations and their applicability to workflows and organizational processes. A major responsibility is to facilitate, coordinate or conduct investigations and audits to identify areas of risk, draft a process improvement plan in collaboration with other departments or areas to improve compliance to address the risk, and monitor to ensure the process or program is following best practices and established standards.

This position requires cross-functional collaboration with multiple disciplines to produce quality outcomes related to organizational compliance with regulatory, state and federal standards. It requires an in-depth understanding of clinical practice, in order to develop, achieve and maintain quality practices and outcomes and independent demonstration of initiative, collaboration among all disciplines and accurate assessments of processes. The role requires data collection, analysis, management and presentation. Excellent communication skills is a must.

This position requires coordinating quality services, with Clinical Services, in efforts to integrate, implement, and develop procedures, policies, and protocols. The Pharmacy Compliance Specialists is responsible for facilitating meetings with other hospital departments to assist with analysis, planning and implementation of compliance issues. The Pharmacy Compliance Specialist must comply with current departmental and institutional policies, as well as regulations set aside by regulatory bodies (i.e. The Food and Drug Administration, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Health, The Joint Commission, The United States Pharmacopeia and others as applicable). The Pharmacy Compliance Specialist is responsible for attending regular committee meetings as assigned and mandatory staff meetings.

REQUIRED SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:

• Decision Making and Judgment - Professional competence and common sense
• Equipment - Proficient knowledge of computer applications (i.e MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CPOE, E-mail, etc.)
• Analytic, investigative and decision making skills
• Ability to work with data and draw inferences from multiple sources and types of information
• Works independently, with minimal supervision
• Ability to work collaboratively with other departments and areas
• Ability to work on multiple projects and assignments
• Working knowledge of state, federal and healthcare regulations
• Proven time management skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work professionally in collaboration with multiple areas, with providers on all levels (excellent interpersonal and professional skills)
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude when collaborating, training or presenting to others
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
• Ability to continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure the delivery of quality pharmacy services by providing leadership, direction, and technical expertise in the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evalua