Specialty Pharmacy Senior Manager at Essentia Health

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership support and oversight of the specialty pharmacy team including those onsite at the licensed pharmacy and those working within clinic departments across the health system footprint
• Oversight of routine operations of Specialty Pharmacy including but not limited to: medication fulfillment, prior authorization, patient assistance, care coordination, and clinical pharmacist practice
• Develop, implement, and communicate key metrics and improvement activities to monitor the performance of operational and clinical services
• Serves as professional and clinical resource in specialty medication use across the enterprise and between service lines, programs, and clinical areas
• Ensure contractual obligations are met and supports external relationships
• Maintains responsibility to budget and financial targets, in collaboration with other stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with quality, legal, regulatory, business, and accreditation standards as well as highest level clinical practice

Educational Requirements:

• Doctorate degree in Pharmacy from a college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of five years (or three years if completion of accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency) of pharmacy experience with demonstrated successful leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's in Business Administration, Master's in Healthcare Administration or similar degree preferred
• Specialty pharmacy experience
• CSP (Certified Specialty Pharmacist) credential

Certification/Licensure Required:

• Licensed as a registered pharmacist by the Minnesota and Wisconsin Boards of Pharmacy within 90 days of hire date

If not licensed as a Registered Pharmacist upon hire, the candidate must have a Pharmacy Intern License and/or is eligible to work as an intern and must become a Registered Pharmacist within 90 days of hire:

• Minnesota: Must be licensed as a Pharmacy Intern through the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy
• Wisconsin: In the final months of a Pharmacy program. No registration required
• North Dakota: Must be registered as a Pharmacy Intern through the North Dakota Board of Pharmacy (if applicable)

Michigan:

• Must be licensed as registered pharmacist in charge and obtain controlled substance license in Michigan within 120 days of start

Iowa:

• Pharmacist in charge registration

• Meets Board of Pharmacy requirements to be Pharmacist in Charge/Managing Pharmacist within applicable states
• Ongoing continuing education and license renewal as required by the state's Board of Pharmacy
• Must meet the driving requirements and criteria acceptable to Essentia Health's insurer