Primary Function

Responsible for the management of pharmacy professionals practicing in ambulatory primary care practices and leading all pharmacy efforts in primary care,value-based care contracts, and population health.

Responsibilities

1. Oversee efforts to improve cost effectiveness and improve quality of care and evidence-based prescribing through pharmacy interventions, PCP engagement efforts and patient care activities in primary care practices.

2. Perform supervisory responsibilities such as hiring, interviewing, conducting performance evaluations, ensure staff productivity, providing disciplinary action and recommending salary increases.

3. Make recommendations for workflow changes, prescribing pattern enhancements and improvements in medical practice operations to improve efficiency, adhere to best practices using evidence-based prescribing and adhere to value based contracting requirements for quality opportunities.

4. Leverages positive relationships with medical providers and medical group leaders to drive operational improvements.

5. Track and report performance of activities through Key Performance Indicators.

6. Recommend areas for education and PCP engagement to the Integra Senior Director of Quality and Primary Care Performance. Collaboratively participate and lead pharmacy topics for the Integra POD meetings and in practice-based efforts in collaboration with practice operations teams’.

7. Comply with all federal, state and Hospital regulatory requirements including DEA, RI Board of Pharmacy, Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies.

8. Participate in contracting with local payers to optimize value to organization, sit at Integra payer quality and leadership meetings to represent efforts of the pharmacy team, and to collaborate with Integra’s leadership team to drive pharmacy initiatives for the ACO.

9. Prepare reports and implements budget. Provide and submit required records to assist and respond to auditors.

10. Work collaboratively with ambulatory pharmacy to improve prescription retention rates.

11. Propose and advocate for innovative pharmacist patient care activities through expanded collaborative practice agreements.

12. Create a welcoming and professional work environment through effective leadership.

13. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications and Specifications

Pharmacy degree and a minimum of five years health system pharmacy experience required. Previous experience in a leadership role required and MBA or other leadership degree preferred. RI Pharmacist’s License is also required.

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions, Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, and our Wellness Center, are trusted organizations fueling the latest advances in medical research, attracting top specialty-trained doctors, and honing renowned services and innovative programs to engage in the important discussions people need to have about their health.

Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.