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Job Description
Join us at the Forefront, at UChicago Medicine, as a Pharmacy Operations Coordinator in the Meds2Beds department. In this role as a Pharmacy Operations Coordinator, you will function as an operations and program leaders dedicated to providing support of medication use systems and delivery of optimal medication therapy in transitions of care pharmacy. Pharmacy Operations Coordinators are responsible for coordinating pharmacy operations and operation components for accreditation. Meds2Beds is known for providing valued pharmacy services to patients discharging home from inpatient care and supporting their outpatient needs to allow for an optimal transitions of care experience. We are dedicated to providing patients with the personal service necessary to ensure that they achieve the most benefit from their medication therapy.
Pharmacy Operations Coordinators may have different assignments or functional roles based on experience, training, and skills. These assignments include direct patient care, operational services, or administrative leadership. Pharmacy Operations Coordinators with direct patient care roles proficiently provide clinical pharmacy services and integrated pharmacy operational services in a variety of practice settings in collaboration with pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other personnel. They also work with interdisciplinary programs to deliver medication therapy management within patient care services and to ensure pharmaceutical care programs are appropriately integrated throughout the institution. Pharmacy Operations Coordinators with operational services roles adeptly function in and provide leadership for pharmacy operational areas, including but not limited to the call center, retail, Meds2Beds, and specialty pharmacy areas. They also are responsible for active utilization of pharmacy automation, involvement in and oversight of medication dispensing programs, and supervision of pharmacy technical staff activities. Pharmacy Operations Coordinators with administrative leadership roles directly oversee training and competency, medication safety systems, patient quality and outcomes programs, and regulatory compliance assurance.
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Why Join Us
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
Compensation & Benefits Overview
UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.
The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
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