What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Pharmacy Services position at Ovation Healthcare?
Welcome to Ovation Healthcare!
At Ovation Healthcare, we’ve been making local healthcare better for more than 40 years. Our mission is to strengthen independent community healthcare. We provide independent hospitals and health systems with the support, guidance and tech-enabled shared services needed to remain strong and viable. With a strong sense of purpose and commitment to operating excellence, we help rural healthcare providers fulfill their missions
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The Ovation Healthcare difference is the extraordinary combination of operations experience and consulting guidance that fulfills our mission of creating a sustainable future for healthcare organizations. Ovation Healthcare's vision is to be a dynamic, integrated professional services company delivering innovative and executable solutions through experience and thought leadership, while valuing trust, respect, and customer focused behavio
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We’re looking for talented, motivated professionals with a desire to help independent hospitals thrive. Working with Ovation Healthcare you will have the opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled subject matter specialists and operations executives, in a collegial atmosphere of professionalism and teamwo
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Ovation Healthcare's corporate headquarters is located in Brentwood, TN. For more information, visit https://ovationhc.
com.
Sum
mary:The position is responsible for supporting the implementation of Ovation services, service optimization and client support for assigned Ovation pharmacy client sites. Specifically, this role will provide key support for pharmacy onboarding/optimization processes including data analysis, vendor alignment and required documentation processing. Specifically, activities include reviewing and optimizing pharmacy associated expenditure by identifying contract, operational, or clinical opportunities, and development of implementation strategies for both GPO and Ovation agreements. This position is responsible for building strategic alliances with key stakeholders as it relates to a successful pharmacy expense management program and overall pharmacy oversight. This role will demonstrate a strong understanding of the pharmacy’s role and maintains current competencies and education to remain up to date with contemporary pharmacy prac
tice.
Duties and Responsibil
- ities:Lead implementation of new clients as it relates to contractual engagements in the pharmacy
- space.Develop and maintain documentation of client and vendor performance for key m
- etricsAs assigned, track identified contract alignment opportunities and coordinate with vendor partners to reach appropriate reso
- lutionLead coordination of and assist in conducting pharmacy and/or supply chain assessments as n
- eeded.Establishes and monitors key data and metrics to ensure successful implementation of ser
- vices.Collaborate with other internal stakeholders to identify, track, and analyze financial data for assigned engage
- ments.Directs multiple projects and tasks in a fast-paced enviro
- nment.Provides leadership in the area of expense management and clinical alignment to contribute to client’s success within assigned
- areas.Responsible for managing customer expectations, delivering cost savings throughout alignment according to estimated timelines, utilizing customer participation in the process to achieve goals and objec
- tives.Collaborates with organizations to track and analyze financial data important to their organization. This may include but not limited to pharmacy services supply expense and pharmacy cost per adjusted patien
- t day.Develops standardized documents, processes, and calculations for use by the team to quantify savings solu
- tions.As assigned, provide direct oversight for specific client projects including the formulation, implementation, and measurement of success for that specific engag
ement.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abi
- lities:Exceptional Understanding of Healthcare and P
- harmacyThorough understanding of Pharmacy competencies and requi
- rementsEffective commu
- nicatorExcellence in Microsoft Office p
- roductsCritical thinking and problem-solving abi
lities.
Work Experience, Education, and Certifi
- cations:Pharm D, pr
- eferred.5-10 years in relevant pharmacy ex
perience
Travel Requ
- irements:Up to 20% as