Clinical Accreditation Manager
Role Overview
This is not a traditional pharmacist role. This position serves as a strategic advisor to hospital pharmacy teams, helping them navigate URAC and ACHC specialty pharmacy requirements while balancing compliance with real-world operations. Success in this role requires strong judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to influence decisions—not just execute tasks.
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About the Role
This is not a traditional pharmacist role. This position serves as a strategic advisor to hospital pharmacy teams, helping them navigate URAC and ACHC specialty pharmacy requirements while balancing compliance with real-world operations. Success in this role requires strong judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to influence decisions—not just execute tasks.
What You’ll Do
Serve as a trusted advisor to hospital partners by interpreting and applying accreditation standards in practical ways
Lead accreditation readiness efforts, including gap analyses, policy development, and survey preparation
Guide clients through mock audits, corrective action planning, and ongoing compliance efforts
Develop tools, templates, and processes that support scalable and sustainable compliance
Collaborate with leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align on approach and priorities
Deliver training and provide ongoing education on accreditation standards
Identify risks, recommend solutions, and drive continuous improvement across quality programs
Act as a subject matter expert on URAC and ACHC standards
What Success Looks Like You are viewed as a trusted advisor, not just a task executor You effectively navigate ambiguity and make sound, independent decisions You provide practical, well-balanced recommendations that consider both compliance and operations You adapt quickly to feedback and continuously improve your approach
Qualifications
- Required PharmD and active U.S. Pharmacist license in good standing 3+ years of pharmacy experience (hospital, specialty, or similar) Experience with compliance, audits, or quality initiatives
- Preferred: Exposure to URAC or ACHC accreditation
- People management or project management experience Experience working with cross-functional teams or external stakeholders
- What Sets You Apart Strong judgment and ability to think beyond black-and-white solutions Comfort challenging assumptions and influencing stakeholders Demonstrated ability to apply feedback and grow Focus on improving processes, not just completing tasks Ability to balance quality, speed, and competing priorities
- How We Work Collaborative, high-accountability environment Fast-paced, quality-driven work Direct feedback and continuous learning are core expectations
- Why Join Us High-impact, advisory-focused work supporting leading pharmacy programs Opportunity to shape how accreditation support is delivered Growing organization with strong visibility and career growth potential
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- Solid computer skills are required, including proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) for communication, documentation, and data management, as well as, navigating the internet and web-based platforms. Data entry and computer skills will be evaluated through an assessment as part of the pre-employment process.
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About Shields Health Solutions
Private specialty pharmacy integrator helping hospitals and health systems manage hospital-owned specialty pharmacies.
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