Pharmacy Manager - Knoxville

About the role

The Pharmacy Manager is a licensed professional responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services to Option Care patients in accordance with policies and procedures. This role involves coordinating patient services with nursing, delivery, and reimbursement departments, managing budgets, purchasing, inventory, and security of all drug products and medical supplies. Additionally, this position supports sales professionals and manages on-call responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Determines suitability of patients for home care.
• Supervises, monitors, and evaluates the quality and effectiveness of patient care provided by pharmacy staff.
• Directs the activities of the pharmacy department.
• Schedules work activities of pharmacy staff to meet pharmaceutical-care needs of patients.
• Develops and mentors staff through on-boarding, open communication, training, and development opportunities, and performance management processes.
• Oversees product purchasing, inventory, budget, and equipment management. Assists the General Manager in preparing, securing approval for, and implementing operating and expenditure budgets for the department, and operates within those guidelines.
• Evaluates and oversees the purchase, management, and security of all medications, pumps, and medical supplies in accordance with Option Care policies and formulary guidelines.
• Provides support to sales professionals and general manager by speaking knowledgeably about available services and facilitating education with managed care organizations and other accounts.
• Maintains reliable pharmacy coverage for on-call activities and provides reliable pharmacy services when scheduled to be on-call.
• Manages the use of investigational drug products according to established regulations and Option Care policies and procedures.
• Ensures that medications are prepared and dispensed using appropriate techniques and following Option Care’s policies and procedures. Equipment is accurately calibrated. Medications are prepared so they are appropriately concentrated, without incompatibilities, stable, and appropriately stored.
• Monitors the clinical staff’s documentation on pharmacy care plans for home care patients based on evaluation of monitoring data and other pertinent patient-specific information.
• Evaluates competency in the use of pharmacokinetic principles and formulas and competency.
• Coordinates and participates in on-call responsibilities of the pharmacy department.
• Manages the use of investigational drug products according to established regulations and Option Care policies and procedures.
• Ensures reliable pharmacy coverage for on-call activities.
• Manages the use of investigational drug products according to established regulations and Option Care policies and procedures.
• Ensures reliable pharmacy services when scheduled to be on-call.
• Manages the use of investigational drug products according to established regulations and Option Care policies and procedures.
• Ensures reliable pharmacy services when scheduled to be on-call.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Current, active Pharmacy license as granted by the State Board of Pharmacy.
• At least 5 to 7 years of experience in a clean room or infusion pharmacy setting OR 3 years of experience and one of the following: (a) knowledge of non-sterile compounding, and MTM (b) completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program, or (c) equivalent experience as approved by the VP of Pharmacy and/or SVP of Clinical Services.
• At least 3 years of experience directly managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people as they work.
• At least 2 years of experience planning, developing, and managing departmental expense and capital budgets or completion of an ASHP accredited Residency Program or equivalent experience as approved by the National Director of Pharmacy and/or VP of Clinical Services

Qualifications & Interests

• Experience compounding sterile products and managing patient care.
• Experience overseeing purchasing and inventory process of all pharmaceutical and related substances and supplies.
• Active membership in a related state or national clinical, pharmaceutical, or home health care organization.
• Experience in identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications & Interests

• Post-graduate residency program in clinical pharmacy services.
• Board certification in Nutrition Support Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy, or other clinical pharmacy practice area.
• Experience managing inventory and logistics.
• At least 5 years of experience compounding sterile products and managing complex infusion patients.
• At least 3 years of experience overseeing purchasing and inventory process of all pharmaceutical and related substances and supplies.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Bonding Time Off
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• HSA Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement
• myFlexPay
• Family Support
• Mental Health Services
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Award/Recognition Programs