Pharmacy Manager - Oklahoma City

About the role

The Pharmacy Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services to Option Care patients in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Option Care, current pharmacy practice professional standards, and other regulatory entities. The role coordinates patient services with the nursing, delivery, and reimbursement departments. The role oversees product purchasing, inventory, budget, and equipment management. The role supports sales professionals and the general manager by speaking knowledgeably about available services.

Responsibilities

• Determines suitability of patients for home care.
• Supervises, monitors, and evaluates the quality and effectiveness of patient care provided by pharmacy staff.
• Manages daily activities with regards to effective operations and communications.
• Directs the activities of the pharmacy department.
• Schedules work activities of pharmacy staff so that the pharmaceutical-care needs of the patients are met.
• 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 the Option Care policies and formulary guidelines.
• Provides support to sales professionals and general manager by speaking knowledgeably of the scope of services that are available through Option Care. Description of available services is accurate. Meets with managed care organizations and other accounts to facilitate education regarding available services.
• Maintains reliable pharmacy coverage for on-call activities. 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. In all activities, complies with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.
• Supervises and manages the use of investigational drug products according to established regulations and Option Care policies and procedures. In all activities, complies with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• 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 (for example: opening a document, cutting, pasting and aligning text, selecting font type and size, changing margins and column width, sorting, inserting bullets, pictures and dates, using find and replace, undo, spell check, track changes, review pane and/or print functions).
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: opening a workbook, inserting a row, selecting font style and size, formatting cells as currency, using copy, paste and save functions, aligning text, selecting cells, renaming a worksheet, inserting a column, selecting a chart style, inserting a worksheet, setting margins, selecting page orientation, using spell check and/or printing worksheets).
• Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: inserting, rearranging, hiding and deleting slides, navigating between slides, increasing list level, adding, centering and editing text, changing views, inserting a table or a note, moving objects, printing outline view and/or running a slide show).

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