Senior Pharmacy Manager

Pay Range

$86.16 - $120.89

About the role

The Senior Pharmacy Operations Manager provides centralized operational leadership and coordination across the organization. This role supports local Pharmacy Managers in the provision of safe, consistent, compliant, and efficient operations for a full range of clinical pharmacy services throughout the organization. This role functions across all pharmacy care settings to assist in alignment of daily operations in each practice area with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Participates in Pharmacy manager recruitment and performance evaluation activities
• Works with Systems Director of Pharmacy to ensure quality control of pharmacy services through monitoring and implementation of quality improvement initiatives
• Aids in the monitoring and controlling of Departmental resources and helps identify service line expansion opportunities and cost-saving opportunities
• Assists in the monitoring and controlling of Departmental resources and helps identify service line expansion opportunities and cost-saving opportunities
• Aids in the monitoring and controlling of Departmental resources and helps identify service line expansion opportunities and cost-saving opportunities
• Maintains departmental policies and procedures, ensuring accessible and accurate information is available to all staff
• Oversees pharmacy information systems, automation, and dispensing technologies and partners with IT to maintain system integrity and implement upgrades
• Leverages data analytics to improve operational performance and monitoring throughout the organization
• Serves as Co-chair of the Organizations Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Identifies/problem-solves formulary and medication utilization challenges
• Affords assistance in monitoring/evaluating reported medication errors and adverse drug reactions
• Formulates/evaluates drug utilization reviews
• Maintains compliance with standardized staff onboarding, training, and competency assessments
• Affords assistance in training pharmacists and technicians as needed to ensure staff follow policy and procedures
• Affords assistance in the monitoring of rural clinic medication distribution including formulary decisions and distribution challenges
• Maintains ability to cover acute/outpatient pharmacy services as needed
• Affords assistance in reviewing prescriptions/orders for appropriateness, legality, completeness, contraindications, interactions, allergies, adverse drug reactions, lab value abnormalities and follow up by screening patient's chart
• Affords assistance in providing clinical consultation and clarification and is able to resolve any questions/concerns with prescribers prior to dispensing
• Affords assistance in advising patients regarding medication use in a clear, accurate, and complete manner
• Documents all clinical activities and interventions
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Supervises the Pharmacy department as and when needed

Requirements

• Pharm.D. degree and licensure as a registered pharmacist
• Candidates licensed prior to 2003 with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree will be considered, provided they have 7 years of progressive clinical pharmacy experience
• For direct hire employees: an unrestricted active license as a registered pharmacist
• For Commissioned Officers: an unrestricted active license as a registered pharmacist in any state
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR and AED)
• ACLS certification preferred
• PALS certification is preferred
• Clinical Competency required within 3 months of hire and subsequently every three years
• High Risk Competency required within 3 months of hire and subsequently every three years

Qualifications

• 5 years of clinical pharmacy experience and 5 years of progressive leadership experience, gained either concurrently or separately
• Of the leadership experience, at least 3 years must have been in a hospital setting, 2 years must have been in an outpatient setting, and 2 years are strongly preferred to have been in a supervisory pharmacy role
• Strong knowledge of pharmacy operations, regulations, and medication-use systems
• Knowledge of pharmacy automation, health system technology, and computer applications necessary to perform duties
• Knowledge in drug therapy and the ability to meet the pharmaceutical needs of all patients
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, safety and security issues, and clinic policies and procedures

Skills

• Leadership, multi-disciplinary collaboration, project management, problem-solving, and workflow optimization
• Effective communication skills – both verbal and written
• Computer application skills, data analysis and interpretation, performance monitoring
• Math skills are required in the accurate calculation of drug dosages, both oral and intravenous as well as compound formulations
• Ability to Work independently and handle stress appropriately
• Handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule
• Work cooperatively within health systems and pharmacy staff

Benefits

SEARHC offers generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Additional Details

• Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required
• Experience Required
• Knowledge of Strong knowledge of pharmacy operations, regulations, and medication-use systems
• Knowledge of pharmacy automation, health system technology, and computer applications necessary to perform duties
• Knowledge in drug therapy and the ability to meet the pharmaceutical needs of all patients
• Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, safety and security issues, and clinic policies and procedures
• Skills In Leadership, multi-disciplinary collaboration, project management, problem-solving, and workflow optimization
• Effective communication skills – both verbal and written
• Computer application skills, data analysis and interpretation, performance monitoring
• Math skills are required in the accurate calculation of drug dosages, both oral and intravenous as well as compound formulations
• Ability to Work independently and handle stress appropriately
• Handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule
• Work cooperatively within health systems and pharmacy staff