Mgr-Pharmacy, Community

It's more than a career, it's a calling

OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Exciting Opportunity for a Manager Pharmacy, Community at SSM Health in Oklahoma! Join our team of dedicated professionals and enhance your career with us.

Job Summary:

Manages all activities of retail pharmacy operations; ensures that the pharmacy provides optimal services; is aligned in achieving departmental and organizational goals, meets all legal, accreditation, and certification requirements; and complies with all applicable policies, procedures, codes, and standards of the organization. Assures supervisors and staff have the human and fiscal resources to effectively achieve departmental and organizational goals. Provides supervision for assigned staff.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides oversight and supervision of staff which may include recruitment, orientation/training, performance management and staff development, counseling, disciplining, scheduling and completing payroll. Serves as a resource to the pharmacy team in the provision of patient care services. Sets performance standards, goals for direct reports. Works collaboratively with director and pharmacy leadership to set performance standards for the pharmacy department and maintain pharmacy staff engagement. Evaluates and counsels staff on their performance. Monitors workload statistics to ensure appropriate staffing levels. Provides for the education needs of the pharmacy staff. Ensures the clinical pharmacy staff monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug and drug-food interactions, adverse drug reactions, and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• Prepares annual budget for assigned areas. In collaboration with director and pharmacy leadership develops strategic plan and goals for pharmacy that support the mission and goals of the organization to improve quality, safety, and meet financial goals for pharmacy services. Continuously monitor pharmacy for compliance with the annual budget and strategic plan. Reviews monthly financial statements and monitor expenses and reimbursements and justify all expenditures exceeding budgeted targets.
• Develops, interprets and implements pharmacy-related policies and procedures. Ensures policies and procedures are reviewed and updated on a regular basis to maintain compliance with any changes to federal, state, local, or other regulatory requirements.
• Develops, implements and maintains a system of controls for drug purchasing for the maintenance of par inventory levels. Assesses the pharmaceutical inventory and establishes processes to place orders with vendors or other departments as necessary to maintain par levels. Identifies potential medication shortages and establishes processes to manage shortages.
• Interacts with patients, medical staff, and nurses concerning various clinical activities in order to provide proper drug therapy. Collaborates with medical staff, nursing, administration and pharmacy leadership to maintain productive and effective relationships to ensure the safe and effective delivery of pharmacy services across the continuum of care. Provides support and serves as a resource for nurses, medical staff and other health care providers medication information and education.
• Responsible for oversight and configuration of the pharmacy computer and automation systems, assuring establishment and implementation of best practice policies and procedures and pharmacy staff training. Assures processes are in place to reconcile claims and collect payments.
• Actively assess the security of medication areas and the compliance of personnel w