Pharmacy Manager

The Corewell Health Pharmacy Team supports our mission of improved health, instilling humanity, and inspiring hope. Our team works every day to be the leader in providing pharmaceutical care across our integrated divisions by improving the quality, safety, affordability, and health outcomes for the patients we serve. Our teams including Medication History, Specialty Pharmacy, Infusion Pharmacy, Medication Therapy Management and Medication Care Coordination teams will oversee thousands of patients on their path to wellness. Pharmacy continues to be an integral part of the healthcare continuum touching millions of lives, each day, each week, each month. 

This Pharmacy Manager will equally support Corewell Health Zeeland and Pennock Hospital Pharmacies.

Since 1921, Zeeland Hospital has delivered care that is advanced, yet makes you feel at home. With our help, the Ottawa and Allegan county communities can work toward a lifetime of good health. We have earned state and national recognition for safety, quality, and patient experience and are a Level III trauma center.

We bring the resources of Corewell Health to Pennock Hospital always with a caring, compassionate approach. We are invested in our community. The staff here give their best daily to deliver quality care to our community.

Scope of work

Manages the direction, coordination, and analysis of pharmacy services. Utilizes data and information from multiple sources to identify opportunities within the medication use system in order to ensure continuous process improvement. Leads a diverse and effective pharmacy team with the purpose of improving quality and safety outcomes and managing financial performance. Works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to implement programs and systems. Has an in-depth knowledge of pharmacy operations and pharmacy practice and demonstrates a personal commitment to professional growth.

Essential Functions

• Manages the activities of professional, technical and support staff who are engaged in ordering, compounding, dispensing, preparing, storing, using and distributing (and the control of) drugs and other pharmaceutical products. 

• In collaboration with IS personnel, develops, implements, improves and maintains pharmacy information systems and technology.

• Oversees, prepares and updates policies and procedures affecting the Pharmacy as assigned. 

• Provides direction and support to staff to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. Establishes work standards.  Selects, trains, develops, and evaluates team members and initiates personnel actions in accordance with departmental policies and organization philosophy.

• Provides consultation and expertise in support of patient care treatment and services. Consults on drug therapy, drug regimen reviews, and drug utilization reviews. Consults on research projects and other matters related to pharmacology.

• Provides clinical consultation and expertise in support of patient assessment and care processes.  Consults on drug therapy, drug regimen reviews, and drug utilization reviews. Consults on research projects and other matters related to pharmacology

• Engages in continuous study of the entire professional field to maintain the professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities. Completes required continuous training and education, including department and Corewell Health specific requirements on a timely basis. Anticipates customer needs and manages the provision of services to all customers, including patients, physicians, hospital departments and staff. Ensures that staff responds to requests for services, information, records, and data on a timely basis. Researches and resolves problems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy. Required

• Masters's Degree Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field. Preferred

• 5 years of relevant pharmacy experience. Required

• 3 years of relevant experience skills, knowledge, abilities typically gained through related hospital pharmacy practice or post-graduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency experience. Required.

• Pharmacy leadership experience Preferred.

• MI License Clinical Pharmacist Required.

• MI License Pharmacist Controlled Substance Required.

• ACLS certification within 90 Days Required

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