Pharmacy Manager/Pharmacist-in-Charge
Pharmacy Manager/Pharmacist-in-Charge
Confidential
Knoxville Metropolitan Area
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Pharmacy Manager/Pharmacist in Charge
Job Description:
The Pharmacy Manager/Pharmacist in Charge oversees the operations of the pharmacy. The responsibilities include ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations, compounding and dispensing prescribed medications and providing supervision to the professional and support staff.
Key responsibilities:
- Responsible for strategic planning, design, operation, and improvement of pharmacy input and dispensing in conjunction with pharmacy operations
- Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and processes to promote safe, efficient, and cost-effective medication dispensing, storage, and medication use
- Ensure quality of patient care and increase revenue through the development and maintenance of policies and procedures that comply with regulatory agencies
- Adheres to HIPAA regulations, Code of Conduct and Employee Standards
- Create reports and develop KPIs including compliance metrics and root cause analysis
- Act as an active member of Pharmacy Compliance Committee and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
- Work closely with Care Coordination team to provide high level of service ensuring great customer service
- Manage dispensing and input departments including all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and pharmacy intern students
- Ensure safe and efficient workflow for pharmacy dispensing
- Monitor and audit all controlled substances and all dispensing and input activities
- Helps determine staffing needs and actively participates in new hire interview and selection processes
- Ensure all pharmacy staff is licensed and has completed mandatory continuing education
- Ensure proper coverage through the creation of staff schedules
- communicate expectations with pharmacy staff and conduct routine evaluations
- Maintain pharmacy expenses within budget requirements
- Complete continuing education as required by Tennessee Department of Health
- Complete in-services and attend meetings as required
- Ensure all work-related information and materials remain confidential
- Maintain proficiency with computer systems
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree or equivalent from a College of Pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education
- Active TN Board of Pharmacy Pharmacist Licenses. Willingness to become licensed in other states as needed.
- Long-term care pharmacy experience preferred
- 5+ years of management experience
Skills and Requirements:
- Strong knowledge of the pharmacy industry, Medicaid, CMS, and state/federal regulations
- Experience with Framework ECM Software System, Framework LTC Software System and
- TCGRX/Parata automatic dispensing machine
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products to include Microsoft Excel
- Strong organizational and planning skills
- Effective communication, interpersonal and leadership abilities
- Ability to be accurate and thorough
- Commitment to continually strive to improve quality standards
- Ability to lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds occasionally
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, reach, kneel, push and pull
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Health Care Provider and Other -
Industries
Retail Pharmacies, Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities, and Hospitals and Health Care
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