Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Manager

Geisinger; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger in Danville, PA is seeking a pharmacist supervisor to lead clinical pharmacy services in their practice area. You will oversee staff, ensure best-practice standards, optimize patient satisfaction, and maintain efficient medication-use processes and workflows.

You will evaluate current pharmacy practice, develop new programs, manage performance, staffing, budgeting input, and ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards while collaborating with physicians and

Responsibilities

• Performs pharmacist duties for their practice area.
• Ensures best-practice clinical care, patient satisfaction, and efficient medication-use workflow.
• Evaluates current pharmacy practice and makes recommendations.
• Oversees and plans development of new programs based on need and opportunity.
• Addresses staff and patient issues; seeks HR or leadership counsel when needed.
• Performs performance management for assigned staff.
• Maintains adequate staffing levels and skill mix to support patient care.
• Responsible for staff recruitment and hiring in assigned area.
• Maintains standards, clinical and operational activities, and performance metrics.
• Analyzes changes in medication utilization and costs, including drivers of change.
• Collaborates with pharmacists, physicians, and admin partners to address utilization issues.
• Contributes to evidence-based, cost-containment protocols and therapies.
• Provides input into staffing and financial budgets for assigned areas.
• Communicates activities and tools that educate staff on KPIs.
• Develops and implements operational contingency plans with leadership.

Job description

• Performs all pharmacist duties and responsibilities for their practice area.
• Accountable for ensuring that ‘best practice’ standards of clinical care are maintained, patient satisfaction is optimized, and an efficient medication use process and workflow is achieved.
• Evaluates the department’s current pharmacy practice and makes recommendations.
• Oversees and plans for the development of new programs based on need and opportunity.
• Responsible, as first line manager, for addressing and resolving employee and patient issues that arise, seeking advice and counsel, when necessary, from Human Resource or departmental leadership, to ensure a satisfactory outcome.
• Performs all performance management activities for assigned staff.
• Ensures adequate staffing levels, skill mix and assignments to support the appropriate provision of patient care.
• Responsible for staff recruitment and hiring processes in assigned area.
• Accountable for maintaining standards, clinical activities, operational activities, and performance metrics that meet clinical, operational and market needs.
• Identifies and analyzes changes in medication utilization and costs including factors driving change trends.
• Works in conjunction with the pharmacists, physicians, and administrative partners to develop processes or programs to address identified issues with medication utilization.
• Contributes to the development of evidence-based, cost containment and cost saving protocols and therapies.
• Responsible for providing input into staffing and financial budgets for their assigned areas.
• Communicates and ensures the implementation of activities and tools that consistently educates and focuses staff on key performance indicators.
• Responsible for ensuring the development and implementation of operational contingency plans in concert with the department leadership team as financial or other conditions warrant.
• Ensures compliance of assigned areas and services with accreditation and both regulatory and corporate compliance standards.
• Develops/revises/audits/maintains department policies and procedures.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.