Manager of Pharmacy Operations

Methodist Healthcare System; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off and disability coverage

401(k) with match

Education support

Fertility and family building support

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a Pharmacy Operations Manager to support the Director of Pharmacy and department leadership, directing daily staff workflow and coordinating pharmacy operations to sustain productivity and patient care.

The role includes recruiting and developing a capable team, enforcing policy, ensuring regulatory compliance, and contributing to budget planning and cost controls to deliver high-quality patient services.

Qualifications

• B.S. or PharmD. degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy required
• 4 years’ experience as a hospital pharmacist required
• ASHP accredited residency or advanced degree (MBA, MHA, MS) Preferred
• Applicable State Pharmacy License required
• Consultant License (if applicable per state) required

Responsibilities

• Manages and supervises Pharmacy operations, including policy formulation and day-to-day workflow supervision
• Assists in planning, development, organization, operation, and evaluation of pharmacy services
• Maintains information systems to optimize pharmacy workflow
• Ensures staff development, orientation, and ongoing training in coordination with management
• Ensures policies and procedures are updated and followed with the management team
• Ensures compliance with pharmacy laws and regulatory standards and participates in QA activities
• Assists with budget preparation and cost containment initiatives; provides management reports

Skills

People leadership

Pharmacy operations

Policy implementation

Budgeting and cost control

Education

B.S. or PharmD degree from accredited pharmacy college

ASHP residency or advanced degree (MBA/MHA/MS) preferred

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Seeking a Pharmacy Operations Manager who provides managerial support to the Director of Pharmacy and other Pharmacy Department Leadership through day to day departmental leadership and coordination of pharmacy workflow. The Operations Manager will coordinate and supervise the daily activities of Pharmacy staff delegating assignments as necessary in accordance with established policies and procedures and to maintain department productivity. This position is responsible for helping to create a patient and customer focused department in support of the delivery of exceptional patient care. The Operations Manager will also be responsible for attracting and developing a team of highly capable, committed supervisors and staff through recruiting and interviewing candidates that have a passion for patient and customer centered care.

Essential Job Function:

• Manages and supervises Pharmacy operations including responsibility for formulating and implementing institutional policy and practice at the department level, and overseeing day to day operations and workflow of the pharmacy department.
• Assists in the planning, development, organization, operation, and evaluation of pharmacy services; assesses and changes pharmacy operations in coordination with the pharmacy management team
• Assists in maintaining appropriate information systems to optimize pharmacy workflow
• Assures pharmacy staff development, new employee orientation, and ongoing training in the pharmacy in coordination with other pharmacy managers
• Helps assure that policies and procedures are updated and followed in coordination with the pharmacy management team
• Assures compliance with pharmacy laws and provides staff guidance when appropriate in regards to regulatory agencies including The Joint Commission standards, National Patient Safety Goals, and USP 797, and participates in quality assurance activities to evaluate and maintain safe medication practices
• Assists with budget preparation and ongoing cost containment initiatives for medication use and operations; provides other management reports as required

What qualifications you will need:

• B.S. or PharmD. Degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy required
• 4 years’ experience as a hospital pharmacist required
• ASHP accredited residency or advanced degree (MBA, MHA, MS) Preferred
• Applicable State Pharmacy License required
• Consultant License (if applicable per state) required

Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant has been nationally recognized for its record setting kidney, liver and pancreas transplant programs. It is home to the Texas Transplant Institute and is the largest living donor kidney transplant program in the US. According to the United Network of Organ Sharing database, the center reached a major milestone in 2019 by performing 231 living donor kidney transplants in a single year setting a new national record - that’s 65 more transplants than the second center on the list.

In addition to transplant care, Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant is a full service hospital with over 260 beds that provides specialized services for liver cancer care, emergency care, weight loss surgery, urology surgery, vascular surgery, inpatient rehabilitation, colorectal surgery and behavioral health care. It is a designated Center of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Our Sexual Assault Response Team provides a compassionate environment for sexual assault survivors ages 13+, serving as a model for hospitals and agencies all over the world. Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant prides itself on providing the highest quality of patient care possible as proven by their consecutive Grade A scores from the Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade survey and ranking in the nation’s top quartile for patient experience. For more information, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and select Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant under Locations.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.