Manager Pharmacy

Geisinger; Lewisburg (Union County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Geisinger Primary Care Lewisburg clinic seeks an experienced Pharmacist Manager to supervise staff, oversee the medication use process, and ensure safe, efficacious, and cost-effective drug therapy for all patients. The role emphasizes collaboration with healthcare professionals and patients to optimize medication therapy management.

Key duties include maintaining high standards of clinical care, planning new programs, managing staffing and budgets, and addressing staff and patient issues in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy is required.
• Minimum 1 year managerial/supervisory experience is required.
• Minimum 3 years related work experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and oversee the medication use process in the assigned area.
• Ensure best practice standards of clinical care and optimize patient satisfaction.
• Develop and implement programs and workflow improvements; manage staffing and budgets.

Skills

Builds Relationships

Conflict management

Project management

Mentoring skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Pharmacy

Job description

Location: Geisinger Primary Care Lewisburg Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: Yes

Job Summary

The manager position will vary in scope and complexity based on the area to which the manager is assigned. In general, the manager will provide supervision of the staff, oversee the medication use process and clinical pharmacy services in their assigned area. Additionally, the manager will provide quality pharmaceutical care defined as being responsible for assuring the provision of safe, efficacious and cost-effective drug therapy for all patients. The manager will utilize integrated and routine communication with all health care professionals as well as patients concerning medication therapy management.

Job Duties

• 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 educate and focus 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.

Position Details

• Education: Bachelor's Degree-Pharmacy (Required)
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year-Managerial/Supervisory (Required), Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience (Required)
• Certification(s) and License(s): Licensed Pharmacist (Pennsylvania) - State of Pennsylvania
• Skills: Builds Relationships, Manages Conflict And Crisis, Manages Projects And Functions, Mentoring Skills

Our Purpose & Values

• Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

* Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affir… Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.