Manager Pharmacy

Geisinger Health; Penn (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger Health in Hazleton is seeking a Pharmacy Manager to oversee clinical pharmacy services within the assigned area. The role focuses on supervising staff, ensuring safe and efficacious drug therapy, and coordinating with healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes.

The manager will drive process improvements, manage staffing, and contribute to budgeting while maintaining compliance with accreditation and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy required.
• Minimum 1 year managerial/supervisory experience required.
• Minimum 3 years related work experience required.
• Licensed Pharmacist in PA (Pennsylvania)

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and oversee the medication-use process in the assigned area.
• Ensure best-practice standards of clinical care and optimize patient satisfaction.
• Evaluate current pharmacy practice and implement recommendations.
• Plan and develop new programs based on needs and opportunities.
• Address employee and patient issues promptly with HR or leadership support.
• Perform performance management and staffing decisions for the team.
• Ensure adequate staffing, skill mix, and allocation to support patient care.
• Contribute to budgets and financial planning for the area.
• Collaborate with pharmacists, physicians, and admins to improve medication utilization.
• Develop evidence-based, cost-saving protocols and therapies.
• Educate staff on key performance indicators and contingency plans.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards.
• Develop and revise department policies and procedures.

Skills

Relationship building

Conflict management

Project management

Mentoring skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Pharmacy

Job description

Location: Community Care Hazleton

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.