Manager, Pharmacy

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join UPMC Shadyside as a Pharmacy Manager, a role focused on leading pharmacy services and ensuring exceptional patient care. With responsibilities ranging from managing pharmacy staff to implementing quality improvement initiatives, this full-time position offers a unique opportunity to drive innovation in pharmaceutical care. If you're eager to enhance pharmacy practices and collaborate with healthcare professionals, we'd love to hear from you!

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards benefits package

Flexibility in scheduling

Qualifications

• Experience managing pharmacy operations required.
• Strong knowledge of state and federal pharmacy regulations.
• Background in quality improvement initiatives a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the efficient delivery of pharmaceutical care and compliance.
• Lead staff recruitment and mentoring within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Design operational services to enhance patient care.

Skills

Leadership

Pharmaceutical Care

Quality Improvement

Collaboration

Patient Satisfaction

Education

PharmD or equivalent

Job description

Join the UPMC Shadyside team as a Pharmacy Manager and take on a dynamic leadership role in designing and implementing cutting-edge pharmacy services!

- This position offers full-time daylight hours, Monday to Friday, with flexibility in scheduling and a comprehensive Total Rewards benefits package.

As a Pharmacy Manager, you’ll oversee the efficient delivery of pharmaceutical care, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations while integrating quality improvement initiatives into service delivery. You’ll also play an integral role in shaping policies, managing budgets, and fostering collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care. Working with state-of-the-art pharmacy automation, including robots, controlled substance, and inventory management systems, you’ll be at the forefront of pharmacy innovation. This role includes leadership in staff recruitment, mentoring, and professional development, along with participation in educational initiatives for students and residents. If you’re passionate about advancing pharmacy practice and improving patient outcomes, UPMC Shadyside offers an exciting opportunity to grow and lead in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

In this role, there is the opportunity to –

• Design and implement operational services to support the pharmacists’ provision of pharmaceutical care, including dispensing and compounding.
• Maintain productive, collaborative relationships with physicians, nurses, and departmental managers to achieve program and clinical service goals.
• Develop and monitor the delivery of pharmaceutical care, ensuring patient satisfaction and addressing deficiencies.
• Facilitate staff involvement in departmental programs such as quality improvement and staff development.
• Integrate distributive and cognitive aspects of pharmaceutical care to optimize patient outcomes.
• Assist in recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and evaluating staff, providing constructive feedback and enforcing corrective action as needed.
• Ensure cost-effective drug therapy by analyzing patient outcomes and validating care according to current standards.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge on drug therapy and technology, ensuring all staff pharmacists complete required competencies.
• Schedule pharmacy staff to effectively cover operations and on-call hours while ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations.