Pharmacist Supply Manager

HCA Healthcare; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition assistance

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

HCA North Florida Division is seeking a Pharmacist Supply Manager to oversee the pharmacy and supply operations at the Free-Standing Emergency Department locations. This role ensures safe medication distribution, inventory control, regulatory compliance, and policy implementation.

The position requires leadership experience in acute care settings, a Florida Pharmacist license, and willingness to travel 75%+.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree from ACPE-accredited school is required.
• Knowledge of state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations.
• Three years acute care hospital supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Experience leading offsite locations of acute care hospitals preferred.

Responsibilities

• Register with the State Board of Pharmacy as the Consultant of Record for FSED locations if required.
• Ensure compliance with JCAHO, DEA, State Board of Pharmacy, and hospital policies.
• Participate in quality and regulatory reviews and audits; resolve gaps promptly.
• Maintain controlled substance records and develop standardized diversion prevention.
• Develop, review, and enforce policies for FSED operations.
• Supervise FSED technicians and manage staffing for FSED pharmacy and supply.
• Lead opening/closing of FSEDs including licensure, equipment, staffing, and regulatory needs.
• Provide education to healthcare professionals, students, patients or the public as needed.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Quality assurance

Education

Pharmacy degree (ACPE-accredited)

Job description

This position is incentive eligible.

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Pharmacist Supply Manager today with HCA North Florida Division.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Free-Standing Emergency Department (FSED) Pharmacist Supply Manager is responsible for managing the pharmacy and supply operations and team members to ensure safe and effective medication and supplies availability, distribution, storage, security and control. Responsibilities also include ensuring receiving, ordering, and prompt distribution of all medication and supplies within the facility, reviewing and maintaining all Min/Max levels for storeroom safety stock as well as all other stocking locations including automated dispensing cabinets. The manager will also create, facilitate and enforce policies and procedures, quality assurance and regulatory compliance in conjunction with the technicians and key stakeholders. The FSED Pharmacy and Supply Manager fulfills departmental responsibilities within the long-range plan, mission, vision and values of the division and hospital, complying with all regulatory standards. The manager will work with the VP Pharmacy Services, HealthTrust Chief Operating Officer and Director of Pharmacy to identify and develop processes to meet or exceed all regulatory standards.

Major Responsibilities:

• Register with the State Board of Pharmacy as the Consultant of Record for FSED locations if required

• Ensures that the FSEDs are in compliance with JCAHO requirements, Drug Enforcement Administration, State Board of Pharmacy, hospital policies and procedures, and other Federal and State regulations.

• Participates in all quality and regulatory reviews and audits, and resolves any gaps found timely and accurately

• Maintain appropriate controlled substance records. Work with the Pharmacy Directors to identify and develop standardized processes to meet or exceed all controlled substance diversion prevention and monitoring standards. Participate in controlled substance reviews and audits.

• Responsible for the development, review, and enforcement of applicable policies and procedures for FSED

• Supervises the FSED technicians servicing the FSED pharmacy and supply responsibilities

• Maintains staffing needs for the FSED team to meet the service and regulatory level needs of the FSEDs

• Leads and project manages the opening and/or closing of FSEDs to completion; to include licensure, equipment ordering and set up, staffing, regulatory, operational needs, etc

• Knowledgeable and proficient in the legal responsibilities of the pharmacist to the facility and all state and federal laws and regulations governing pharmacy services

• Effectively and accurately provides education as needed to healthcare professionals, students, patients or the public as needed

• Creates and proactively maintains formulary of medications and supplies in line with company finance, operational, and safety guidance’s

• Travel will be 75%+ in many cases

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's of Science or Pharmacy Doctorate from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy Required

• Knowledgeable and proficient in the legal responsibilities of the pharmacist to the facility and all state and federal laws and regulations governing pharmacy services Required

• Three years acute care hospital, supervisory, or leadership experience Preferred

• Experience leading offsite locations of acute care hospitals Preferred

Licenses, Certifications and Training:

• Consultant Pharmacist (Florida Only) Required

• Pharmacist Required

Benefits

HCA North Florida Division offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs 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 support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HealthTrust Supply Chain (https://healthtrustpg.com/) is a critical part of HCA Healthcare’s strategy. Our focus is to improve performance and reduce costs. We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions. HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies. We develop, apply and monitor cost-efficient initiatives and programs for HCA Healthcare. By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Pharmacy and Supply Manager opening.

We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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