Pharmacy Manager

Health Care Administrators Association® (HCAA); Hopedale (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Health Care Administrators Association® (HCAA) is seeking a Retail Pharmacy Operations & Patient Care Lead to supervise day-to-day operations in a hospital-owned retail pharmacy, ensuring accurate prescription verification, high-quality patient counseling, and compliant service delivery.

This leadership role focuses on optimizing medication access, inventory control, staff development, and collaboration with hospital teams to strengthen patient care across the community.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of pharmacy operations, patient care, and prescription verification.
• Solid understanding of regulatory requirements and medication safety practices.
• Proven leadership and staff supervision abilities.
• Strong communication and patient-focused counseling skills.
• Detail-oriented approach to inventory management and performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support pharmacy staff to ensure safe patient services.
• Verify prescriptions and provide medication counseling to patients and caregivers.
• Uphold regulatory compliance and medication safety standards.
• Manage pharmacy inventory, supplies, and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with hospital and clinic teams to improve medication access.

Skills

Pharmacy operations

Patient care

Prescription verification

Regulatory requirements

Medication safety

Leadership

Staff supervision

Communication

Patient counseling

Inventory management

Performance improvement

Job description

Retail Pharmacy Operations & Patient Care Lead

Lead day-to-day operations of a hospital-owned retail pharmacy, delivering high-quality prescription verification, medication counseling, and direct patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and support pharmacy staff to ensure consistent, safe patient services
• Verify prescriptions and provide medication counseling to patients and caregivers
• Ensure regulatory compliance and uphold medication safety and quality standards
• Manage pharmacy inventory, supplies, and performance metrics
• Collaborate with hospital and clinic teams to improve medication access for the community

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong knowledge of pharmacy operations, patient care, and prescription verification
• Excellent understanding of regulatory requirements and medication safety practices
• Leadership and staff supervision skills
• Effective communication and patient-focused counseling abilities
• Detail-oriented approach to inventory management and performance improvement