Pharmacy Manager

AmerisourceBergen Corporation; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Wellness programs

Training and mentorship programs

Volunteer activities

Job summary

Cencora is seeking an onsite Pharmacy Manager at Reading Hospital in Wyomissing, PA. This full-time role involves supervising pharmacy staff across operations, ensuring compliance with Board standards, and delivering high-quality patient counseling and medication management.

The position requires 2–4 years of related pharmacy experience, a PharmD, and PA pharmacist licensure with injectables authorization. A strong leadership style and proficiency in pharmacy software are essential.

Qualifications

• Two to four years of directly related and progressively responsible pharmacy experience.
• Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Unrestricted, current Pennsylvania Pharmacist license and injectables license is required.

Responsibilities

• Manages hiring, evaluations, coaching and development of pharmacy team members.
• Maintains compliance with Board of Pharmacy Standards and oversees policies and procedures.
• Procures and dispenses outpatient medications; verifies prescribed medications per standards and legal requirements.
• Counsels patients on medications, dosing, frequency, and interactions; answers questions.
• Collaborates with patients to resolve prescription related concerns and care plans.
• Reviews patient plans for conflicts and ensures quality assurance and record-keeping.

Skills

Pharmacy leadership

Team management

Employee coaching

Compliance knowledge

Pharmacy operations

Drug interactions knowledge

Communication skills

Inventory analysis

Pharmacy software

Data analytics & Excel

Education

Pharmacy degree (PharmD)

Tools

Pharmacy management systems

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

This is an onsite Pharmacy Manager position for Reading Hospital Broadcasting Pharmacy, located at 1220 Broadcasting Rd, Wyomissing, PA. This is a full-time position and the schedule consists of 10-hour shifts with rotating weekends.

Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen) manages and staffs outpatient and retail pharmacy services in partnership with Reading Hospital. This role will support the continued growth of community-based pharmacy services for patients, employees, and providers in the Reading area.

Responsibilities:

• Manages full-performance cycle (hiring, evaluations, coaching/development, etc) of identified pharmacy team members
• Maintains compliance with all applicable Board of Pharmacy Standards.
• Maintains all pharmacy operations, including policies and procedures.
• Responsible for the procurement and dispensing of outpatient medications; verifies prescribed medications according to professional standards, facility procedures, and state and federal legal requirements.
• Consults with patients regarding medications or supplies prescribed, including dosage, frequency, specialized requirements, and possible drug interactions.
• Works closely with patient to answer all questions and/or concerns regarding their prescriptions.
• Reviews and evaluates patient’s plan of care for obvious conflicts.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and record keeping.
• Makes recommendations to pharmacy program manager regarding any changes to operating procedures to facilitate smooth customer service operations.
• Performs prescription verification, order entry and verification of prescriptions, providing technical guidance to staff pharmacist(s) and pharmacy technicians.
• Responds to customer inquiries, requests, and issues when situations get escalated to a higher level of authority.
• Provides consulting on pharmaceutical matters to various levels of personnel regarding pharmacy operations.
• Supervises activities relative to customer files and contacts, ensuring that they are updated as needed to comply with current licensing.
• Performs other tasks as assigned

Education:

Normally requires two (2) to four (4) years of directly related and progressively responsible pharmacy experience; a degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy. Unrestricted, current Pennsylvania Pharmacist license and injectables license is required.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under time and volume constraints
• Strong decision-making skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to resolve customer issues quickly and creatively in order to improve customer satisfaction
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical products, services and drug interactions
• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
• Working knowledge of pharmacy purchasing, inventory management, supply chain operations, and medication distribution workflows.
• Ability to analyze inventory, purchasing, pricing, demand, expenses, discrepancies, and savings opportunities.
• Proficiency with pharmacy management systems
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office software for data analytics, reporting, and communication.

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What Cencora offers

• medical, dental, and vision care
• comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness.
• This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave.
• To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.

For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Affiliated Companies

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