Pharmacy Manager- Professional Development and Clinical Services

Cone Health; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cone Health seeks a Pharmacy Manager to plan, integrate, and oversee resources for comprehensive inpatient and outpatient pharmacy services. You will lead staff, manage budgets, and coordinate with nursing and medical teams to support patient care.

The role requires a Doctor of Pharmacy (or BS Pharm) with 7 years total pharmacist experience, including 3 in a leadership role, and NC license eligibility within two months. Advanced degrees are preferred.

Qualifications

• Must hold or be eligible for North Carolina pharmacy license within 2 months of hire.
• 7 years total pharmacist experience with 3 years in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Plan, integrate, and evaluate resources to provide pharmacy services for inpatient and outpatient programs.
• Coordinate staff, material, and financial resources to achieve pharmaceutical and consultative services.
• Lead performance improvement activities and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Foster collaboration across health system pharmacies and interdisciplinary teams.
• Monitor costs and adjust staffing and budgets to support patient care and operations.
• Coach staff in pharmacy service delivery and professional practice.

Skills

Pharmacy leadership

Staff coaching

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

MBA or MHA preferred

Job description

The Pharmacy Manager plans, integrates, controls and evaluates human, material and fiscal resources required to provide pharmacy services for inpatient and outpatient programs. This role facilitates, coordinates, and manages staff, material, and financial resources to achieve pharmaceutical, distribution and consultative services which support nursing and medical management of patient care.

Essential Job Function:

• Manages pharmacy programs by consistently assessing pharmacy services needs and workload issues and measuring department performance.
• Identifies and develops pharmacy department goals and objectives, utilizing organizational goals and trend data along with customer and staff input.
• Represents the pharmacy department on interdepartmental collaborative teams and committees to plan for and implement performance improvement activities that support regulatory agency expectations.
• Helps foster and develop collaborative activities across health system pharmacies that plan and implement regulatory compliance activities.
• Performs monthly analysis of cost variances, identifies and communicates causes, and implements action plans to resolve in a timely, accurate manner.
• Works collaboratively with customers, committees, and senior leadership to manage systemwide expenses (i.e., salary, pharmaceutical, medical supply).
• Anticipates and adjusts staffing to meet various levels of patient care needs.
• Coaches pharmacists, technicians, and support staff in the performance of pharmacy services in assigned pharmacy areas.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Education:

• Required: Doctor of Pharmacy or BS Pharm.
• Preferred: MHA, MS Pharmacy or Pharmacy Administration, MBA, or other advanced degree in pharmacy or healthcare leadership.

Experience:

• Required: 7 years' total pharmacist experience with 3 years in a pharmacy leadership role.

Licensure/Certification/Listing:

• Required: Current active license to practice pharmacy in North Carolina, or eligible to obtain North Carolina pharmacy license within two (2) months of date of hire.