Pharmacy Site Manager

Careerwebsite; Stroudsburg (Monroe County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a Pharmacy Manager to supervise staff, enforce policies, and optimize pharmacy services. You will manage site-specific information systems, support budgeting, and coordinate payroll and HR activities.

Qualifications include a B.S. in Pharmacy or a Pharm.D., with 1–2 years of supervisory experience and strong interdepartmental communication. Equal emphasis on patient safety and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist degree (B.S. in Pharmacy or Pharm.D.) required.
• 1–2 years of supervisory/management experience.
• Experience coordinating staff scheduling and payroll.
• Ability to develop policies, manage budgets and communicate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff activities and enforce department policies.
• Coordinate scheduling, training and performance evaluations.
• Assist in budgeting and departmental goal setting.
• Collaborate with hospital departments to resolve medication-related issues.
• Oversee procurement, storage, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Staff supervision

Budget management

Payroll coordination

Hiring & onboarding

Policy development

Interdepartmental collaboration

Pharmacy operations

Staff scheduling

Healthcare compliance

Education

B.S. Pharmacy

Pharm.D.

Tools

Pharmacy information systems

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

The Pharmacy Manager is responsible to supervise all staff personnel activities. Enforces all pharmacy departmental policies and procedures. Helps develop departmental procedures with assistance from pharmacy staff members and personnel from other departments to ensure optimal delivery of pharmacy services. Manages site-specific pharmacy information systems. Performs daily pharmacist activities as needed. Performs duties as assigned by the Administrator.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs daily pharmacist activities as needed.
• Assures that staff completes daily responsibilities accurately and efficiently.
• Coordinates personnel scheduling.
• Assists in departmental human resources activities: Hiring new or replacement personnel, Assuring that new department employees complete hospital and department orientation, Assuring that employees maintain competency and continuing education, Assuring that employees demonstrate/model the hospitals core values and customer service behaviors in interactions with all customers (internal and external), Counseling employees regarding their work performance, Completing required performance evaluations.
• Organizes/conducts staff meetings.
• Develops departmental budgets, goals and objectives and investigates potential budget issues.
• Resolves problems, situations or questions concerning medication therapy or logistics between Pharmacy and other hospital departments.
• Assists in developing departmental policies and procedures.
• Responsible for submitting payroll in accordance with Network policies and procedures.
• Coordinates, maintains, and troubleshoots site-specific pharmacy information systems.
• Oversees procurement, storage, reconciliation controlled substance systems. Reports to DEA as required.
• Assists with review of pharmacy-related patient and family educational materials.
• Oversees and coordinates site-specific MEDS bedside delivery service assuring adequate staffing and training, timeliness and accuracy, and service excellence.
• Reports and tracks medication errors. Takes appropriate measures to prevent errors and takes measures to correct.
• Serves as a medication resource to patients and other departments. Assures patient medication related counseling is offered.
• Assures that referral tracking data is maintained accurately and completely.
• Assists in the development of and oversees new projects and services.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS:

Exertional activity - Occasionally lift and/or carry 50 lbs. Frequently lift and/or carry 25 lbs. Being able to frequently lift or carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds is often more critical that being able to lift up to 50 lbs. at a time. Stand and/or walk at least 6 hours in an 8-hour work day. Very few medium occupations in the national economy are performed primarily in a sitting position.

Nonexertional activity - Stooping (bending at the waist) and crouching (stooping and bending at the knee) -required frequently in most medium jobs. Handling (grasping) - required frequently in most medium jobs. Fingering (fine manipulation) - required only occasionally in most medium jobs. Important: The functional capacity to perform medium work includes the functional capacity to perform sedentary and light work. Frequent fingering and handling. Occasionally lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of objects weighing up to 35 pounds. Occasionally stooping and bending. Rarely crouching and reaching above shoulder level. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation, high and low frequency. Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, peripheral vision, and visual monotony.

EDUCATION:

B.S., Pharmacy or Pharm.D.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

1-2 years supervisory/management experience.

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.