Director of Infusion Pharmacy

5 days ago


Cincinnati OH, United States Optum Full time

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As one of the largest pharmacy benefits managers in the United States, UnitedHealth Group provides a professional culture where you're empowered and encouraged to exceed the expectations of our members, with better schedules than retail and more reach than any hospital.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Supervises the daily activities and tasks of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians related to fulfillment of prescription orders
  • Monitors operations of business unit and actively assists and provides direction to subordinates as required using standard policies, procedures and guidelines
  • Prioritizes and coordinates work, provides leadership to and reviews the work of assigned staff
  • Maintains and reviews most effective scheduling of staff to meet the needs and goals of business unit; assigns workload to staff to meet completion dates / deadlines
  • Works to optimize standardized procedures and improve efficiency of subordinates
  • Performs or assists subordinates in performing duties and resolving problems
  • Prepares composite reports from individual reports of subordinates
  • Analyzes, researches and prepares various reports for management on assigned topics as needed
  • Interviews, hires new employees, ensures appropriate training, conducts performance reviews, counsels employees and takes appropriate disciplinary action
  • Responsible for supervising direct reports - pharmacists and technicians
  • Interprets physicians' prescriptions and creates order, accesses, inputs, and retrieves prescription information from computer system
  • Work with peers / staff from other facilities to create, modify and ensure standardized procedures
  • Oversees, reviews and handles escalated issues
  • Oversight of both home delivery and specialty staff and production

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Pharmacy or PharmD degree
  • Current, unrestricted Ohio Pharmacist License
  • Willing and able to obtain additional state licensure(s), if necessary
  • 3+ years of active pharmacist experience
  • 1+ years of experience leading, overseeing or supervising tasks / projects of pharmacy staff
  • Experience and ability to work with leadership, clinicians and able to develop effective working relationships with cross functional staff / departments
  • Familiarity with some budgeting and reporting activities
  • Solid understanding of state and federal laws regulations as they pertain to pharmacy
  • Proficient with Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
  • Ability to work outside of regular scheduled hours in order to meet demands of work volume

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Pharmacy automation experience
  • 2+ years of home infusion experience
  • CPR+ pharmacy dispensing platform
  • Solid collaboration, interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work / present effectively across functions and with leadership levels
  • Ability to work independently and within a team; excellent coaching / mentoring skills
  • Solid analytics and planning capabilities

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.



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