Pharmacy Department Manager

4 weeks ago

WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania, United States Geisinger Health System Full time

Job Summary

The Pharmacy Department Manager position at Geisinger Health System involves overseeing the medication use process and clinical pharmacy services in assigned areas. This role requires providing supervision of staff, ensuring the provision of safe, efficacious, and cost-effective drug therapy for all patients, and utilizing integrated and routine communication with healthcare professionals and patients.

Key Responsibilities

  • Performs all pharmacist duties and responsibilities for their practice area.
  • Accountable for ensuring that best practice standards of clinical care are maintained, patient satisfaction is optimized, and an efficient medication use process and workflow is achieved.
  • Evaluates the department's current pharmacy practice and makes recommendations.
  • Oversees and plans for the development of new programs based on need and opportunity.
  • Responsible for addressing and resolving employee and patient issues that arise.
  • Ensures adequate staffing levels, skill mix, and assignments to support the appropriate provision of patient care.
  • Responsible for staff recruitment and hiring processes in assigned areas.
  • Accountable for maintaining standards, clinical activities, operational activities, and performance metrics that meet clinical, operational, and market needs.
  • Identifies and analyzes changes in medication utilization and costs, including factors driving change trends.
  • Works in conjunction with pharmacists, physicians, and administrative partners to develop processes or programs to address identified issues with medication utilization.
  • Contributes to the development of evidence-based, cost containment, and cost-saving protocols and therapies.
  • Responsible for providing input into staffing and financial budgets for their assigned areas.
  • Communicates and ensures the implementation of activities and tools that consistently educate and focus staff on key performance indicators.
  • Ensures compliance of assigned areas and services with accreditation and both regulatory and corporate compliance standards.
  • Develops/revises/audits/maintains department policies and procedures.

Position Details

This is an excellent opportunity to practice at the top of your license and collaborate with physician/nursing and other pharmacy department teams. The schedule includes rotation of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM and 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM and every other Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree-Pharmacy (Required)
  • Minimum of 3 years-Related work experience (Required)
  • Minimum of 1 year-Managerial/Supervisory (Required)
  • Licensed Pharmacist (Pennsylvania) - State of Pennsylvania

Our Purpose and Values

At Geisinger Health System, everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family, and our communities. We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves, treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence, share our knowledge with the best and brightest, constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, and provide a safe environment for our patients and members.

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