Manager of Pharmacy Operations

Position Summary:

The Manager Pharmacy Operations provides general oversight of daily pharmacy operations. This position will report to the Director of Pharmacy/PharmacistinCharge (DOP/PIC) to assist in maintaining compliance with all regulatory legal accreditation and licensure requirements and to provide expertise/leadership in pharmacy operations including but not limited to: sterile & nonsterile compounding (i.e. USP797 USP795 USP800) drug procurement & inventory management drug diversion prevention pharmaceutical waste fiscal accountability and scheduling/staffing & productivity.

• Develops & implements a comprehensive standardized program to assure compliance with USP797 regulatory standards.
• Presides as Designated Person and has all the responsibilities for the Designated Person for all sterile and nonsterile compounding including hazardous and nonhazardous compounding as defined by USP.
• Assists in creating & maintaining pharmacy operations policy and procedures.
• Participates in medication management traces to assure adherence and compliance with TJC accreditation standards.
• Assists in assuring that the Pharmacy complies with State & Federal laws & regulations governing pharmacy practice.
• Provides oversight for drug procurement storage inventory management & dispensing procedures to achieve fiscal goals.
• Assures that pharmacy buyers achieve high levels of contract compliance when ordering pharmaceuticals.
• Participates in the ongoing Omnicell optimization process to assure effective and efficient utilization of the ADCs.
• Participates in all regularly scheduled inventories of controlled substances.
• Oversees the completion of monthly audits of all nursing units and other clinical areas where drugs are stored to assure appropriate storage and security of these agents.
• Oversees drug diversion prevention & monitoring activities including ensuring adherence to policies and procedures staff training & orientation daily activities management reporting utilization audits and investigations.
• Assures proper handling & accountability for expired drugs drug waste & reverse distributor activities.
• Works with staff to create and maintain the pharmacy staffing schedules.
• Assigns/reassigns staff to assure that workload and staff are reasonably aligned to assure responsive pharmaceutical to patients.
• Participates in staff interviews and selection.
• Designs and manages the Department training programs to assure that staff are appropriately trained/oriented.

Reports to: Pharmacy Director

• Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy
• Advanced degree (e.g. PharmD. MS MBA MHA) preferred.
• ASAPaccredited residency (PGY1/PGY2) preferred.

• Judgement and Decision Making the ability to discern between diversion and poor documentation/bad practices.
• Management of Financial Resources Determining how the money will be spent to get the work done and accounting for these expenditures.
• Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others actions.
• Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions conclusions and/or approaches to problems.
• Ability to learn computer applications and develop competence in a given application.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office (e.g. Outlook OneNote Microsoft Word etc.)

• Oral Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Written Comprehension The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Written Expression The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Speech Clarity The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Deductive Reasoning The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• West Virginia United States Other
• Registered Pharmacist
• ASHP Sterile Compounding Preparation Certificate or equivalent a plus

• Five (5) years of practice experience in an acute care pharmacy including USP 797 795 and 800 experience.
• Three (3) years of Pharmacy automation experience
• Three (3) years of experience with controlled substance diversion investigations
• Drug Diversion Prevention software knowledge a plus