Pharmacy Manager

Pharmacy Manager

Schedule: Full-time (Exempt) | 40 hours per week + daylight hours with non-fixed start and end times & no weekends or holidays.

Your experience matters. Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Pharmacy Manager joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team. The pharmacy unit plays a vital role in ensuring the safe and effective use of medications for patients. The unit is responsible for dispensing medications accurately and efficiently, maintaining comprehensive medication inventory and control, including narcotics and controlled substances. This includes selecting, calculating, measuring, preparing (both sterile and non-sterile), packaging, labeling, charging, and crediting various pharmacy products like intravenous medications. In addition, the pharmacy ensures compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements.

How you'll contribute. A Pharmacy Manager who excels in this role will:

Job Specific Responsibilities:

• Develop pharmacists' work schedule. Grants and mandates overtime and time off. Assigns and directs workflow within the department.
• Acts as liaison to the IT pharmacist for Epic application.
• Ensure pharmacy SOX compliance including assisting with review of pharmacy daily charges and financial work queues for errors, omissions, etc. Facilitates corrections as needed. Sign off on daily SOX reports and invoices in the absence of the Director.
• Review and approve employee time records for payroll.
• Review medication events and reports to various committees including P&T, Patient Safety, etc.
• Serve as the back-up coordinator for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program and perform tasks associated with this role.
• Serve as primary contact for investigational drug studies at MMC.

Participates in each of the following responsibilities:

• Layoff and Recall; Recommends reduction in employee complement and initiates action, notifies employee(s) if conditions meet specific criteria.
• Promote and Evaluate; independently evaluates and determines work assignments, recognizes performances. Complete periodic performance evaluations on direct reports as determined by hospital policy.
• Suspend and Discharge; Exercise employee suspensions or discharges.
• Adjust Grievances; Meet with employees to listen to and resolve employee issues and adjust grievances.
• Discipline; implement disciplinary action as necessary.
• Exercise Supervisory Authority over pharmacists, technicians, interns and other support staff.
• Develop, communicate and implement department and/or hospital policy; ensure all employees are trained in policy; exercise discretion, independent of policy to ensure proper function of department.
• Maintain inventory of controlled substances including; record keeping, ordering, development and enforcement of policies and procedures.
• Review, investigate and assign controlled substance events identified through diversion monitoring system (ControlCheck).
• Assign and schedule mandatory education and training.
• Oversee training and competency assessments for employees.
• Assure compliance with all regulatory agencies including, but not limited to, The Joint Commission, PA Board of Pharmacy, PA Department of Health, CMS, DEA, etc.
• Submit reports on the accomplishment of related responsibilities as requested by the Department Director.
• Represent the pharmacy department at various interdisciplinary committees.
• Review and approve pharmacy invoices.
• Assist with drug shortages and recalls.
• Communicate regular updates to staff via daily briefs, monthly staff meetings and email communications as needed.
• Serve as liaison to other CHS entities (MiMC, MyMC, Nason).
• Act as Pharmacist in Charge in the absence of the Director.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Implement, and manage all processes and procedures relevant to safe, efficient in-patient and outpatient dispensing services.
• Provide clinical pharmacy information—respond to requests for clinical pharmacy information that originate from the attending and resident medical staffs, nursing, patients and other departments.
• Evaluate appropriateness of pharmacologic therapy for all age groups (pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric).
• Maintain all documentation related to patient care including patient profiles, billing records, dispensing logs and inventory control.
• Computer proficiency.
• Serve on institutional patient care committees, complete assigned projects and provide information as directed by Committee Chairpersons or the Director of Pharmaceutical Care Services.
• Assist with plans and projects of the Department.
• Interpret and evaluate pharmacotherapy—routinely review appropriateness/effectiveness, or per physician request, or per protocol directed activities; when appropriate, recommend cost-effective drug therapy alternatives.
• Supervise/participate in the in-patient and out-patient medication distribution process:
• document drug therapy by maintaining patient specific medication profile.
• dispense medications.
• prepare compounded doses, including sterile products.
• issue drug stock supplies.
• assure proper labeling.
• assure timeliness of services.
• assure patient charge justification.
• effectively utilize automated pharmacy information management systems.
• maintain dispensing records in accordance with all applicable laws/regulations.
• dispense and assure the perpetual inventory justification process for DEA Schedule II drugs.
• inspect and certify proper drug storage.
• assist in inventory control.
• recognize/report adverse drug reactions and medication errors.

Why join us. We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for. Applicants should have a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Pharmacy Doctorate or foreign graduate equivalent.

• At least two years experience in a progressive hospital pharmacy similar in scope to Memorial Medical Center.
• Licensed or eligible to be licensed as a pharmacist in Pennsylvania.

More about Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is a 537-bed behavioral health, rehabilitation, and transitional care hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Johnstown community for over 135 years. We are proud to be recognized by the American Heart Association with the Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

EEOC Statement. "Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."