PHARMACY MANAGER/Union Hospital

About the Job

Description:

SUMMARY: The Pharmacy Operations Manager is responsible for: (1) the procurement, distribution, and control of all pharmaceuticals used within the North Shore Medical Center; (2) the evaluation and dissemination of comprehensive information about drugs and their use to the institution's staff and patients; and (3) the monitoring, evaluation, and assurance of the quality of drug use.​ These functions are carried out in cooperation with other institutional departments and programs.​ The Pharmacy Operations Manger oversees the activities of clinical pharmacy coordinators, any assistant management personnel, clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy students.​

PRIMARY RESPONIBILITIES:

- Responsible for setting the short- and long-range goals of the pharmacy based on trends in health care and institutional pharmacy practice and the specific needs of the institution.​

- Ensures that there are sufficient professional and technical support personnel to achieve organizational objectives.​

- Responsible for improving the health of patients of all ages by supervising care provided: (a) from all pharmacy locations; (b) while on multi-disciplinary patient care rounds; (c) through direct patient contact; and (d) to patients for whom a pharmacist consultation is requested.​

- Assures that work schedules, procedures, and assignments use pharmacy personnel and resources in the most efficient manner possible.​

- Ensures that all pharmacy personnel posses the education and training needed for their responsibilities and that competence of all staff is maintained through relevant continuing education programs.​

- Establishes and maintains procedures for the orientation and evaluation of personnel based on predetermined objectives.​

- Prepares periodic reports to the institution's administration containing qualitative and quantitative information on the pharmacy's activities.​

- Directs an ongoing, systematic program for assuring the quality of pharmaceutical services.​ This program is integrated with the institution's quality improvement activities.​

- Ensures compliance with relevant standards and guidelines of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations.​

- Arranges for adequate space, equipment, and supplies for the professional and administrative functions of the pharmacy.​

- Supervises and monitors the work of pharmacists and technical support personnel.​

- Works with other members of the organization to define policies and procedures governing the procurement, distribution, and control of all drugs used with the institution.​ Supports a drug distribution system that is in compliance with state and federal regulations, and in compliance with the law.​

- Responsible for ensuring that the institution's staff and patients are provided with accurate, comprehensive information about drugs and their use.​

- Serves as Secretary to the hospital's Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.​

Qualifications:

SKILLS/​COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

- Must be able to communicate effectively with members of the hospital's clinical/​management teams and staff.​

MENTAL PROCESSES:

Requires attention to detail and concentration.​ Good analytical skills are a must.​ Ability to manage a large number of tasks simultaneously and to anticipate future needs.​ Ability to communicate with a wide variety of professionals and non-professionals.​

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Moderate periods of exposure to computer CRT.​ External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case-bycase basis.​

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

- Graduation from an accredited college of pharmacy is required.​

- An advanced degree (e.​g.​, Doctor of Pharmacy, MS in Hospital Pharmacy) and/​or the successful completion of an ASHP-accredited Residency in Pharmacy are desirable, or equivalent hospital pharmacy experience with a focus on hospital management with operational and financial focuses.​

List all LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS and/​or REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED.​

Licensed as a pharmacist by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.​

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

- Five to seven years' experience in institutional pharmacy practice is required.​

- Three to five years' management responsibility is preferred.​

Salary/​Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience

Your decision to join an organization is based on many

considerations.​ At The North Shore Medical Center, we feel our

benefit program plays a vital role in demonstrating the

organization's commitment to its employees.​ NSMC's benefits

package includes Medical, Dental, Retirement, Earned Time Off,

Flexible Spending, Life and Disability Insurances, and Tuition

Reimbursement.​

Job Location: Salem, MA

Job Number: 5774

Company URL: http://nsmc.​partners.​org /​

Company Profile:

NSMC includes Salem Hospital in Salem, Massachusetts, and Union Hospital in Lynn, Massachusetts, both full-service community hospitals, as well as NSMC North Shore Children's Hospital, the NSMC Cancer Center, a freestanding cancer center in Peabody, Massachusetts, the NSMC Heart Center, and the NSMC Women's Center in Danvers, Massachusetts.​

The affiliation with Partners, which includes Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's hospitals, means that NSMC can offer a higher level of expertise and technology to patients on the North Shore.​

NSMC Salem Hospital is a 275-bed community teaching hospital that provides a full range of adult and pediatric services, including medicine, surgery, emergency care, ambulatory care, obstetrics, neonatal care, gynecology, and psychiatry services.​ It is recognized as a regional referral center for cardiology, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and thoracic surgery services.​

NSMC Union Hospital in Lynn is a 130-bed community hospital that provides adult medical and surgical services, including emergency care, ambulatory care, cardiology, psychiatry, oncology, and orthopedic services, as well as a pain center and advanced minimally invasive procedures for the residents of the North Shore.​

Northshore Medical Center is an Equal Employment/​Affirmative Action Employer.​

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