Job DescriptionThe Pharmacy Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and compliance of pharmacy operations. This role oversees staff, budgeting, and regulatory adherence while ensuring the safe and effective preparation and dispensing of medications. The director collaborates with healthcare providers to optimize patient outcomes, drives quality and safety initiatives, and ensures efficient, high-standard pharmaceutical care across all services.
Principal Accountabilities:- Responsible for the overall management and operation of the pharmacy.
- Supervise staff, managing budgets, ensuring compliance with regulations, providing high-quality patient care, and maintaining inventory.
- Collaborate with healthcare providers to optimize patient outcomes.
- Acts as the Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) to oversee the pharmacy's operations, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements and providing high-quality pharmaceutical care.
- The PIC is responsible for managing pharmacy staff, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring the safe and effective delivery of medications to patients.
- Oversee the daily operations of the pharmacy department.
- Develop, implement, and maintain standard operating procedures.
- Ensure efficient workflow and optimize the use of pharmacy resource.
- Recruit, hire, train, and supervise pharmacy staff, including pharmacists, technicians, and interns.
- Conduct performance evaluations and provide ongoing training and development. Schedule staff to ensure adequate coverage for all shifts.
- Ensure the accurate and safe preparation and dispensing of medications.
- Monitor medication therapy management and patient outcomes. Implement and oversee medication safety initiatives and protocols.
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, as well as hospital policies.
- Maintain accurate records of medication dispensing and controlled substances.
- Prepare for and participate in inspections by regulatory agencies and accreditation bodies.
- Develop and manage the pharmacy budget.
- Monitor expenditures and implement cost-control measures.
- Analyze financial performance and prepare financial reports.
QualificationsEducation/Experience - Graduation from an accredited School of Pharmacy with PharmD required
- Master of Science or Master of Business Administration preferred
- Current active registration and licensure with the State of New Jersey Board of Pharmacy required
- 5 years of hospital experience with strong leadership and management abilities
About the TeamAtlantic Health System Pharmacy Departments service multiple outpatient areas, including several infusion centers, retail pharmacy services, and health clinics. At Morristown Medical Center and Newton Medical Center we have full-service retail pharmacies. They provide prescription medication services to patients and the local community in a convenient location on the first floor of the hospital, inside the Corner Store Gift Shop at Morristown and behind the coffee shop at Newton adjacent to the main entrance. A convenient service provided in our retail pharmacies is having your prescriptions you receive at discharge filled and ready for pick-up before you leave to go home. That means the discharge process will be a little easier for you and your family or friends since there is no need to stop at your retail pharmacy on the way home. The Pharmacy Department also works with physicians and nurses to ensure that medications used at Atlantic Health System are safe and effective. Pharmacists are integrated into your care teams to provide real time medication information and help you get the most benefit from your medications.
