OverviewNew Location!
Day Shift Hours! No Nights or Weekends! Great Benefits!
VytlOne is hiring a Pharmacist-In-Charge for our new Connecticut Children's Specialty Pharmacy in Hartford, Connecticut. This is a unique opportunity to practice pediatric pharmacy right in your community, in a model integrates the pharmacy into the patient care transition model.
Salary Range: $135,000.00 to $176,000.00 annually based on experience and qualifications. Eligible for our quarterly performance bonus!
Responsibilities
The Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC) provides strategic and operational leadership for all pharmacy services within a health system setting, including clinical programs, medication dispensing, performance improvement initiatives, and the procurement, receipt, and secure storage of pharmaceuticals. This role ensures the delivery of safe, effective, and patient-centered medication therapies in alignment with organizational standards, regulatory requirements, and accreditation guidelines.
The PIC partners with health system leadership, providers, and interdisciplinary teams to drive high-quality pharmacy operations, optimize medication use outcomes, and support the continuity of care across settings. This leader is accountable for maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations, advancing quality and safety initiatives, and fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement within the pharmacy.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (These duties must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation. This document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position):
- Ensure the pharmacy provides optimal service, meets legal and accreditation/certification requirements, and complies with all policies and standards of Maxor National Pharmacy Services and the Health System.
- Maintain daily operation of pharmacy department by supervising pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the routine performance of their duties.
- Ensure the pharmacy is adequately staffed during all hours of operation.
- Schedule pharmacy staff for routine, weekend, holiday, and on-call hours.
- Provide appropriate technical and customer service training for pharmacy staff.
- Review and update established drug-therapy guidelines and other policies and procedures, in conjunction with the VP, Health System Operations, for use by physicians, nurses, and pharmacists.
- Provide drug information to meet the needs of physicians and nurses through direct contact or in-service programs.
- Prepare various reports and maintain records or supervise the maintenance of records as required or requested by the VP, Health System Operations.
- Maintain current knowledge of drug therapies and drug reactions and interactions by reading professional literature, attending seminars and utilizing professional affiliations.
- Maintain patient medication records.
- Monitor drug therapy for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness.
- Provide patient information and counseling.
- Interpret and fill drug orders.
- Compound, prepare I.V. admixtures (if applicable), and dispense prescriptions.
- Participate in inventory control programs such as ordering, inventorying, and monitoring as required by the VP, Health System Operations.
- Work Inventory Reports to maintain inventory and turns.
- Participate in activities resolving unsafe and unsanitary practices.
- Attend and participate in other programs, committees, meetings, and functions required by the pharmacy department.
- Contact and confer with physicians regarding questions or irregularities on prescriptions.
- Maintain inventory and records of controlled drugs and other drugs as required by law.
- Ensure the delivery of positive customer service and follow up on customer complaints.
- Work cooperatively with other staff members to enhance the team concept.
- Participate in the development and implementation of the Performance Improvement Program.
- Promptly report any allegations of impropriety to the Compliance Department.
- Comply with VytlOne's Ethical Business Conduct policy and VytlOne’s Compliance Program.
- Remain free from exclusion under the OIG and SAMS Medicare/Medicaid lists.
- Complete required training and ensure the departmental staff training is completed as required.
- Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
- Ensure staff is informed of product upgrades or enhancements in a timely manner.
- Hire, train, and discipline staff.
- On a biweekly basis, verify departmental timesheets for departmental employees ensuring the timesheets are accurate based on the work-schedule and necessary corrections are done prior to Payroll submission.
- Develop and mentor departmental staff by providing career coaching; motivate departmental staff, individually and as a group; understand and support diversity; and establish an effective team.
- Conduct initial and annual performance evaluations.
- Promote teamwork.
- Maintain regular performance in accordance with established policies.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Directly supervises pharmacy staff in accordance with company policies and applicable laws including interviewing, hiring, and training; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy. PharmD is preferred.
- Possession of a current unrestricted and valid pharmacist license in the state of CT.
- Controlled Substance license preferred.
- Three years pharmacy experience. One-year managerial experience preferred.
- Ability to supervise pharmacy staff in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate and establish collaborative relationships with physicians, patients, clinical and administrative staff.
- Strong technical aptitude and ability to learn complex new software.
VytlOne offers a progressive culture that promotes teamwork and where employees are valued as the Company’s best asset. We work hard, but we make sure to have fun along the way, too. Competitive salary, plus a great benefits package are available including:
- Day shift hours. No nights or weekends!
- Eligible for our quarterly performance bonus!
- $850 individual, annual medical deductible
- $25 office visit copays
- Low biweekly premiums
- Company paid basic life/AD&D, Short-term and Long-term disability insurance
- Rx, dental, vision, short-term disability, and FSA
- Employer-matched 401k Plan
- Industry leading PTO plan
- Professional Leadership Development.
- Earned Wage Access.
- And More!!
Apply today: https://vytlone.com/careers/
