Pharmacy Manager - Knoxville
$109,266–$182,096 year
On-siteKnoxville, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Determine patient suitability for home care and supervise pharmacy staff quality and effectiveness. Direct daily pharmacy operations, including scheduling, on-boarding, training, and performance management. Manage drug purchasing, inventory, budget, and equipment security while ensuring medications are prepared and dispensed safely. Coordinate with nursing, delivery, and reimbursement departments to meet operational and financial goals. Meet with managed care organizations to facilitate education on available services and assist the General Manager with budget approvals. Provide reliable pharmacy coverage during on-call rotations and comply with all regulatory and accreditation requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy
- Current, active Pharmacy license as granted by the State Board of Pharmacy
- At least 5 to 7 years of experience in a clean room or infusion pharmacy setting OR 3 years of experience and one of the following: (a) knowledge of non-sterile compounding, and MTM (b) completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program, or (c) equivalent experience as approved by the VP of Pharmacy and/or SVP of Clinical Services
- At least 3 years of experience directly managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people as they work
- At least 2 years of experience planning, developing, and managing departmental expense and capital budgets or completion of an ASHP accredited Residency Program or equivalent experience as approved by the National Director of Pharmacy and/or VP of Clinical Services
- Access to a reliable means of transportation which will enable the incumbents to make home visits to treat/attend to their patients
- If such means of transportation would include a personal vehicle, a valid driver's license and a proof of insurance
- Active membership in a related state or national clinical, pharmaceutical, or home health care organization
- Experience in identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems
- Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
- Basic level skill in Microsoft Word
- Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel
- Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint
- Willing to travel up to 5 % of the time for business purposes. (Within state and out of state)
Desired Qualifications
- Post-graduate residency program in clinical pharmacy services
- Board certification in Nutrition Support Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy or other clinical pharmacy practice area
- Experience managing inventory and logistics
- At least 5 years of experience compounding sterile products and managing complex infusion patients
- At least 3 years of experience overseeing purchasing and inventory process of all pharmaceutical and related substances and supplies
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