Job Summary
- Location
- Boston North, MA 01970
- Industries
- Healthcare Services
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Employee
- Years of Experience
- 5+ to 7 Years
- Education Level
- Doctorate
- Career Level
- Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff)
- Salary
Salary commensurate with experience- Job Reference Code
- 5774.1072
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 Union Hospital; (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.
- Works with other members of the organization to describe and manage drug therapy expenditures. Activities include: (a) hospital formulary management; (b) competitive bidding and group purchasing of pharmaceuticals; (c) drug use review programs; and (d) cost-effective clinical programs.
- Utilizes concepts of preventative maintenance, proper use, and cost-containment for any equipment used in the pharmacy.
- Is flexible and receptive to change.
- Participates in hospital-wide quality improvement activities.
- Participates in the control of a hospital formulary system to ensure maximum pharmacotherapy options for patients in a pharmacoeconomic manner, based on the hospitals formulary review system.
- The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be involved in the position.
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.
SUMMARY:
The Pharmacy Operations Manager is responsible for: (1) the procurement, distribution, and control of all pharmaceuticals used within Union Hospital; (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.
- Works with other members of the organization to describe and manage drug therapy expenditures. Activities include: (a) hospital formulary management; (b) competitive bidding and group purchasing of pharmaceuticals; (c) drug use review programs; and (d) cost-effective clinical programs.
- Utilizes concepts of preventative maintenance, proper use, and cost-containment for any equipment used in the pharmacy.
- Is flexible and receptive to change.
- Participates in hospital-wide quality improvement activities.
- Participates in the control of a hospital formulary system to ensure maximum pharmacotherapy options for patients in a pharmacoeconomic manner, based on the hospitals formulary review system.
- The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be involved in the position.
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.
