UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Pharmacy Manager 1

PharmacyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USA$148.7k - $360.9kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Demonstrated subject matter knowledge of industry best practices in specialty pharmacy and staying current on pharmacy regulations and standards.
Knowledge of federal and state pharmacy laws and regulations.
Recent leadership experience with exposure to training and guiding employees on technical skills in the specialty area, and motivating staff to improve quality and services.
Ability to prioritize effectively to meet deadlines in a complex, challenging environment.
Ability to organize assigned staff and unit operations efficiently and effectively, and apply policy knowledge to identify productivity inefficiencies and compliance risks.
Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with peers, patients, multidisciplinary team members, senior management, and assigned staff.
Ability to evaluate issues and identify solutions within defined procedures and policies, solve patient problems, and suggest solutions through critical thinking.
Ability to listen actively to clinical staff and patients, understand differing viewpoints, receive feedback, and use verbal and written communication to explain reasoning and gain acceptance from others.
At least 5 years of retail pharmacy experience and 2 years of management experience.
Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) or equivalent training.
Registered Pharmacist license in the State of California.

Responsibilities

Manage pharmacy operations to achieve quality, service, and productivity objectives, ensuring staff comply with internal policies and external regulations for the medication-use process.
Supervise specialty pharmacy operations, including drug distribution and clinical activities.
Perform ongoing compliance audits to ensure adherence to federal, state, and medical center policies.
Monitor the departmental quality assurance program and facilitate responses or solutions to quality assurance issues.
Develop work schedules, process payroll, and ensure timecard accuracy.
Represent the department in interactions with Medical Center personnel, community groups, other healthcare organizations, and relevant committees and task forces.
Coordinate problem-solving with patient care providers to ensure service and quality standards.
Respond to patients, parents, and visitors by ensuring timely, courteous, and compassionate service in a positive environment.
Ensure continuity of department operations by coordinating pharmacist and technical support.
Participate in developing departmental policies, procedures, goals, and objectives consistent with Medical Center and campus organizations.
Meet regularly with department members and provide information and updates on Medical Center and department activities.
Advise administrators and department managers on key issues using sound judgment.
Model honesty, integrity, and fairness in management practices.
Promote teamwork by encouraging staff participation in departmental activities and increasing their awareness of Medical Center objectives.
Maintain an open-door policy and demonstrate responsiveness, flexibility, and support for employees.
Participate with other departmental supervisors and managers in addressing medical center-wide issues.
Serve as an alternate leader when other Outpatient Managers are unavailable.
Establish departmental standards and ensure employees understand the standards and compliance expectations.
Train employees and monitor their work performance against job criteria; assist with timely formal employee performance appraisals.
Participate in developing the annual operating budget and monitor and control expenditures to comply with the approved budget.
Assess departmental productivity and revise workflow systems to improve service efficiency.
Assist administration in identifying revenue-enhancement opportunities.
Perform Staff Pharmacist duties and responsibilities when appropriate or needed.

Desired Qualifications

Ability to perform commonly applicable functions in clinical documentation applications and pharmacy database technology, and train others to use the applications effectively.
At least 3 years of specialty pharmacy experience.
Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) in Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience.

Job Function Summary:

Involves all aspects of the medication use process, including procurement, prescribing, compounding, dispensing, storage of medications, administration and monitoring. Partners with physicians and other clinicians to provide treatments and advice to patients, records patient history relating to medication use and ensures the safe and secure storage of medications and related supplies. Advises physicians in determining the best possible treatments for specific diseases, stays current on pharmacy regulations, treatments and developments in research and design. Pharmacists are the experts on drug therapy and the primary health professionals who optimize use of medication for the benefit of the patients. Meets educational needs of patients, healthcare team, students and residents. Ensures adherence to regulatory and fiscal requirements.

Generic Scope

Spends the majority of time (50% or more) achieving organizational objectives through the coordinated achievements of subordinate staff. Establishes departmental goals and objectives, functions with autonomy. Manages the accountability and stewardship of human, financial, and often physical resources in compliance with departmental and organizational goals and objectives. Ensures subordinate supervisors and professionals adhere to defined internal controls. Manages systems and procedures to protect departmental assets.

Custom Scope

Manages pharmacy operations to achieve quality, service, and productivity objectives. Ensures staff adheres to internal policy and external regulations for the medication use process, including prescribing, drug preparation, storage, dispensing, administration and monitoring.

Required Qualifications:

Demonstrates subject matter knowledge of industry best practices in specialty pharmacy. Stays updated on pharmacy regulations and standards.
Knowledge of all pharmacy federal and state laws and regulations.
Recent leadership experience with exposure to training and guiding employees on technical skills in specialty area. Motivates and inspires staff to improve quality and services.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively to meet deadlines in a complex, challenging environment.
Ability to organize assigned staff and unit operations in an efficient and effective manner. Ability to apply policy knowledge to identify productivity inefficiencies and compliance risks.
Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with peers, patients, multidisciplinary team members, senior management, and assigned staff.
Skills to evaluate issues and identify solutions within defined procedures and policies. Demonstrated ability to solve patient problems and suggest solutions through critical thinking process.
Ability to listen actively to clinical staff and patients, understanding varying viewpoints and receiving feedback. Verbal and written communication skills to tactfully articulate reasoning behind own opinions and change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from others.
At least 5 years of retail pharmacy experience and 2 years of management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to perform all commonly applicable functions in clinical documentation applications and pharmacy database technology and train others to effectively use applications.
At least 3 years of specialty pharmacy experience

Education:

Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm D) or equivalent training. (Required)
Post graduate year 1 [PGY1] In Pharmacy Practice or equivalent experience. (Preferred)

Licenses:

Registered Pharmacist in the State of California

Key Responsibilities

% of time	Key Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions
50	Operations: Supervises the operation of the specialty pharmacy, including drug distribution and clinical activities Performs compliance audits on an ongoing basis to ensure compliance with the Federal, State, and Medical Center policies Monitors the departmental quality assurance program and facilitates response/ solution to quality assurance issues. Develops work schedules, processes payroll, and ensures accuracy of timecards
10	Medical Care and Patient Responsiveness: Represents the department in interaction with Medical Center personnel, community groups, other healthcare organizations, and through active participation in committees, task forces, etc. when appropriate or assigned. Coordinates problem-solving efforts with patient care providers to assure standards for service and quality Responsive to patients, parents and visitors by assuring that services are provided in a timely manner with courtesy and compassion within a positive environmental setting Assures continuity of department operations by coordinating the pharmacist/technical support Participates in developmentment of departmental policies/procedures and goals/objectives that are consistent with those of the Medical Center and Campus organizations.
10	Communications Meets regularly with all department members and provides information and updates on Medical Center/department activities Exercises sound judgment in advising administrators, department manager, etc. on key issues
10	Leadership: Serves as a role model for personnel through management practices of honesty, integrity, and fairness Promotes teamwork by encouraging personnel participation in departmental activities, by enhancing their awareness and knowledge of the Medical Center’s objectives Maintains an open-door policy with demonstrated responsiveness, flexibility, and support of employees. Participates actively with other departmental supervisors and managers in addressing medical center-wide issues Serves as an alternate leader when other Outpatient Managers are not available (e.g. PTO, LOA, Sick, etc..)
5	Staff Development and Employee Relations: Establishes departmental standards and assures that employees are informed of these and of the expectation of compliance Responsible for training and monitoring employees’ work performance against job criteria; assist with the timely formal performance appraisal of employees
10	Financial Management: Participates in the development of the annual operational budget, monitors and controls expenditure level to assure compliance with the approved budget Assesses departmental productivity and appropriately revises workflow systems to enhance efficiency in providing services Assists administration in identifying revenue enhancement opportunities
5	Performs all duties and responsibilities of Staff pharmacist as appropriate or when needed.
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Budgeted Job Salary Range: 148,700 to 360,900

About the Company

UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

Company size: 10,001+
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Founded: 1864

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