Pharmacy Operations Manager

Posted Date 26 Jun 2024



Experience Icon Experience 2 Years Salary Salary 40000USD
Job Type Icon Job Type Full Time Company Company Health Care District of Palm Beach County
Job Category Icon Job Category Pharmacy Qualification Icon Qualification BS Pharmacy
Gender IconGender Both Date Last Date 24 Sep
Vacancies IconVacancies 1 Remote IconRemote No
Location Location(s) Florida , United States

Description Job Description


This⠀position⠀coordinates⠀and⠀facilitates⠀day-to-day⠀support of⠀Pharmacy⠀department⠀quality⠀and⠀compliance⠀assessments⠀and review⠀of other⠀business⠀unit⠀requirements.⠀This⠀position⠀also plans⠀and⠀executes⠀all⠀auditing,⠀internal⠀and⠀external,⠀for the⠀business⠀unit as⠀well as⠀standard⠀day-to-day⠀retail⠀pharmacist⠀functions.⠀This⠀position⠀ensures⠀adherence⠀and⠀compliance⠀with⠀Federal⠀and State⠀Pharmacy⠀laws,⠀rules, and⠀regulations.⠀In⠀addition,⠀this⠀position⠀also⠀assists⠀with plans⠀for all⠀necessary⠀emergency⠀responses⠀with the⠀assistance⠀of the⠀Director⠀of⠀Pharmacy.
Responsibilities:
  • Conducts⠀site⠀visits to⠀assess⠀compliance⠀with⠀department⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures⠀and other⠀federal,⠀state, and⠀local⠀regulatory⠀agencies.
  • Offers⠀peer-to-peer⠀sessions⠀with⠀pharmacist⠀staff for⠀improvement⠀suggestions⠀and follow⠀up on⠀consistent⠀practices⠀throughout⠀the⠀pharmacies.
  • Maintains⠀all⠀regulatory⠀information⠀for⠀department,⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀FBOP⠀licenses,⠀DEA, OSHA,⠀and 340B⠀registration.
  • Performs⠀all⠀quality⠀processes⠀for USP⠀800⠀compliance⠀as the⠀“qualified⠀person”⠀by⠀training⠀in the USP⠀800⠀requirements⠀and⠀ensures⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures⠀are⠀reflective⠀as the⠀entity’s⠀declared⠀assessment⠀of⠀needs.
  • Ensures⠀licensing⠀is up to⠀date and⠀on file⠀for all⠀pharmacy⠀employees⠀and said⠀licenses⠀are⠀provided⠀to⠀credentialing⠀and/or HR⠀as⠀needed.
  • Provides⠀training⠀as needed⠀for⠀regulatory⠀and⠀compliance⠀topics.
  • Performs⠀regulatory⠀evaluations⠀of each⠀pharmacy⠀location⠀to ensure⠀regulatory⠀compliance⠀for all⠀pharmacy⠀types,⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀community⠀pharmacy,⠀FBOP, DEA,⠀mail⠀delivery⠀and⠀delivery⠀operations.
  • Primary⠀resource⠀for⠀consultant⠀pharmacist’s⠀duties for⠀Health⠀Care⠀District⠀activities.
  • Audits⠀controlled⠀substance⠀dispensing⠀and⠀reporting⠀at all⠀pharmacy⠀locations,⠀especially⠀those⠀involved⠀in SUD⠀program⠀dispensing.
  • Files⠀all⠀necessary⠀reports⠀with⠀regulatory⠀agencies⠀regarding⠀diversion⠀of⠀controlled⠀substances.⠀Assists⠀pharmacy⠀team with⠀security⠀processes⠀involving⠀cash⠀movement.
  • Runs,⠀analyzes,⠀and⠀develops⠀reports in⠀the⠀pharmacy⠀software⠀system to⠀improve⠀quality.
  • Utilizes⠀reports⠀and Excel⠀data⠀managing⠀to⠀organize,⠀interpret,⠀validate,⠀and⠀conduct⠀root cause⠀analysis⠀on⠀medication⠀errors and⠀process⠀breakdown.
  • Validates⠀compliance⠀at⠀pharmacy⠀level with⠀340B⠀program.
  • Works⠀with⠀Director⠀of⠀Pharmacy⠀Operations⠀as liaison⠀with⠀Primary⠀Care⠀Clinic and⠀Executive⠀staff for⠀340B⠀compliance⠀issues and⠀updates.
  • Ensures⠀adherence⠀to and⠀compliance⠀with⠀Federal⠀and State⠀laws,⠀rules, and⠀regulations⠀governing⠀the⠀practice⠀of⠀pharmacy.
  • Monitors⠀and⠀administers⠀the⠀District’s⠀340B⠀Program,⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀separation⠀of⠀inventory,⠀inventory⠀tracking,⠀and⠀appropriate⠀patient⠀dispensing.
  • Audits⠀340B⠀prescription⠀and⠀inventory⠀utilization⠀for⠀regulatory⠀compliance⠀with⠀Office of⠀Pharmacy⠀requirements⠀from HRSA,⠀including⠀but not⠀limited⠀eligible⠀patient⠀and⠀eligible⠀prescription⠀verification.
  • Conducts⠀site⠀visits to⠀assess⠀compliance⠀with⠀department⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures⠀and other⠀federal,⠀state, and⠀local⠀regulatory⠀agencies.
  • Reads⠀and⠀interprets⠀physicians’⠀orders for⠀the⠀purpose of⠀clinical⠀review⠀and/or⠀dispensing⠀prescription⠀formulations.
  • Fills⠀prescriptions⠀with⠀proper⠀medications⠀upon⠀confirmation⠀of dosage⠀requirements,⠀when⠀required.
  • Instructs⠀patients⠀in proper⠀methods/procedures,⠀and⠀ensures⠀clarification⠀of⠀instructions⠀prior to⠀dispensing⠀medications.
  • Contacts⠀physicians⠀and nurses⠀for the⠀purpose of⠀ensuring⠀accuracy⠀and⠀correctness⠀of⠀prescriptions⠀as well as⠀clinical⠀review and⠀recommendations⠀(formulary⠀management).
  • Formulary⠀management⠀related⠀functions⠀to include⠀but not⠀limited to⠀monitoring⠀and⠀enhancement⠀of⠀District’s⠀Pharmacy⠀formulary⠀programs.
  • Assists⠀in the⠀utilization⠀of⠀analysis⠀and⠀evaluation⠀of⠀mechanisms⠀and⠀systems⠀for the⠀purpose of⠀monitoring⠀and⠀improving⠀the⠀District’s⠀level of⠀pharmaceutical⠀care and⠀cost⠀containment.
  • Develops⠀and⠀implements⠀pharmacy⠀clinical⠀services⠀in support⠀of the⠀members⠀and⠀professional⠀staff,⠀under the⠀supervision⠀of the⠀Director⠀of⠀Pharmacy⠀Services.
  • Monitors⠀pharmaceutical⠀regimen⠀reviews,⠀and drug⠀utilization⠀data to⠀enhance⠀current⠀clinical⠀services⠀programs⠀as a part⠀of an⠀overall⠀continuing⠀quality⠀improvement⠀program.
  • Consults⠀with⠀physicians,⠀nurses,⠀and other⠀health⠀care⠀personnel⠀in⠀evaluating⠀methods,⠀procedures,⠀and⠀services⠀of the⠀pharmacy⠀department;⠀prepares⠀appropriate⠀operational⠀recommendations⠀for⠀management⠀implementation.
  • Analyzes⠀and⠀assists in⠀development⠀and⠀implementation⠀of proper⠀training⠀and⠀instruction⠀for⠀professional⠀pharmacists⠀and⠀staff.
  • Analyzes⠀and⠀assists in⠀development⠀and⠀implementation⠀of⠀District⠀pharmacy⠀initiatives/projects
  • Responsible⠀for⠀assisting⠀the⠀Director⠀of⠀Pharmacy⠀Operations⠀in⠀reviewing/updating⠀pharmacy⠀policy and⠀procedures⠀to reflect⠀current⠀State/Federal⠀compliance
  • Monitors⠀clinical⠀pharmacy⠀standards⠀of⠀practice⠀to assure⠀that such⠀professional⠀standards⠀are met⠀and/or⠀exceeded.
  • Travels⠀to other⠀pharmacy⠀locations⠀and⠀emergency⠀established⠀sites to⠀perform⠀registered⠀pharmacist’s⠀duties.
  • Assists⠀in⠀implementing⠀and⠀establishing⠀new⠀pharmacy⠀software⠀and⠀ensuring⠀accuracy⠀of data⠀and⠀functionality⠀of the⠀system⠀throughout⠀our⠀pharmacy⠀locations.
  • Assists⠀in the⠀preparation⠀of a⠀variety of⠀records⠀and⠀reports⠀concerning⠀the⠀District’s⠀pharmacy⠀services,⠀i.e.,⠀clinical⠀pharmacy⠀reports,⠀statistical⠀analyses,⠀and⠀regulatory⠀standards.
  • Assists⠀the⠀Director⠀of⠀Pharmacy⠀with other⠀assigned⠀clinical⠀initiatives/projects⠀relevant⠀to⠀pharmacy/medical⠀field.
  • Conducts⠀performance⠀and⠀compliance⠀audits of⠀our⠀pharmacy⠀facilities⠀and⠀personnel⠀to ensure⠀quality of⠀care and⠀compliance⠀with⠀Federal⠀and State⠀laws,⠀rules, and⠀regulations⠀governing⠀the⠀practice⠀of⠀pharmacy.
  • Analyzes⠀and⠀assists⠀Director⠀of⠀Pharmacy⠀in⠀development⠀and⠀implementation⠀of proper⠀training⠀and⠀instruction⠀for⠀professional⠀pharmacists⠀and staff.⠀Coordinates⠀and⠀oversees⠀audits⠀from⠀regulatory⠀entities,⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀FBOP, DEA,⠀Fire⠀Inspections,⠀HRSA, and⠀OPA.
  • Maintains⠀a valid⠀pharmacist⠀license⠀and a⠀valid⠀Consultant⠀Pharmacist’s⠀license by⠀obtaining⠀required⠀continuing⠀education⠀per⠀year.
  • Monitors⠀and⠀assists in⠀the⠀maintenance⠀of⠀adequate⠀procedures/records⠀to meet⠀legal and⠀auditing⠀requirements,⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀the⠀District’s⠀Pharmacy⠀Continuous⠀Quality⠀Improvement⠀program,⠀as well as⠀regulatory⠀compliance⠀associated⠀with⠀it.
  • Performs⠀all⠀related⠀duties⠀under the⠀Pharmacist⠀position⠀when⠀operating⠀at⠀District’s⠀pharmacy⠀facilities.
  • Emergency⠀duty may⠀be⠀required⠀of the⠀incumbent⠀that⠀includes⠀working in⠀Red Cross⠀shelters⠀or to⠀perform⠀other⠀emergency⠀duties⠀including,⠀but not⠀limited⠀to,⠀responses⠀to threats⠀or⠀disasters,⠀man-made⠀or⠀natural.
  • Acts⠀for the⠀Director⠀of⠀Pharmacy⠀in the⠀latter’s⠀absence.
Qualifications:
Education:

Doctorate⠀in⠀Pharmacy⠀from an⠀accredited⠀U.S.⠀College of⠀Pharmacy⠀institution⠀required.

Licensure:

Valid⠀State of⠀Florida⠀valid⠀Pharmacist⠀license⠀required.⠀Valid⠀State of⠀Florida⠀Consultant⠀Pharmacist’s⠀License⠀required.⠀Valid⠀current⠀Florida⠀driver’s⠀license⠀required.

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