Manager - Specialty Pharmacy
SPECIALTY PHARMACY (Specialty Pharmacy)
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Shift: Day
Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)
Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours every two weeks (Exempt)
Starting Wage DOE
The Manager, Specialty Pharmacy Services facilitates the development, implementation and maintenance of systems that promote desirable patient outcomes through safe, cost-effective drug therapies. Develops goals, strategies, and policies/procedures to formalize and implement the mission, vision, and values of Billings Clinic and Logan Health. Maintains the standards, customer relations, practice, and mission/vision/values of the Department of Pharmacy Services. Responsible for overseeing specialty pharmacy operations and ambulatory clinical pharmacy services of embedded specialty pharmacists. Is the designated pharmacist in charge (PIC) with the state board of pharmacy. Operational duties include, but are not limited to, compliance with state and federal regulations, budgeting, strategic planning, inventory control, personnel management, third party billing, and customer service.
Essential Job Functions
* Develops and oversees specialty pharmacy services to ensure adherence to organizational mission, vision, values, strategic goals, and business strategies. Interprets and supports the mission and philosophy of Billings Clinic. Responsible for promotion of, and adherence to, the elements of Billings Clinic's Code of Business Conduct and corporate compliance program.
* In collaboration with physician leadership and other medical staff, administration, and other health care providers, develops and implements short and long range plans. Also, leads, develops and revises programs which enhance department services. Coordinates with physicians and other Billings Clinic leadership to assure continuity in pursing pharmacy and organizational goals and synergy in implementing plans and problem resolution.
* Leads the daily operations of the specialty pharmacy services in the overall marketing, program development, and service priorities.
* Develops strategic plan for system-wide Specialty Pharmacy growth. Identify new service line opportunities and optimization.
* Coordinates and develops collaborative relationships with vendors, sales representatives, internal and external customers.
* Develops, implements and maintains the medication storage and distribution systems ensuring strict control, auditing and accountability for medication dispensation, utilization, and reconciliation. Accountable for maintaining site inventory control at acceptable levels.
* Develops, implements and maintains a realistic, cost-effective annual budget and ensure adherence to agreed upon budgetary constraints.
* Anticipates needed resources and capital expenditures for short- and- long term departmental needs.
* Ensures accurate, timely charge capture for services rendered.
* Practices process improvement principles to assess and improve the quality of the service/care provided within the department. Identifies issues/concerns relating to personnel, workflow, safety, medication errors, etc. and works collaboratively with the Director to resolve.
* Maintains knowledge of current trends and development within healthcare and pharmaceutical therapies and services. Reads and evaluates medical, pharmaceutical, and other literature to determine its scientific merit and applicability to the organization and pharmacy. Utilizes appropriate information resources to respond to various inquiries and information requests and resolve problems.
* Ensures compliance with all applicable accreditation, federal, state, and lo