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Posted: 26-Nov-24

Location: Fairfax , Virginia

Type: Full Time

Categories:

Pharmacy

Pharmacy Manager

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Specialty Practice Areas:

Management/Leadership

Preferred Education:

PharmD

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated pharmacy manager to join our leadership team. As the pharmacy manager, you will manage a group of pharmacists and technicians.   You will liaison with nurse and physician leaders on behalf of the department of pharmacy. You will be responsible for leading people both clinically and operationally. This position requires a combination of excellent verbal and written communication skills, clinical and operational expertise, and a strong commitment to patient care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supports the senior director of pharmacy
• Provides direction and guidance for safe processing and dispensing of all medication for assigned areas
• Helps to develop quality improvement initiatives and ensures adherence to quality measures
• Manages various personnel functions such as hiring, training, performance appraisals, payroll, scheduling, coaching, rounding, disciplinary 
• Helps to identify, prepare, and coordinate medication utilization evaluations, cost savings initiatives, and monitors compliance to pharmacy initiatives
• Addresses issues or services requiring intradepartmental coordination proactively, using rounding techniques
• Ensures the utilization of medication safety principles to assure positive therapeutic outcomes
• Exchanges information and provides input for inter-and-intra departmental meetings
• Uses a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential
• Provides program level management as well as shift specific management in areas of responsibility
• Prior to implementation of new policies and guidelines, ensures that appropriate communication and staff education has occurred
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

Education: BS in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) from an accredited pharmacy program

Experience:

• PGY-1/PGY-2 or 3-5 years of relevant hospital experience 
• Previous relevant clinical practice or leadership experience preferred

Licensure/Certifications:

Virginia State Board of Pharmacy License, BLS required ACLS or PALS required, and Specialty Board Certification required within 2 years of hire

About Inova Health System

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC, metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than 1 million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed 4 million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs. Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our 24,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to every person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life.

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