Pharmacy Program Manager

Plans, organizes, and participates in the budget process for pharmacy. Assess staffing needs for the pharmacy department. Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Included but not limited to the following);

• Develops FHCN’s pharmacy plan based on community needs and budgetary confines.
• Participates in development of pharmacy financial plan and budget, with ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
• Monitors and negotiates all purchasing contracts with vendors and insurance payers. Provides oversight to pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Prepares and recommends qualifications, job descriptions and evaluation standards for pharmacy employees and ensure that the qualifications are maintained.
• Reviews prescriptions issued by Physicians or other authorized prescribers to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
• Compounds medications, using standard formulas and processes such as weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
• Answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.
• Maintains and revises as necessary established policies and procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs, among others.
• Addresses physician issues, formulary control, drug education and provides oversight of pharmacy quality assurance.
• Enters data such as patient name, prescribed medication and cost, to maintain pharmacy files, charge system and inventory.
• Liaises with health care personnel for education and continuity of care. Instructs medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy. Liaises with pharmaceutical representatives and coordinates pharmaceutical samples.
• Provides oversight of the Patient Assistance Program (PAP).
• Provides oversight of all the refill requests.
• Manages special pharmacy programs as directed by Chief Medical Officer.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Chief Medical Officer.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Doctor of Pharmacy Preferred (PharmD)
• Bachelor' degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of five years of administrative, management, or supervisory experience.
• Certified as a Pharmacist by the Drug Enforcement Agency in the State of SC and Possession of current licensure by South Carolina State Board of Pharmacy.
• At least two years of community health pharmacy experience.