Manager Pharmacy; Union Square; Full Time; Days

Mount Sinai Health System•New York, NY

5d•$127,044 - $190,565•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager Pharmacy oversees the day-to-day operations of pharmacy areas involved in the distribution, administration, and drug information of medications throughout the hospital. The manager applies medication-safety principles to support positive therapeutic outcomes. The role also ensures regulatory and organizational compliance, coordinates with hospital departments and clinical staff, and may oversee sterile manufacturing, specialty compounding, scheduled-medication distribution, and inpatient research studies, depending on the assigned area. The position serves on a rotating on-call basis as Administrator to address problems arising during evenings and weekends. It is based at Union Square and is a full-time day-shift position.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy (ACPE).
Four years of hospital pharmacy and/or clinical experience.
Current New York State Pharmacist License from the New York State Department of Education.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Completion of a PGY1 residency.
Management experience.

Responsibilities

Manage personnel functions, including hiring, training, performance appraisals, coaching, rounding, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
Provide direction and guidance for safe medication processing and dispensing in the assigned area, potentially including intravenous medications in the IV sterile manufacturing area.
Oversee medication repackaging and, as needed, compounding of specialty products such as TPN, chemotherapy, and specialty intravenous solutions.
Develop and implement systems and procedures for efficient and effective pharmacy workflows.
Coordinate with department, medical, nursing, and other staff to review, revise, and implement pharmacy policies and procedures.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, accrediting agencies, and Mount Sinai Medical Center policies and procedures.
Proactively address issues or services requiring intradepartmental coordination, using rounding techniques.
Maintain adequate inventory of pharmacy products and supplies, ensure proper storage, and monitor usage and accurate charging.
As required, coordinate distribution of scheduled medications to nursing stations throughout the hospital.
As required, coordinate inpatient studies processed in the assigned area with the research coordinator.
Ensure proper handling and disposal of hazardous waste.
Exchange information and provide input at interdepartmental and intradepartmental meetings.
Serve on a rotating basis as on-call Administrator to handle problems arising during evenings and weekends.
Maintain documentation sufficient to satisfy JCAHO and other regulatory agency requirements.
Perform other related duties.