Manager, Pharmacy, Full Time Regular, Dayshift

Adventist Health • Vallejo, CA

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About The Position

The Manager, Pharmacy manages the operation of the pharmacy department, including its human resources, costs, and financial accountabilities, and supports the director in managing pharmacy operations. The role implements and enforces policies and procedures and oversees inventory management, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. It supervises and directs assigned personnel using professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.

The position also performs Staff Pharmacist duties, including preparing and dispensing medicines and preparations and completing cart-fill checks or fills. It coordinates in-house pharmaceutical manufacturing and maintains required pharmacy transaction records and drug accountability. The manager helps ensure medication practices and pharmacy operations comply with applicable laws, regulations, and accreditation requirements.

Adventist Health Vallejo is a 61-bed freestanding facility providing short-term psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and adults, as well as partial hospitalization programs for adults.

Requirements

• Graduate of a school of pharmacy.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Pharmacist license in the state of practice.
• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), Techniques for Effective Aggression Management (TEAM), or TEAM-A certification.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD).
• Five years of pharmacy experience.
• One year of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage pharmacy department operations, including human resources, costs, and financial accountabilities.
• Support the director in managing pharmacy operations.
• Implement and enforce policies and procedures.
• Oversee inventory management, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.
• Supervise and direct assigned personnel.
• Maintain compliance with state and other accreditation agencies that regulate the pharmacy, under appropriate pharmacy leadership.
• Coordinate in-house pharmaceutical manufacturing and ensure proper control procedures.
• Maintain pharmacy transaction records required by federal, state, and local laws and records needed for drug control and accountability.
• Ensure pharmaceutical requirements are met when parenteral medications and solutions are prepared, sterilized, and labeled within the hospital but outside pharmacy supervision.
• Maintain an approved supply of antidotes and other emergency drugs in the pharmacy and patient care areas.
• Inspect nursing care units where medications are dispensed, administered, or stored.
• Develop written policies and procedures for the hospital drug distribution system with appropriate medical staff, nursing leadership, and other discipline representatives.
• Work as a Staff Pharmacist, preparing and dispensing medicines and preparations and performing cart-fill checks or fills.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager