Mgr Pharmacist-In-Charge

Brown Medicine•Brewer, ME

13d•$134,035 - $221,187•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager Pharmacist-in-Charge manages operational, professional, and clinical activities at an assigned Brown University Health Pharmacy site. The manager serves as the site’s designated Pharmacist-in-Charge and Registrant and is accountable to the Rhode Island Department of Health and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration for activities within those designations. The role ensures compliance with applicable laws, organizational policies, and accrediting requirements; adequate staffing and scheduling; and adherence to budgetary goals for labor, payroll, sales, prescription volume, inventory, and expenses. The manager supervises and develops clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student interns; oversees their work; conducts performance appraisals; and may interview, hire, onboard, and initiate corrective action for staff. The manager collaborates with multidisciplinary care providers to promote safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication use, maintains quality assurance and improvement activities, and supports staff training and professional development. The manager may perform clinical pharmacist duties as needed. The position reports to the Director, Brown University Health Retail Pharmacy Services, or the Director, Specialty Pharmacy Services, as applicable. Direct supervisory responsibility is for up to 60 FTEs. The role is based at 88 Washington Street, Taunton, Massachusetts, and is listed as an 8-hour day-shift position, Monday through Friday, with work hours stated as 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
Before starting, possess current unrestricted pharmacist licensure or a 90-day temporary pharmacist license in Rhode Island; obtain full licensure before the temporary license expires and maintain current unrestricted Rhode Island pharmacist licensure.
Three years of progressively more responsible related experience is desired, preferably in a similarly diverse and operationally complex healthcare environment.
Effective written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with patients, families, colleagues, and others.
Effective organizational and presentation skills.
Knowledge of specialty-area technology, including pharmacy information systems, automated dispensing technology, software, equipment, and automation.
Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and web browsers.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a similarly diverse and operationally complex healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

Serve as Pharmacist-in-Charge and Registrant for the assigned licensed pharmacy site, with accountability for compliance with federal and state laws, Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy rules, and other applicable regulations.
Ensure compliance across pharmacy employee activities, medication-use and storage areas, dispensing, compounding, order review, collaborative practice, clinical services, and pharmacy policies and procedures.
Oversee controlled-substance security and records, complete biennial controlled-substance inventories, and report significant losses or diversion to the State Board of Pharmacy and local DEA.
Maintain compliance with compounding regulations, including applicable Rhode Island requirements, USP Chapters 795 and 800, and NIOSH guidance.
Ensure pharmacy staff safety and suitable environmental conditions in medication areas.
Ensure high standards of customer service and adequate clinical pharmacist and pharmacy technician scheduling to meet patient and customer needs.
Ensure clinical pharmacists consistently follow established service standards.
Maintain budgetary adherence for labor, payroll, sales, prescription count, inventory levels, and expenses.
Implement new budgeted programs, initiatives, and technology.
Oversee compliance with the 340B drug purchasing program at pharmacies serving as contract pharmacies for covered entities.
Meet quality assurance standards and pursue continual improvement, including staff participation in quality assessment, adverse drug reaction, clinical intervention, and medication incident reporting activities.
Ensure staff training, compliance with policies and procedures, and completion of continuing education and corporate compliance learning modules.
Precept pharmacy interns and residents and coach and mentor staff by assigning projects, setting goals, and providing ongoing feedback.
Complete annual performance appraisals and initiate corrective action plans when appropriate.
Interview and hire staff and ensure completion of new-employee onboarding.
Adjust workflow to support productivity and efficiency.
Maintain required documentation and records concerning drug purchasing, storage, preparation, and distribution.
Ensure refrigerated and frozen medications are maintained at optimal temperatures through delivery to patients.
Monitor sales and prescription-volume goals and interpret site financial and performance metrics; apply best practices to improve measures such as customer satisfaction.
Participate in education and training for healthcare practitioners, students, technicians, care providers, and patients on medication-use matters.
Maintain professional competence through development programs, independent study, education-related activities, and professional affiliations.
Perform clinical pharmacist duties as needed.