Pharmacy Manager - Inpatient Pharmacy

University of Arkansas System • Little Rock, AR

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About The Position

The Inpatient Pharmacy Manager supervises, directs, coordinates, and provides first-line administrative and technical support for pharmacists, technicians, volunteers, and students. The manager oversees daily pharmacy operations and staff, coordinates workload, and works with healthcare personnel outside the pharmacy to support effective workflows and working relationships. The manager may perform dispensing duties as needed to provide timely and efficient patient services.

The role helps maintain and implement workflows, technology and automation, and process-improvement projects. It supports human-resource functions for direct reports, including onboarding, development, and termination when necessary, and helps establish employee and student training, education, and competencies. The manager promotes staff engagement, customer service, and continued learning, and represents the department on committees and at meetings.

The manager works with minimal supervision to assess, prepare, and dispense medications and coordinate daily dispensing functions as needed. The role applies clinical judgment to support safe patient care, reports adverse drug and medication-safety events, documents interventions in the medical record, and communicates with healthcare professionals as a drug-information resource. It also supports pharmacy management with student and resident precepting, continuing-education presentations, departmental in-services, and process improvement. The position works collaboratively with senior leadership to manage an area of expertise, monitor compliance and performance, review institutional policies and guidelines, and ensure efficient and accurate daily operations. Other duties may be assigned by the Assistant Director of Pharmacy.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and five years of applicable experience with advanced skills.
• Licensed Registered Pharmacist in the State of Arkansas, or eligible for licensure in the State of Arkansas.

Nice To Haves

• Pharm.D. from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Advanced degree such as an MS, MBA, MHA, or MPA, and/or completion of a general or administrative ASHP-accredited residency.
• Prior supervisory or personnel-management experience.
• Board certification or equivalent accredited certification or credentials in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, direct, and coordinate pharmacists, technicians, volunteers, and students, and manage day-to-day pharmacy operations.
• Prioritize workload and coordinate dispensing work to meet operational needs.
• Assess, prepare, and dispense medications and assist with daily dispensing functions as needed.
• Work with healthcare staff outside the pharmacy to support workflow and working relationships.
• Maintain and implement workflows, technology and automation, and process-improvement projects.
• Assist with human-resource functions for direct reports, including onboarding, development, and termination when necessary.
• Develop and support appropriate employee and student training, education, and competencies.
• Promote staff engagement, customer service, and continued learning through presentations and departmental in-services.
• Use clinical judgment to provide safe and effective patient care; report adverse drug and medication-safety events and document interventions in the medical record.
• Communicate with healthcare professionals as a drug-information resource and provide educational information.
• Assist pharmacy management with precepting pharmacy students and residents.
• Serve on committees, attend professional meetings, and represent the program area across departments.
• Monitor, investigate, and analyze the program area for compliance with goals and performance expectations.
• Gather data and staff input, collaborate with vendors, and research industry standards to meet technical goals and improve performance.
• Review and revise institutional policies and guidelines related to the program area.
• Support pharmacy management through research, liaison work in legal matters, documentation and reports, and staff training and enrichment.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Assistant Director of Pharmacy.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans for qualifying staff and family.
• Holiday, vacation, and sick leave.
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only).
• Retirement contribution match of up to 10%.
• Basic life insurance up to $50,000.
• Career training and educational opportunities.
• Merchant discounts.
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using the UAMS pharmacy.

What This Job Offers

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