Pharmacy Manager - Seattle

Option Care Health•Tukwila, WA

About The Position

The Pharmacy Manager is a licensed pharmacist responsible for ensuring safe and appropriate pharmacy services in accordance with Option Care Health policies, regulatory requirements, and pharmacy practice standards. The role provides clinical and quality oversight, including compliance with sterile compounding and cleanroom standards. The Pharmacy Manager serves as the pharmacist-in-charge (PIC), establishes appropriate coverage and delegation when absent, and serves as—or formally designates qualified personnel responsible for—sterile compounding and cleanroom activities. The Pharmacy Manager coordinates patient services with nursing, delivery, and reimbursement teams; oversees pharmacy operations, staffing, purchasing, inventory, and the security of drugs and medical supplies; and supports the Director in meeting operational and financial goals. The position leads pharmacy quality and patient-safety efforts, develops staff, and participates in pharmacy on-call responsibilities.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
Active pharmacist license in the state or states of practice.
Meet and maintain all State Board of Pharmacy requirements to serve as PIC in the state of practice.
Be willing and able to obtain and maintain additional out-of-state licensure as required to support non-resident PIC responsibilities.
Meet one of the following experience qualifications: three years as a pharmacist in a sterile compounding infusion pharmacy setting; completion of an ASHP-accredited Infusion Pharmacy Residency Program; or two years of pharmacist experience with review and approval by the Vice President of Pharmacy and Senior Vice President of Operations.
Have two years of leadership experience, including direct people leadership or formally assigned responsibility for directing others’ work, developing team members, managing performance or accountability, coordinating staffing or workflow, and supporting quality outcomes. One year may qualify with the specified executive review and approval.
Internal candidates may qualify based on documented experience at Option Care Health, subject to review and approval by the Vice President of Pharmacy and Senior Vice President of Operations.
Have access to reliable transportation.
If using a personal vehicle for work, have a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance.
Experience identifying operational challenges and recommending solutions.
Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Willingness to travel up to 5% for business, both in-state and out-of-state.

Nice To Haves

Board certification in Compounded Sterile Preparations, Nutrition Support Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy, or another clinical pharmacy practice area.
At least five years of experience compounding sterile products and managing complex infusion patients.

Responsibilities

Determine patient suitability for home or alternate-site care.
Supervise, monitor, and evaluate the quality, safety, and effectiveness of care provided by pharmacy staff.
Manage daily pharmacy operations and communications.
Use quality indicators, patient outcomes, medication events, complaints, audit findings, and other relevant data to identify risks and drive improvement.
Monitor quality and patient-safety performance and respond promptly to adverse trends, audit or inspection findings, sterile compounding excursions, and other conditions that could affect patient care; escalate significant issues and implement interim controls as needed.
Ensure adherence to sterile compounding standards and the competency of team members performing sterile compounding activities.
Verify that personnel are appropriately trained, qualified, and competent, and correct identified gaps before independent work continues, as applicable.
Oversee cleanroom engineering controls and maintenance, including completion and documentation of required tasks.
Serve as, or formally designate, qualified personnel responsible for sterile compounding and cleanroom activities; ensure defined oversight of engineering controls, environmental monitoring, cleaning and maintenance, certification, documentation, personnel practices, investigations, and corrective and preventive actions.
Maintain written leadership designations and backup coverage while retaining accountability for effective oversight.
Lead the pharmacy quality-management and patient-safety program, including risk assessment, medication-event and near-miss reporting, complaint review, deviation investigation, root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive action, effectiveness monitoring, and communication of lessons learned.
Direct pharmacy department activities and schedule pharmacy staff to meet patients’ pharmaceutical-care needs.
Oversee pharmacy workflow, product purchasing, inventory, and equipment management.
Assist the Director in preparing, obtaining approval for, and implementing departmental operating and expenditure budgets, and operate within approved guidelines.
Evaluate and oversee the purchase, management, and security of medications, pumps, and medical supplies in accordance with company policies and formulary guidelines.
Develop and mentor staff through onboarding, open communication, training and development opportunities, and performance-management processes.
Coordinate and participate in pharmacy on-call responsibilities; ensure reliable on-call coverage and provide pharmacy services when scheduled to be on call.
Establish and document leadership coverage when out of office or not physically present, designating a qualified Pharmacy Supervisor or other authorized pharmacist to provide onsite leadership and, when permitted by law and formally assigned, act as PIC.
Define decision authority, escalation expectations, and required communication during leadership coverage periods.
Support sales professionals and the Director by speaking knowledgeably about the scope of services available through Option Care Health.