Pharmacy Manager - Seattle

Option Care Health•Tukwila, WA

6d•$167,399 - $278,984

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 position provides clinical and quality oversight, including compliance with sterile compounding and cleanroom standards. The 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 budgeting, purchasing, control, and security of drugs and medical supplies; and supports the Operations Director in meeting operational and financial goals. The role directs pharmacy department activities and staff, leads quality management and patient safety, and supports sales professionals by explaining the organization’s services. The position has supervisory responsibilities and may require up to 5% in-state and out-of-state business travel.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
Active pharmacist license in the state or states of practice.
Meet and maintain 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 for non-resident PIC responsibilities.
Meet one of these 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.
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 review and approval by the Vice President of Pharmacy and Senior Vice President of Operations.
Internal candidates may qualify based on documented experience at Option Care Health, with review and approval by the Vice President of Pharmacy and Senior Vice President of Operations.
Access to reliable transportation. If using a personal vehicle for work, a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance are required.
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, 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 5 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 data to identify risks and drive improvement.
Monitor quality and patient-safety performance; respond 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 verify that personnel performing these activities are trained, qualified, and competent; address identified competency gaps before independent work continues, as applicable.
Oversee cleanroom engineering controls and maintenance, including required tasks and documentation.
Serve as, or formally designate, qualified personnel responsible for sterile compounding and cleanroom activities; maintain written designation and backup coverage while retaining accountability for effective oversight.
Ensure oversight of engineering controls, environmental monitoring, cleaning and maintenance, certification, documentation, personnel practices, investigations, and corrective and preventive actions.
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 staff to meet patients’ pharmaceutical-care needs.
Oversee pharmacy workflow, product purchasing, inventory, and equipment management.
Assist the Director with 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, communication, training and development opportunities, and performance management.
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 absent or not physically present; designate qualified onsite leadership and, when permitted by law and formally assigned, a pharmacist to act as PIC; define decision authority, escalation expectations, and required communications.
Support sales professionals and the Director by explaining the scope of services available through Option Care Health.
Travel up to 5% for business, both in-state and out-of-state.