Pharmacy Operations Manager - Full Time Day Shift (24494)

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center • Paramus, NJ

23h • Onsite

About The Position

New Bridge Medical Center is seeking a Pharmacy Operations Manager to join their team. This role is responsible for overseeing all central pharmacy operations, ensuring accurate and timely medication provision, and maintaining compliance with all regulations and standards. The manager will also be involved in staff development, process improvement, and building relationships with other healthcare professionals. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of pharmacy laws, clinical knowledge, and proficiency with technology.

Requirements

• Current NJ registration as a licensed Pharmacist required.
• Experience and Expertise in sterile and non-sterile compounding required.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.
• Computer literacy, comfort with all levels of technology a must.
• Doctorate in Pharmacy from an approved college of pharmacy or equivalent required

Nice To Haves

• Mixed practice experience in Hospital pharmacy, Retail pharmacy, and/or LTC Pharmacy preferred.
• Previous experience with in Allscript’s Paragon, Liberty Software, and/or FrameworkLTC preferred.
• Previous pharmacy leadership role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Management team lead for all central pharmacy operations including prescription processing, sterile compounding, purchasing, repackaging, scheduling, and automated dispensing cabinet usage.
• Ensures accurate and timeline provision of medications. Directs, coordinates, and participates in the design, collection, and reporting of departmental benchmarks for productivity and performance.
• Ensures all patient care provided meets or exceeds all regulations, statutes, and TJC standards. Participates on interdisciplinary teams and committees.
• Assists in developing departmental policies and procedures, reviews policies and procedures manuals periodically to ensure they are in compliance with requirements of regulatory agencies; recommends changes as required by changes in regulatory agency policies and requirements.
• Actively participates in the provision of training and education to pharmacy staff on new or modified workflows, regulations, or equipment. Serves as pharmacy resource to other departments by assisting with training and education related to new medications or changes in organizational medication management Policy & Procedures.
• Participates in departmental management operations including scheduling, staff performance reviews, hiring processes, staff training, systems implementations/changes, and alignment of departmental operations with organizational goals.
• Identifies, defines, develops, and implements new or expands existing process improvement initiatives and medication safety initiatives.
• Builds effective relationships with other healthcare professionals and departments within the hospital. Promotes clinically rational drug therapy and sound pharmaceutical care through the development of new (or expansion of existing) pharmacy practice programs and drug therapy policies.
• Thorough knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations governing pharmacy services. Demonstrates knowledge of pathophysiology, interpretation of diagnostic criteria, pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics.
• Maintains currency and competency in the literature of pharmacy practice and health care research and development.
• Proficiency in assessing the use and application of new medications and medication technology, including complex equipment and delivery systems.
• Provides leadership and serves as a resource to pharmacists within the institution.
• As assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days, personal time, sick leave and nine paid holidays.
• Robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree