ACUTE CARE

Manager Pharmacy

Potential relocation assistance for qualified applicants & locations!

Novant Health is seeking a dynamic Pharmacy Manager, to lead our acute care pharmacy team, to deliver optimal medication management across all dimensions of care, every time. 

The Manager Pharmacy must possess key skills such as: Employee Development/Coaching, Effective Decision Making, Planning and Organizing, Problem-Solving, Project Management, Creativity & Innovation.

The Pharmacy Manager will have to provide leadership and create a strategy to achieve the best outcomes in quality, financial vitality, and human experience through coaching, counseling, making work assignments, supervising work quality, and developing team members.    

Novant Health is an integrated system of physician practices, hospitals, outpatient centers, and more – each element committed to delivering a remarkable healthcare experience for patients and their families. With world-class technology, personal connections, and care that’s easier to access and understand, Novant Health is with patients every step of the way on their journey to health and wellness.

• Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center is a 921-bed hospital, the largest hospital in the Novant Health system. We provide state-of-the-art care that is second to none: both because of the advanced treatments available here and because of the experience and caring natures of our doctors, nurses and medical staff.  Magnet recognized.
• We stay on the cutting edge of medicine by investing resources into new technology, programs and services for the hospital and your community. Our advanced medicine includes an array of sophisticated, high-technology, diagnostic surgical and therapeutic care.

Key components of the role

• Lead a team of pharmacist and technician leaders and ensure focus on operational and patient care objectives.
• Plan, manage and evaluate pharmacy operations and patient-focused clinical pharmacy services.
• Maintains financial responsibility for pharmacy resources and assists in the preparation of departmental budgets.
• Accountable for maintaining compliance with all regulatory standards as well as continuous pharmacy process improvement.
• Formulate and implement performance improvement plans, identifying appropriate monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and organizational goals.
• Serves as a liaison to other healthcare leaders within the acute care facility and pharmacy system, including serving as a pharmacy representative on facility and system committees.
• Recruit talented team members; ensure appropriate staffing plans are developed in alignment with productivity metrics and patient care needs.
• Participate in strategic planning of pharmacy services and resources.
• Ensure high levels of employee engagement through active listening, process improvement and effective communication.

Why Novant Health?

• Come join a remarkable team where quality care meets quality service, in every dimension, every time.  Let Novant Health be the destination for your professional growth as you take advantage of the opportunities to practice within innovative, multidisciplinary team focused on providing the highest level of care!
• 8 Magnet Designated Hospitals
• LeapFrog Grade “A” Ratings at Novant Health facilities
• Novant Health is recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Forbes Best Employers for Women in 2020, Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality and 50 Best Places for Women and Managers of Diverse Backgrounds to Work. 

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At Novant Health, one of our core values is diversity and inclusion. By engaging the strengths and talents of each team member, we ensure a strong organization capable of providing remarkable healthcare to our patients, families and communities. Therefore, we invite applicants from all group dynamics to apply to our exciting career opportunities.

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• Education: 4 Year/Bachelors Degree-(Pharmacy) or Pharm D required.  Pharm D preferred.
• Experience: Minimum two years hospital pharmacist and/or one year successful supervisory/management experience, required. At least two years clinical pharmacy practice with supervisory experience, preferred.
  
• Licensure/Certification: Licensed to practice pharmacy in the applicable state(s) and in good standing with the state board of Pharmacy(is), required.
• Additional Skills Required: Current and future trends/practice in Pharmacy (internal and external); regulatory and governing standards, policies and procedures; commitment to continually improve skills through participation in educational opportunities whether offered as on-the-job, within or outside other facility to increase knowledge of work-related issues; information systems and software used in Pharmacy including but not limited to: current Pharmacy HIS system,, procurement software, ADM machines; equipment used in performing assigned duties; application of safety and infection control policies and procedures; skills in interviewing and selection process; understanding of budgeting, staffing, payroll and purchasing processes; implementation of competency, feedback, development and progressive discipline processes; teambuilding, conflict management, and interpersonal relationship skills; principles of adult learning and teaching methods/models; decision making, project leadership and consultation, delegation and communication skills; concepts of change management; effective written and verbal communication of staff behaviors and performance; understanding of customer needs and expectations and knowledge for improvement to exceed customer expectations; held accountable for specific process knowledge; continuous improvement philosophy and methods; ability to apply process improvement methods to assure quality; provide notice to management should conflicting cultural values, ethics or religious beliefs potentially impact patient care.
• Additional Skills Preferred: Board certification in pharmacotherapy preferred.

It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.

• Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement.
• The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care.
• All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".