Description
Overview
Manager Speciality Pharmacy
8-5 Monday-Friday
Full Time Benefit
Responsible for the day to day operations of the specialty pharmacy. Responsible for maintaining and ensuring compliance with all accreditation programs, pharmacy licenses, and state and federal regulations. Serves as a mentor and leader for UPaH specialty pharmacy, as well as, all of UPaH and UPH. Provides timely communication with the VP and staff, as needed. Performs all duties required and assigned in a timely manner. Maintains professionalism at all times and exemplifies the FOCUS values.
Why UnityPoint Health?
* Culture - At UnityPoint Health, you Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
* Benefits - Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options like 401K match, paid time off and education assistance that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you're in.
* Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment - We're committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
* Development - We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
* Community Involvement - Be an essential part of our core purpose-to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
Visit us at UnityPoint.org/careers to hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions/Responsibilities:
Essential functions are the duties and responsibilities that are essential to the position (not a task list). o not include if less than 5% of work time is spent on this duty. Be specific without giving explicit instructions on how to perform the task. Do not include duties that are to be performed in the future. Duties should be action oriented and avoid vague or general statements.
% of Time
(annually)
Daily work assignments
* Provide leadership within the pharmacy in order to ensure effective, efficient operations, optimizing performance and continually improving quality of care in a vastly changing health care environment.
* Responsible for creating a culture of innovation, learning, teamwork and professional practice, consistent with the mission, vision and values of the company.
* Establish effective mechanisms of communication with staff, providers, patients and the management team to foster an environment of openness, trust, teamwork and staff development.
* Communicate with management regularly to review service issues and opportunities for improvement to ensure the delivery of high quality service to all internal and external customers.
* Responsible for the interview and hiring process including completion of employment forms in an accurate and timely manner and coordination of orientation and training programs for new staff members.
* Keep all Pharmacy Employee Licensures up to date and current and all pharmacy state licenses, etc.
* Ensures that staff consistently utilizes a holistic approach considering physical, psych/social, spiritual, educational, safety and related criteria appropriate to the age of patients served in assigned service area.
* Conducts performance evaluations, coaching, counseling and disciplinary action.
* Responsible for overseeing the day to day management of the pharmacy including the establishment of work schedules, review of staffing needs and the supervision and training of staff in good patient relations and office policies and procedures.
* Demonstrate sound fiscal management of pharmacy operations through comprehensive budgetary planning, variance analysis/justification and regular monitoring of financial performance/productivity.
* Continuously review pharmacy operations and assignment of responsibilities to ensure patients and organizational service needs are met.
* Provides guidance and oversight of all clinical operations and makes sounds clinical decisions.
* Consults with field staff periodically.
* Coordinate the dispensing of medications in compliance with all state, federal and pharmacy regulations.
* Complies with all FDA mandates and self-imposed manufacturer restrictions on particular medications, such as REMS programs.
* Supervises the patient management program.
* Provide troubleshooting assistance to staff for dispensing, documentation, inventory control or delivery issues.
* Maintain current information on pharmaceuticals and distribute to staff.
* Schedule, conduct and complete follow-up for monthly staff meetings.
* Prepare and submit weekly payroll reports timely and accurately.
* Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional societies.
85 %
Other job duties
* Meets measures as determined and required for job productivity and performance improvement.
* Behave in a manner consistent with Mission, Vision, Values, and Expectations for Excellence.
* Maintain compliance with OSHA, Accreditation Standards and Risk Management guidelines.
* Maintain compliance with Personnel policies and procedures.
* Maintain regular and consistent attendance at work.
* Behave in a manner consistent with all Corporate Compliance policies and procedures.
* Perform other duties as requested by the Vice President to facilitate the smooth and effective operations of the pharmacy.
* Employee is responsible for completion of communication tasks and activities in a timely manner. This would include, but is not limited to: responding to email, voicemail or telephone messages, promptly, accurately, and professionally; attending staff meetings as scheduled or viewing videotapes of those meetings; asking questions of team members and supervisors when needing clarification about various day-to-day issues or patient needs; and reviewing employee communication pieces, to stay aware of UnityPoint at Home programs and initiatives.
5%
Basic UPH Performance Criteria
* Demonstrates the UnityPoint Health Values and Standards of Behaviors as well as adheres to policies and procedures and safety guidelines.
* Demonstrates ability to meet business needs of department with regular, reliable attendance.
* Employee maintains current licenses and/or certifications required for the position.
* Practices and reflects knowledge of HIPAA, ACHC, URAC, OSHA and other federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare.
* Completes all annual education and competency requirements within the calendar year.
* Is knowledgeable of hospital and department compliance requirements for federally funded healthcare programs (e.g. Medicare and Medicaid) regarding fraud, waste and abuse. Brings any questions or concerns regarding compliance to the immediate attention of hospital administrative staff. Takes appropriate action on concerns reported by department staff related to compliance.
10%
Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Demonstration of UPH Values and Standards of Behaviors
Consistently demonstrates UnityPoint Health's values in the performance of job duties and responsibilities
Foster Unity:
* Leverage the skills and abilities of each person to enable great teams.
* Collaborate across departments, facilities, business units and regions.
* Seek to understand and are open to diverse thoughts and perspectives.
Own The Moment:
* Connect with each person treating them with courtesy, compassion, empathy and respect
* Enthusiastically engage in our work.
* Accountable for our individual actions and our team performance.
* Responsible for solving problems regardless of the origin.
Champion Excellence:
* Commit to the best outcomes and highest quality.
* Have a relentless focus on exceeding expectations.
* Believe in sharing our results, learning from our mistakes and celebrating our successes.
Seize Opportunities:
* Embrace and promote innovation and transformation.
* Create partnerships that improve care delivery in our communities.
* Have the courage to challenge the status quo.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.
Preferred or Specialized
Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.
Education:
* Bachelor's degree in Science or Pharm.D degree.
* Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
* MBA or MHA
Experience:
* Two years previous pharmaceutical experience with Specialty Pharmacy therapy.
* Sufficient knowledge, training, and expertise in pharmacotherapeutics relative to infusion medications as well as specialty medications.
* Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to take initiative and exercise independent judgment, decision making and problem solving expertise.
* Previous computerized practice management/billing system experience.
* Knowledge of collection rules and regulations...... click apply for full job details
