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This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Major Responsibilities:

• Assures adequate staffing for area. Prepares monthly schedule and daily work assignments. Supervises assigned personnel. Staffs as needed.
• Coordinates the assignment of tasks and helps resolve technical and operational problems. Evaluates the impact of solutions to ensure goals are achieved.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies such as JC, DPH, DEA etc. Develops and maintains procedures to meet regulatory requirements in accordance with hospital policy.
• Oversees controlled substance record keeping and reports any issues to the Manager/Director.
• Oversees appropriate inventory levels of all drugs, supplies and equipment using approved procurement methods.
• Participates and makes recommendations on employee hires and discipline. Assists manager in resolving grievances and other personnel issues.
• Supervises orientation and training and certifies completion of any specialized operations training.
• Conducts regular staff meetings.
• Manages the accuracy of pharmacy charge systems; resolves patient billing discrepancies. Oversees billing issues i.e. CEWL, EBEW.
• Works with internal and external customers to improve the services of the Pharmacy, resolve issues, and maximize reimbursement opportunities.
• Supports service line goals and works with stakeholders to ensure compliance.
• Oversees annual physical inventory process.
• Works with pharmacy buyers to achieve a targeted inventory turnover rate.
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrates the use of quality improvement in daily operations. Prepares and submits QC/QA reports to the Manager/Director.
• Provides guidance to the staff for effective teamwork and motivation. Fosters the effective integration of efforts.
• Completes management training programs appropriate for level of supervision exercised in the department.

Standard Management Level Responsibilities:

• Directs and supervises assigned personnel including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training. Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions. Resolves grievances and other personnel problems within position responsibilities.
• Develops and recommends the budgets for the areas managed. Manages activities to assure financial goals are met.
• Coordinates the assignment of tasks and helps resolve technical and operational problems. Evaluates the impact of solutions to ensure goals are achieved.
• Provides effective direction, guidance, and leadership over the staff for effective teamwork and motivation and fosters the effective integration of efforts with system-wide initiatives.
• Encourages and supports diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
• Integrates diversity into departmental objectives, such as hiring, promotions, training, vendor selections, etc.
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrates the use of quality improvement in daily operations.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, DPH, etc. Develops and maintains procedures necessary to meet regulatory requirements.
• Ensures that department complies with hospital established policies, quality assurance programs, safety, and infection control policies and procedures.
• Ensures adequate equipment and supplies for department.
• Develops and maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
• Ensures compliance to all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs similar or related duties as required or directed.

Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

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• Pharm D or equivalent.
• Must be a Registered Pharmacist in MA.

Experience/Skill:

Required:

• Three to Five years Pharmacy experience.

Preferred:

• Three to five years of hospital experience preferred.
• Supervisory experience strongly preferred.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.