Pharmacy Manager

At Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we honor all members of our community and acknowledge the dignity of each person we serve. Our purpose is to provide high quality, comprehensive primary health care to the communities of Washington and Yamhill counties with a special emphasis on migrant and seasonal farm workers and a view to removing barriers to health care. We strive to provide an environment that welcomes and values the people we employ and serve.

If you are unsure whether you meet all the required qualifications for this role but are interested and passionate about this potential position, we encourage you to apply.

The Pharmacy Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the pharmacy and providing supervision of pharmacy technicians and staff pharmacist, students and residents.

The Pharmacy Manager will deliver quality pharmacy services, collaborating with primary care physicians and staff to improve the health of Virginia Garcia patients. Pharmacy services will include assisting medical personnel and patients with drug information and identification, developing and sustaining productive patient relationships, evaluating and resolving potential drug therapy problems identified through any and all available sources, patient counseling, prescription verification, adherence to state and federal pharmacy laws, precepting students and interns, assisting with supervision of technical staff, pharmacy cashier and support staff, and participation in projects assigned by Pharmacy Director.

The person holding this position will be responsible for supervision of pharmacy staff, including but not limited to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, students and residents. This role will include hiring, firing and disciplinary actions and access to confidential personnel information.

• Provide onsite hands-on supervision and coaching of pharmacy technicians and staff pharmacists.
• Conduct timely performance evaluations of staff
• Maintain appropriate staffing for services offered and makes hiring and dismissal recommendations to the Pharmacy Director
• Confer with Pharmacy Director and human resources on all employee disciplinary actions
• Keep pharmacy functioning smoothly
• Assures ongoing training of pharmacy technician staff and staff pharmacists
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the pharmacy
• Responsible for the yearly Oregon Board of Pharmacy PIC (Pharmacist In Charge) report
• Responsible for the Oregon Board of Pharmacy quarterly schedule
• drug reports
• Oversee/submit weekly Sharing the Care report and Oregon Drug Monitoring Program narcotic use report
• Oversee/submit monthly pharmacy reports to VG accounting office
• Oversee writing off monthly internal transfers and submittals to VG
• accounting and writing off and tracing outdated stock
• Oversee Returns of outdated controlled substances back through a reverse distributor
• Oversee archiving and sending old records to storage
• Ensure efficient pharmacy workflow
• Documenst and report medication errors to Pharmacy Director
• Maintain records of all transactions of the pharmacy necessary to ensure adequate control over and accountability for all drugs as required by applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations ensuring meeting all inspection and other requirements governing pharmacy operations.
• Schedules vacations and other leave of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in conjunction with other Pharmacy Managers
• Review and enter prescription on computer software, fill and label prescriptions
• Resolve clinical questions regarding patient prescription with provider staff; answer clinical questions from provider staff, researching when necessary
• Counsel patients on all new prescriptions, utilizing assistance from bilingual staff; willing to acquire Spanish skills to counsel patients solo over time.
• Medication Therapy Management (MTM) involving assessing the patient, screening for drug interactions and adverse effects, providing disease/medication education and exploring opportunities to simplify and/or decrease the cost of the medication regimen.
• Supervise performance and accuracy of technical staff as required by Oregon Law, offering guidance and troubleshooting errors as they occur.
• Provide yearly performance evaluations for pharmacy technicians. Supervise pharmacy technicians to ensure quality customer service, observance of HIPAA requirements regarding patient confidentiality, and the highest regard for patients of Virginia Garcia.
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