Pharmacy Manager

Job Details

Job Location: International District - Seattle, WA

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary Range: $135,000.00 - $137,000.00 Salary/year

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Pharmaceutical

Description

SIHB Core Competencies

Core Competencies are foundational commitments and skills that all SIHB staff are expected to develop. These competencies define common measures for performance that are applied to every role in the organization.

• Commitment to Indigenous and Organizational Values: Everything we do at SIHB is centered on Traditional Indian Medicine. It is our responsibility to maintain cultural integrity in all that we do.

• Accountability: All employees of SIHB effectively manage their own work and the work of their teams. We take ownership of our actions and decisions. We all strive to deliver the highest quality work and care, while respecting our teammates and relatives.

• Collaboration: SIHB is a team-oriented organization. As team members, we share the responsibility of working toward a common purpose. We collaborate with our colleagues across the organization to deliver the highest quality of care and results in alignment with our mission, vision, values, and Theory of Change.

• Communication: We practice effective and clear communication with staff, relatives, teams, and community. We demonstrate empathy among each other and with those we serve, and transparency in our decision making.

• Customer Service Orientation: All employees of SIHB recognize the needs of the diverse community we serve. We put the needs of our relatives first by delivering the highest quality, professional, responsive, and innovative care. Our relatives come first and deserve the best.

Position Summary: The pharmacy manager is responsible for providing accurate, efficient, and culturally appropriate pharmacy services; ensuring on-going compliance with all pertinent rules, laws, and regulations including those set by the State Board of Pharmacy, DEA, AAAHC, and HRSA's 340B program. The pharmacy manager is expected to possess or be able to develop their clinical skills with a goal of actively managing patients' medications.

Organizational Structure/Reporting Relationships: This position reports directly to the Director of Pharmacy and is a member of the Pharmacy team. This position has direct reports.

Organizational Responsibilities

• Hold Indigenous values and practices with respect and integrity.

• Hold yourself accountable to the highest standard by being resourceful, innovative, creative, and solutions oriented.

• Actively participate in organizational activities with the understanding that success is achieved through teamwork.

• Recognize that communication is central to the organization's success and actively champion your words and actions to maintain respect for others, encourage constructive feedback, be open to share laughter and acknowledge differences in skills and opinions, all while keeping others' best intentions in mind.

• At SIHB, we refer to our customers as Relatives. Our Relatives come first and deserve the best. Serve the needs of our Relatives first by delivering the highest quality, professional, responsive, and innovative care.

Job Responsibilities

• Participates in and oversees the prescription filling process. Performs the final check before dispensing. Counsel patients on all new prescriptions.

• Maintains knowledge of and ensures compliance with the laws, rules, and regulations that pertain to the practice of pharmacy.

• Performs formulary substitutions and refill authorizations. Reviews patient charts and documents all prescribing activities in the EHR, consults with medical providers as needed. Performs additional clinical activities as assigned by the pharmacy and medical directors.

• Provides prescription information to patients and clinic staff. Develops written education materials as assigned.

• Assists patients in the clinic and over the phone; answers phone, helps patients at the front counter, cashiers on a backup basis.

• Supervises pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, assistants, interns, externs, and residents.

• Leads Quality Assurance processes, develops, implements, and monitors compliance for workflow procedures.

• Actively participate in internal quality improvement teams and work with members proactively to drive quality improvement initiatives in accordance with the mission and strategic goals of the organization, federal and state laws and regulations, and accreditation standards, when assigned.

• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Background Qualifications

Required:

• PharmD (preferred) or bachelor's in pharmacy

• Valid certification/license as a registered pharmacist in the State of Washington.

• Familiarity with health and social issues facing American Indians/Alaska Natives and a desire to promote the delivery of appropriate health services to this population.

• Clinical knowledge of disease states common in community health; diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, MAT, mental health, etc.

• Experience working in a clinical setting or under a prescriptive authority protocol.

• Management or supervisory experience.

Work Environment: Pharmacy hours are 8am-6pm, Monday through Friday with occasional extra hours for events.

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