Operations Manager: Core Pharmacy, Ft/Day

Description Category: Management/Professional/Pharmacy

Workstatus: Full Time

  The Operations Manager for the UMMC Department of Pharmacy supervises and manages the daily operations and personnel of the assigned pharmacy service program. Supervises clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Assists in implementing pharmacy department goals and objectives as they apply to the mission of the department and the UMMS for quality pharmaceutical care services.Qualifications:1. Licensure by the Maryland State Board of Pharmacy is required. A masters, doctorate or doctor of Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Science degree from a college or university accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy or current enrollment in an advanced degree program, is preferred. The completion of a residency accredited by the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists or comparable experience is preferred.2. A minimum of three years clinical pharmacist experience is required and two years supervisory/managerial practice experience is preferred. Knowledge of generally accepted pharmacy principles, practices, and procedures mathematics and statistics, chemistry and personal computer/ patient/drug information systems. Comprehensive knowledge of therapeutic pharmacology and pharmaceutics.3. Knowledge of health care management, administrative and operational principles and practices, including JCAHO regulations and laws pertaining to use and dispensing of medications and related devices. Demonstrated knowledge of organizational problem solving and analytical skills are required to evaluate and resolve operational and supervisory/managerial issues. 4. Knowledge of personal computer operation and applications, such as, spreadsheet database manager and word processing. Knowledge of anatomy and physiology is necessary in order to understand clinical practices and converse with medical and nursing personnel.CB