JOB TITLE: Manager, CareSite Pharmacy

LOCATION: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

DEPARTMENT: CareSite Pharmacy

WORK SCHEDULE: Days

WORK TYPE: Full Time (1.0 FTE, Exempt)

JOB SUMMARY:

Manages CareSite Pharmacy by coordinating the supervision, planning, and administration of retail pharmaceutical services within a medical clinic. Functions as the pharmacist at CareSite Pharmacy. Assumes overall responsibility of the pharmacy, including, but not limited to, scheduling, inventory control, marketing, finance, daily and month ending business reconciliation.  Assumes overall responsibility for filling and checking daily orders. Implements all policies at the Pharmacy and makes necessary suggestions in making new policies pertaining to Pharmacy. Serves as a link between Geisinger Clinic management and staff at the Pharmacy.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Must possess clinical knowledge to assist physicians in appropriate drug therapy. Possess compounding knowledge for difficult and uncommon prescriptions.

Must be able to perform many tasks simultaneously, work as a team member and delegate responsibility to staff members.  Strong customer service skills a must to develop this business.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's of Science Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college and current licensure by the Pennsylvania Board of Pharmacy required. Must complete the requirements for continuing education credits as mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy to maintain current Pennsylvania pharmacy license. Minimum of three years experience in managing a retail pharmacy required and prior experience with computers preferred. Bachelors of Science Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college and current licensure by the Pennsylvania Board of Pharmacy required. Must complete the requirements for continuing education credits as mandated by the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy to maintain current Pennsylvania pharmacy license. Three years experience in managing a retail pharmacy required and prior experience with computers preferred. Entrepreneurial abilities are sought and encouraged.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Work is typically performed in a pharmacy setting. Requires ability to stand and be on feet for prolonged periods of time.

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER: (GWV), located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is an acute care hospital that is licensed for 274 beds, and houses the only Level II Trauma center in Luzerne County. The campus includes the Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center, The Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital, the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Pediatric Unit, a transplant program and the Brain & Spine Tumor Institute. Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre is GWV’s ambulatory campus.

ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.