Pharmacy Manager: Lurie Children's Hospital (Schaumburg, IL)

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Position Summary:

As a Pharmacy Manager, you will manage the daily operations of the assigned outpatient specialty pharmacy location. You will promote a culture of continuous quality improvement, accountability, and operational excellence by developing and monitoring measurable performance indicators, identifying opportunities for process enhancement, and implementing solutions that support compliance, accreditation success, and high-quality patient care. Through effective leadership and collaboration, you will foster an environment where team members feel valued, engaged, and committed to maintaining the highest standards of specialty pharmacy practice.  

You will serve as the primary operational owner for adherence to specialty pharmacy accreditation standards, ensuring all workflows, documentation, and practices consistently meet accrediting body requirements.  You will establish and lead the Specialty Pharmacy Oversight Committee to coordinate accreditation governance, monitor requirements, review performance data, and ensure timely completion of action items. In this role, you will maintain ongoing accreditation readiness through structured audits, documentation review, and gap analysis, in collaboration with the accreditation team, and ensure requirements are embedded into daily operations to promote quality improvement and successful accreditation outcomes and high‑quality patient care. In situations where a Site Director is not in place, you will serve as the accountable leader for accreditation activities and outcomes for the specialty pharmacy program. 

Essential Responsibilities/Duties:

• Establish and enforce best practice processes for safe prescription dispensing, ensuring compliance across the pharmacy department. 

• Ensure adherence to state and federal pharmacy regulations, maintaining accreditation and safety standards. 

• Supervise pharmacy staff, including pharmacists, technicians, and students,  

• Managing schedules and staffing ratios effectively. 

• Collaborate with the Site Director on recruitment, orientation, training, and performance evaluations. 

• Perform pharmacist duties, including prescription transcription, order entry, and patient consultation, within assigned schedule. 

• Maintain accurate documentation and compliance with state/federal guidelines for handling narcotics and restricted drugs. 

• Liaise with physicians and benefit providers to process prescriptions, identify cost saving opportunities, and implement improvements. 

• Manage pharmacy inventory and ensure compliance with inventory regulations. 

• Identify, develop, and analyze system/process performance, making recommendations for improvement and contributing to budgeting and procedural changes. 

• Demonstrate leadership in achieving departmental goals, fostering a productive work environment, and resolving conflicts. 

• Provide professional, confidential patient care, and uphold company and site performance standards. 

• Participate in staff development activities and maintain professional competency through continued education 


• May provide short term leadership coverage as needed to cover absences. 

Education:

• A PharmD or bachelor's degree from a College of Pharmacy is required for this role. 

Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations:

• Active and unrestricted Pharmacist licensure (in good standing) to practice pharmacy in the state in which you are applying in or and/or the ability to acquire this at the time of hire is required. 

• Must possess or be able to obtain a State Board of Pharmacy Preceptor’s license by the current state you are applying to within one year of hire. 

• Multi-state licensure or ability to obtain preferred. 

• Certified Specialty Pharmacist preferred. 

Required Experience:

• 1+ years in direct pharmacy leadership role


• Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) preferred 

• Experience in specialty pharmacy or health systems  

Knowledge & Skills:

• Knowledge of outpatient pharmacy operations 

• Management of outpatient or retail pharmacy, including inventory, operations, and budget 

• Supervisory experience with pharmacists and technicians 

• Experience developing KPIs for measuring pharmacy performance monthly 

• Communication skills 

• Experience working directly with doctors, nurses, other healthcare professionals 

• Customer service skills, including de-escalation and problem solving for service issues  

Special Working Conditions (On-call, Travel, Shift, Coverage):

• Clearway Health Specialty Pharmacies, serving patients in hospitals, health systems, and communities, may require employees at client sites to work on company-recognized holidays.  

This information is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Clearway Health. The current annual compensation range for this position is $146,000 - $182,000. The actual rate within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. In addition to a competitive base salary, this role is eligible to participate in the company’s bonus program as part of its comprehensive and rewarding benefits package. This opportunity offers a compelling combination of compensation and performance-based incentives designed to recognize and reward contributions.

The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job. The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required. External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.