Medication Department Manager

Come join our awesome team as a Medication Department Manager at the Senior Community Care of Michigan. We have great benefits and a great work environment!

Senior Community Care of Michigan PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Job Highlights:

• 403(b) Retirement Plan;
• Career scholarships;
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs;
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

About the job:

Pay:$50,000- $63,000

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

The Medication Department Manager manages the medication process through coordination with pharmacy, supervision of medication technicians, and communication with participants and their providers. The Medication Department Manager is a facilitator, teacher and resource person. This person is responsible for the education program of the sites. This includes assessing needs, planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating the staff development program(s). The Medication Department Manager develops and conducts an education program, the focus of which is on assisting individuals to perform competently in fulfillment of the role expectations within the sites. This person is responsible for providing in-service training for all staff in accordance with Federal and State Rules and Regulations. This role is also responsible for infection control and reporting.

Required Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Graduate of a school of professional nursing required
• Current Practical Nurses License (L.P.N.)
• or Registered Nurses (R.N.) License
• Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required.
• A minimum of one year’s experience in working with the frail or elderly population required
• Intravenous Venous (IV) Certification preferred.

Essentials:

• Clinical and Operational Oversight: Responsible for both Medication Department clinical oversight and oversight of all Medication Department operations.

• Supervision: Responsible for supervision of Medication Department staff – Medication Department Coordinator and Medication Department Technicians.

• Medicare Part D: Responsible for extensive involvement in Medicare Part D process including Part D / CMS compliance, regular extensive auditing, and coordination with Senior Community Care Business Office Manager and Compliance Officer to meet other needs as required.

• Financial Analysis: Responsible for monitoring of pharmacy billing on regular basis including billing invoices and PDE and FWA data. Also responsible for analysis of monthly pharmacy expenses to identify trends in prescribing patterns, changes in expenses in respect to pharmacy cycles, and identification of areas of potential savings.

• Contracted Pharmacy Liaison: Acts as primary contact between Senior CommUnity Care and pharmacy (operations and administration). Responsible for maintaining professional, cooperative, and productive relationship between entities that ensures that the needs of Senior Community Care and its participants are being met while operating within the operational and procedural limitations/ requirements of the pharmacy.

• IDT/Utilization: Responsible for communication between Medication Department and IDT

• Permanent Committee Activity: Responsible for involvement and participation with required organizational committees: leadership, quality assurance, and compliance.

• PBM/PDE Submitter Liaison: Acts as primary liaison between Senior CommUnity Care and contracted PMB/PDE submitter

Senior Community Care of Michigan - PACE:

Senior Community Care of Michigan - PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

PACE is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Our team members include clinical professionals, housekeepers, maintenance associates, and culinary employees among others. Unlike some clinical environments, PACE centers offer employees flexible work schedules, with most positions only requiring occasional weekends. Team members have an opportunity to get to know their patients and build meaningful relationships.

Our Senior Community Care of Lansing, MI, values our staff and residents at the highest level. In the capital city of Michigan, staff call a vibrant, diverse, and bustling city their home. Our PACE program allows for more standard working hours than is usual with elder care careers, and we foster a work-life balance by offering employees paid-time off benefits as part of our comprehensive benefits package, as well as creating moments of appreciation in the workplace throughout the year. Come join us at SCCMI, and see why VOANS has been voted by employees as a Great Place To Work the past 4 years running.

In our 2022 Great Place to Work survey, employees said their work has a special meaning: this is not “just a job”.

At VOANS, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to do their personal best.

Licenses & Certifications

• Registered Nurse