Involving staff pharmacists in management decisions.
Various administrative techniques used to bring staff pharmacists in a decentralized, satellite pharmacy system into the managerial decision-making process are discussed. These techniques include a staff pharmacist on-call procedure to discourage absenteeism, and the concept of a head pharmacist to serve as a link with departmental administration. The head pharmacist works in the satelite pharmacy, is responsible for its daily operation and is the spokesman for the satellite. Active roles for the head pharmacist in the selection and evaluation of technicians are outlines. Management skills are developed in head pharmacists through a program of special classes and discussion groups. It is concluded that this program has improved the credibility of administrative decisions and has tapped an underused source of ideas and talent.
D000041:Absenteeism; D003657:Decision Making; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010605:Pharmacy Administration; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D010596:Pharmacy Technicians