Outpatient services director vs pharmacist manager

The differences between outpatient services directors and pharmacist managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an outpatient services director and a pharmacist manager. Additionally, a pharmacist manager has an average salary of $93,996, which is higher than the $77,427 average annual salary of an outpatient services director.

The top three skills for an outpatient services director include patients, social work and quality care. The most important skills for a pharmacist manager are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Outpatient services director vs pharmacist manager overview

	Outpatient Services Director	Pharmacist Manager
Yearly salary	$77,427	$93,996
Hourly rate	$37.22	$45.19
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	73,606	61,178
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Outpatient services director vs pharmacist manager salary

Outpatient services directors and pharmacist managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Outpatient Services Director	Pharmacist Manager
Average salary	$77,427	$93,996
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $118,000	Between $57,000 And $153,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Angeles, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Safeway
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between outpatient services director and pharmacist manager education

There are a few differences between an outpatient services director and a pharmacist manager in terms of educational background:

	Outpatient Services Director	Pharmacist Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Psychology	Pharmacy
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Outpatient services director vs pharmacist manager demographics

Here are the differences between outpatient services directors' and pharmacist managers' demographics:

	Outpatient Services Director	Pharmacist Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 41.6% Female, 58.4%	Male, 51.8% Female, 48.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 8.1% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 7.9% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between outpatient services director and pharmacist manager duties and responsibilities

Outpatient services director example responsibilities.

Manage the departmental budget by adjusting therapist schedules to more efficiently schedule patients.
Manage projects and ambulatory system initiatives, and collaborate with system leadership teams to ensure EMR alignment with all regulatory requirements.
Receive no recommendations during JCAHO survey.
Coordinate staff of 105-plus FTE's.
Direct JCAHO accredit intensive out patient eating disorder treatment program.
Provide individual, family, and group therapies to partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient patients.

Pharmacist manager example responsibilities.

Schedule procedures, manage caseload for physicians in clinic and surgery.
Addressed customer complaints with compassion, tact, and respect to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
Manage a team of 6 (1 pharmacist and 5 techs) prepare shift schedules according to Rx plan and payroll.
Manage educational training for technicians relate to federal HIPAA guidelines.
Manage established high-volume independent community pharmacy operation focuse on the local HIV/AIDS community.
Achieve extensive expertise in third party adjudication and rejection resolution, including Medicare and Medicaid.

Outpatient services director vs pharmacist manager skills

Common outpatient services director skills

Patients, 20%
Social Work, 15%
Quality Care, 10%
Treatment Services, 7%
Crisis Intervention, 6%
Patient Care, 5%

Common pharmacist manager skills

Patients, 20%
Customer Service, 17%
Patient Care, 11%
Compassion, 6%
Inventory Management, 6%
Federal Laws, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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