Supervisor Pharmacy

Job Summary:
This job is responsible for planning, supervising and evaluating the daily operations in the assigned pharmacy facility to provide pharmaceutical care activities and services in accordance with established policies, procedures, standards and regulatory requirements. An incumbent ensures the provision of professional, effective, efficient, safe, and accurate medication distribution practices. Work also includes: 1) responsibility for meeting financial objectives in labor, revenue and gross margins; 2) evaluating department effectiveness; 3) ensuring optimum staffing levels; 4) overseeing the workflow of subordinate staff, 5) meeting regulatory requirements and standards and 6) performing all pharmacist department activities, as necessary.

Job Details:

• Plans and evaluates the day-to-day operations of the department to meet the financial objectives in labor, revenue and gross margins.

• Oversees daily workload and ensures the department is adequately and appropriately staffed.

• Monitors labor budget/expenses, identifies variances and takes corrective action to remedy within designated scope of authority.

• Develops, in conjunction with manager, programs, policies and procedures to maximize pharmacy usage and enhance customer service.

• Ensures inventory control measures are being followed in accordance with department standards.

• Ensures staff are compliant with policies and procedures.

• May serve as the Pharmacy representative in management, administrative and/or interdisciplinary meetings.

• Handles customer service/provider complaints.

• Coordinates and oversees pharmacy aspects related to compounding and dispensing of drugs in accordance with medication orders issued by authorized medical care providers.

• Ensures the timely distribution of medications.

• Oversees pharmacist and pharmacy technician workflows and works with staff to create efficiencies

• Supervises, instructs and mentors pharmacist staff, interns, residents, externs, students, technicians and non-pharmacy staff in the execution of duties and ensures adherence to policies and procedures in a positive, constructive and motivating manner.

• Responsible for hiring staff, performance management, and discipline of staff.

• Promotes education and development of team members.

• Orients employees and holds regular staff meetings to keep employees apprised of all matters relevant to successful job performance.

• This position may serve as the Residency Program Director as applicable.

• Assists employees with complex/unprecedented/ambiguous matters, reviews elevated issues/situations and takes action consistent with assigned scope of authority.

• Approves timecards; communicates performance standards and evaluates employee performance; counsels employees, and provides constructive feedback; develops additional mentors/preceptors from the specialty pharmacy team.

• Participates in the development and administration of the annual department budget.

• Identifies financial objectives relating to labor, revenue and gross margins and implements tactics for achieving them; takes appropriate action to address and resolve variances.

Education and Experience:

• Required Education and Experience

  • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Science in pharmacy

  • 2+ years related experience

• Preferred Education and Experience

  • 1+ year of supervisory or lead experience or successful completion of a Pharmacy Administrative Residency

Licensure and Certifications:

• Required Licensure and Certifications

  • Active State Pharmacist License in good standing in the state in which the employee works: PHARM:XX

Minimum Qualifications:

• Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Training

  • Knowledge of principles, practices, standards and techniques of pharmaceutical care.

  • Knowledge of the regulatory requirements applicable to the pharmacy profession.

  • Knowledge of the practices and techniques relating to staff education and development.

  • Knowledge of the practices of employee supervision, evaluation and performance management.

  • Knowledge of the standards and practices relating to business planning, budget administration and continuous process/performance improvement.

  • Ability to understand and use/apply I.V. admixture, automated distribution systems, outpatient services and decentralized pharmacy services.

  • Ability to apply effective techniques for employee staffing in a healthcare environment.

  • Ability to formulate schedules, deal effectively with crisis situations, and supervise/evaluate employees.

  • Ability to read, understand and communicate in English sufficient to perform the duties of the position.

  • Ability to effectively communicate and direct workflow.

  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as required by the duties of the position.

Built-in 1973, Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento is committed to providing daily excellence in health care for residents of Sacramento’s southern suburbs, including the Elk Grove, Wilton, and Galt communities. Methodist Hospital is home to a 158 acute-care bed facility with 1,120 employees, 283 medical staff, and 29 Emergency Department beds. Methodist Hospital also owns and operates Bruceville Terrace – a 171-bed, sub-acute skilled nursing long-term care facility adjacent to the hospital that provides care for the elderly, as well as those requiring extended recoveries. Methodist Hospital is home to the Family Medicine Residency Program, an accredited and nationally recognized program which provides resident physicians with specialty training in primary care family medicine. Together, the hospital and residency program implemented a ground-breaking curriculum addressing the identification, treatment, and assistance of human trafficking victims and created a one-of-a-kind health clinic for victims, the Human Trafficking Medical Home.

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