Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor

Job Summary

Under general direction of their Pharmacy Manager, the Pharmacy Clinical Supervisor will supervise day to day activities of their staff. This includes personnel development, evaluation, and discipline, trouble-shooting, coordinating the unit's activities with other units within the department, and directing the unit's functions to address the needs of the organization as a whole. Specific operational duties include, staff competencies, services specific workflow, and medication management. Additional duties and essential job functions are broad in scope and duties require extensive experience and knowledge of the healthcare system, pharmacy services, and understanding and enforcement of all laws, regulations, standards and guidelines that govern the pharmacy practice. Pharmacy Supervisor may, for example, have responsibility for on-going design and management of the department's education and training program, an operational or service unit, a comprehensive data processing system, and/or studies which require an overall knowledge of the trends and problems affecting pharmacy operations. The majority of annualized work time is spent fulfilling the Pharmacy Supervisor responsibilities as well as staffing in at least one of the clinical areas of oversight. The remainder may, as required, be spent developing skills needed to provide specialist or assistant director level services.

The duties and essential job functions of Pharmacy Supervisor lies in the complexity of the unit or program managed. As Pharmacy Supervisor incumbent interview, select, or effectively recommend the selection of prospective employees; review and evaluate the work of subordinate professional and ancillary technical staff; review the quality control of the work performed; evaluate workload, space, equipment, and staffing; assist in the preparation of the budget.

Additionally, these job duties may be modified to reflect the unique nature of the organizational unit for which the Pharmacy Supervisor is administratively responsible. Among the essential services, the Supervisor maintains a key decision role in the planning, selection, implementation, and maintenance of computerized patient information systems, including computerized order-entry systems, to facilitate clinical decision support, data analysis, and education of users for the purpose of ensuring the safe and effective use of medications.

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Required Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience as a licensed pharmacist in a hospital pharmacy or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (PharmD)
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrates subject matter knowledge of pharmaceutical theory and industry best practices in optimizing the use of medication to treat patients. Stays updated on pharmacy regulations and developments in research and design. Ability to apply principles to an acute care setting
• Knowledge of relevant Pharmacy Department, medical center, and UC policies and protocols including medication storage, safety, and patient privacy and treatment. Knowledge of all pharmacy federal and state laws and regulations
• Demonstrated leadership skills in training and guiding employees in clinical service lines. Motivates and inspires staff to improve quality and services
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively to meet deadlines in a complex, challenging environment.
• Ability to organize assigned staff and unit in an efficient and effective manner. Ability to apply policy knowledge to identify productivity inefficiencies and compliance risks.
• Ability to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with peers, patients, multidisciplinary team members, senior management, and assigned staff
• Skills to evaluate issues and identify solutions within defined procedures and policies. Demonstrated ability to solve patient problems and suggest solutions through critical thinking process
• Ability to listen actively to clinical staff and patients, understanding varying viewpoints and receiving feedback. Verbal and written communication skills to tactfully articulate reasoning behind own opinions and change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from others
• Ability to perform all commonly applicable functions in clinical documentation applications and pharmacy database technology and train others to effectively use applications
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time

Preferred Qualifications

• PGY2 Residency Training, or equivalent experience
• Advanced Certification (e.g BCPS, BCCCP, CDE)