Pharmacy Supervisor Inpatient/Operations and Distributive Services

Overview --------

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Pharmacy in Lebanon, NH seeks a Pharmacist Supervisor for Inpatient Operations and Distributive Services. This position supports the Medication Systems and Operations (MSO) Manager in providing leadership and oversight within distribution services. This Pharmacist Supervisor will have direct oversight of the inventory technician team, pharmacy interns and pharmacists with a primary staffing area within central pharmacy. The Pharmacist Supervisor works closely with system inventory and operations leaders to manage drug shortages, implement formulary changes, identify opportunities to improve efficiency and collaborate on system inventory process improvement initiatives.

Job Details

This is a Full Time, 40hr per week, benefitted position.

Benefits

Dartmouth is the best where it matters most! DH Offers You:

• Employees hired to work at least 0.50 FTE (20 hours per week) and their eligible dependents may participate in Dartmouth Health benefit plans on the employee's first day of employment.
• Medical Insurance: Two medical plans available through Anthem BC/BS:
• Employees also receive a base employer contribution of 4% of biweekly pay plus a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) that is matched with a Health Savings Account and a PPO Plan that features higher premiums balanced by copays and lower deductibles.
• Retirement: Employee contributions are vested immediately. Biweekly matching contribution of 50% on up to 4% of pay saved-for a maximum match of 2% of pay.
• Paid Time Off: Paid time off is accrued per pay period based on hours worked. This includes six paid holidays.
• Shift Differential: 10% evening, 20% night, and 15% weekend shift differentials when applicable.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $3,000 per year.

Responsibilities

As a Pharmacist Supervisor, you will be responsible for:

• Supervising day-to-day activities of Central-based Pharmacists, Inventory Team Technicians and Pharmacy Interns
• Serving as a liaison between the Inpatient Pharmacy and Central Supply Pharmacy for inventory and shortage management
• Participating in Manager On-Call rotation
• Acting as pharmacist-in-charge in the absence of pharmacy managers

Pharmacist in Charge

The pharmacist responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the operation of the pharmacy. This includes but is not limited to:

• Managing staff
• Ensuring compliance to all applicable state and federal guidelines
• Maintaining the inventory of all medications
• Helping to hire, train and evaluate Pharmacy Department staff
• Scheduling staff and ensuring appropriate staff coverage
• Assisting in the development and administration of departmental policies and procedures
• Preparing and dispensing medication orders per physician request by interpreting and evaluating medication orders and transcribing to computerized patient medication profiles
• Maintaining medication profiles
• Ensuring safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies
• Monitoring medication therapy by assessment of:
• Therapeutic appropriateness of the regimen (e.g. indication for use, drug selection, dosage)
• Therapeutic duplication
• Appropriateness of the route and method of the regimen
• Patient compliance with the regimen
• Medication/medication, medication/food, medication/laboratory test, and medication/disease interactions
• Clinical and laboratory data to evaluate the efficacy of therapy and to anticipate toxicity and adverse effects
• Physical signs and clinical symptoms relevant to therapy
• Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions
• Sustaining the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, P&T committee approved drug use criteria; and promoting rational drug therapy selection
• Providing clinical consultation and clarification
• Suggesting appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff
• Providing accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional staff
• Documenting all clinical activities and interventions
• Participating in quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department
• Resolving patient complaints and working with staff to ensure excellent customer service
• Performing other duties as required or assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Pharmacy
• 3 years' experience as a Pharmacist
• Graduate of an ACPE accredited school of Pharmacy with 3 years of health care system experience (of which 1 must be pharmacy supervisory experience), or the equivalent required
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and possess the ability to set priorities and make critical decisions
• Effective problem solving, and change management abilities desired
• Effective oral and written communication skills, as well as demonstrated interpersonal and team skills essential
• Required Licensure/Certifications:
• Current unrestricted NH Pharmacist licensure
• Board Certification in Specialty Pharmacy (CSP) within 3 years of hire in the Specialty Pharmacy
• BLS within 30 days of hire in the Retail or Specialty Pharmacy if required to administer immunizations