Pharmacy Supervisor - Oncology Infusion Center

About the role

Serves as a first line administrative, clinical and technical source for professional and support pharmacy personnel in the provision of pharmacy services which includes ordering, compounding, dispensing, packaging, storing, distributing, monitoring, and controlling of drugs and other pharmaceutical products.

Develops quality assurance criteria; Monitors and evaluates quality of care provided by pharmacy services and reports results to appropriate pharmacy leadership team; Interviews, selects, and recommends selection of professional and other pharmacy personnel; Orients and trains new employees; Assesses existing and new employee competencies, identifies additional training and education needs, and assists in staff development; Collects information and assists with budgeting, budget adherence, purchasing and productivity planning; Establishes, maintains, revises, and implements pharmacy policies and procedures, work standards, and quality control measures; Prepares work schedules for assigned area and adjusts assignments in accordance with workload; Manages inventory, pharmacy database, and purchasing processes with consideration for medication safety; Designs and maintains internal controls on the receipt, storage, dispensing, and disposition of narcotics and other controlled or restricted drugs and enforces appropriate security measures; Assures department documentation and completion of unit inspection to ensure regulatory compliance; Serves on various interdepartmental committees; Performs typical staff pharmacist duties as needed; Designated as the Pharmacist in Charge; and Performs other related duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a first line administrative, clinical and technical source for professional and support pharmacy personnel in the provision of pharmacy services which includes ordering, compounding, dispensing, packaging, storing, distributing, monitoring, and controlling of drugs and other pharmaceutical products;
• Develops quality assurance criteria;
• Monitors and evaluates quality of care provided by pharmacy services and reports results to appropriate pharmacy leadership team;
• Interviews, selects, and recommends selection of professional and other pharmacy personnel;
• Orients and trains new employees;
• Assesses existing and new employee competencies, identifies additional training and education needs, and assists in staff development;
• Collects information and assists with budgeting, budget adherence, purchasing and productivity planning;
• Establishes, maintains, revises, and implements pharmacy policies and procedures, work standards, and quality control measures;
• Prepares work schedules for assigned area and adjusts assignments in accordance with workload;
• Manages inventory, pharmacy database, and purchasing processes with consideration for medication safety;
• Designs and maintains internal controls on the receipt, storage, dispensing, and disposition of narcotics and other controlled or restricted drugs and enforces appropriate security measures;
• Assures department documentation and completion of unit inspection to ensure regulatory compliance;
• Serves on various interdepartmental committees;
• Performs typical staff pharmacist duties as needed;
• Designated as the Pharmacist in Charge;
• and Performs other related duties as required.

Requirements

• Pharmaceutical degree from an accredited school of pharmacy;
• Five (5) years of pharmacist experience in inpatient, clinical, or oncology pharmacy practice;
• Necessary special requirement: Must possess and maintain a valid Pharmacist license issued by the state of California.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of: USP, , and standards; Principles and practices of pharmacy services, including drug distribution services; unit dose systems; I.V. additive services and parenteral nutrition; pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pathophysiology, and applied therapeutics.
• Ability To evaluate, train, and supervise pharmacy personnel; supervise pharmacy programs; maintain working relationships with other departments; collect and communicate pharmacy information; conduct in-services and participate in training programs for nursing and medical staff, and fellow pharmacists; and direct a staff of pharmacists, technicians, and support personnel.

Desired

• Pharmaceutical management and/or supervision experience;
• Completion of a PGY1 pharmacy oncology residency;
• Three (3) years of pharmacist experience in oncology infusion pharmacy.