Sup Pharmacy WMCG
Wellstar Health System · Augusta, GA · 3 days ago
HealthcareFull-time
Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions
- Supervises day-to-day pharmacy operations for the pharmacy he/she supervises.
- Trains/instructs (or delegates responsibility thereof) pharmacy personnel on their required duties upon hire or modification of programs and systems.
- Supervises pharmacy personnel in the performance of their duties.
- Counsels or takes disciplinary action as necessary when pharmacy personnel violate established policies, procedures, rules, regulation or accepted standards.
- Affords assistance to the Manager/Director of Pharmacy in writing and implementing department and system policies and procedures pertaining to drug distribution, use and control.
- Establishes work schedules to provide sufficient personnel to meet the needs of the facility (as approved by WellStar’s Senior Management and Board through the budgetary process).
- Participates in and/or conducts and documents monthly staff meetings.
- Assists the Director of Pharmacy in preparing the annual operating and capital budgets.
- Maintains the pharmacy in a state of readiness for federal, state and local regulatory agency inspections (e.g. TJC, Drug Inspectors, etc.).
- Adheres to and enforces the rules and regulations established by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy.
Implemenation of Pharmacy Daily Operations
- Assumes other responsibilities as required to maintain high quality pharmacy services.
- Assists in entering Physician orders into Pharmacy Information system.
- Affirms that workload is distributed equally between staff members.
- Communicates changes, issues, and problems to other supervisors.
- Provides distributive and clinical services during pharmacists vacations, illnesses, LOAs, etc., as well as, during short-staffed periods resulting from resignations and/or volume increases.
Regulatory Compliance
- Controlled Substances
- Safeguards all Controlled Substance Outstanding Transactions, accurate documentation entry of controlled substances received from the manufacturer/wholesaler into the pharmacy’s perpetual inventory system, and all Open Discrepancies and reporting to the Director, or CEO if necessary (per protocol).
- Maintains the pharmacy in a state of readiness for federal, state and local regulatory agency inspections (e.g. TJC, Drug Inspectors, etc.).
- Ensures outdated Narcotics are correctly inventoried and packaged for return using all required forms.
- Adheres to and enforces the rules and regulations established by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy.
Required Minimum Education
Bachelor’s Pharmacy or Doctorate Pharmacy – Preferred
Required Minimum License(s) And Certification(s)
- RPH - Reg Pharmacist
Additional License(s) And Certification(s) Required Minimum Experience
- Oriented and knowledgeable in the specialized functions of a hospital pharmacy.
- Worked a minimum of two (2) years in a hospital pharmacy.
- Worked in a supervisory capacity in a hospital pharmacy or in a clinical or community setting.
Preferred and Knowledgeable in the use of automated dispensing system
Required and Knowledgeable of computerized hospital pharmacy systems
Required Minimum Skills
- Ability to supervise both professional and non-professional employees.
- Demonstrated ability to work with other Hospital Departments and Department Managers.
- Ability to converse and work with Medical Staff.
- Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written).
- Strong customer service attitude.
- Ability to think/act independently as required by situation.
- Experience with Microsoft Office.