Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor - Critical Care/Transplant
About The Position
This role involves all aspects of the medication use process, including procurement, prescribing, compounding, dispensing, storage of medications, administration, and monitoring. The supervisor partners with physicians and other clinicians to provide treatments and advice to patients, records patient history relating to medication use, and ensures the safe and secure storage of medications and related supplies. The supervisor advises physicians in determining the best possible treatments for specific diseases and stays current on pharmacy regulations, treatments, and developments in research and design. Pharmacists are the experts on drug therapy and the primary health professionals who optimize the use of medication for the benefit of patients. This role also meets the educational needs of patients, healthcare teams, students, and residents, and ensures adherence to regulatory and fiscal requirements. The position provides direct supervision typically to professionals or skilled technical employees, functioning as an advisor to the unit and administration. The supervisor analyzes and resolves problems, interprets policies (e.g., fiscal management, HR, contracts and grants, resource management in defined areas), and demonstrates solid subject matter knowledge. Judgment is exercised within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action. The supervisor supervises staff to assure accountability and stewardship of department resources (operational, financial, and human) in compliance with departmental goals and objectives. Specifically, this role provides supervision to pharmacists and may also include supervision of technical support staff. Responsibilities include assigned staff scheduling, timekeeping, training, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
Requirements
- Direct supervision of professionals or skilled technical employees.
- Advisory role to unit and administration.
- Ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Ability to interpret policies (fiscal management, HR, contracts and grants, resource management).
- Solid subject matter knowledge in pharmacy.
- Exercise judgment within defined procedures and policies.
- Supervision of staff for accountability and stewardship of resources.
- Supervision of pharmacists.
- Potential supervision of technical support staff.
- Responsibility for assigned staff scheduling, timekeeping, training, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
Nice To Haves
- Expertise in drug therapy.
- Knowledge of critical care and transplant pharmacy.
Responsibilities
- Supervises pharmacists and potentially technical support staff.
- Manages staff scheduling, timekeeping, training, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
- Oversees all aspects of the medication use process: procurement, prescribing, compounding, dispensing, storage, administration, and monitoring.
- Partners with physicians and other clinicians to provide patient treatments and advice.
- Records patient history relating to medication use.
- Ensures safe and secure storage of medications and related supplies.
- Advises physicians on optimal treatments for specific diseases.
- Stays current on pharmacy regulations, treatments, and research developments.
- Optimizes medication use for patient benefit.
- Meets educational needs of patients, healthcare teams, students, and residents.
- Ensures adherence to regulatory and fiscal requirements.
- Analyzes and resolves problems related to pharmacy operations.
- Interprets policies related to fiscal management, HR, contracts, grants, and resource management.
- Ensures accountability and stewardship of departmental resources (operational, financial, and human).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
