Lead Pharmacist Internal Only

Ellis Medicine•Schenectady, NY

4d•$59 - $94

About The Position

The Lead Pharmacist is responsible for ensuring safe, timely, efficient, compliant and productive workflows in the day-to-day operations of the inpatient pharmacy. The incumbent will participate in the development and lead the implementation of new services, initiatives, and/or staff education. Furthermore, the Lead Pharmacist will be responsible for the direct supervision of any combination of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students or other pharmacy support staff who work within their scope of responsibility. The Lead Pharmacist will be required to use advanced communication and project management skills necessary to lead quality and efficiency improvement efforts. All responsibilities are accomplished in collaboration with the pharmacy leadership team under the direction of a Pharmacy Director.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy degree required.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a hospital setting
Must be licensed to practice in New York State or eligible to become licensed

Responsibilities

Comply with all state and federal laws and regulations, policies and procedures of Ellis Medicine.
Adherence to all regulatory requirements put forth by the FDA, CDC, USP Compounding standards and/or external survey companies (i.e., The Joint Commission or similar)
Oversee day-to-day operations or applications within their scope of responsibilities
Supervise and lead the provision of safe, timely, efficient, equitable, effective, and patient-centered pharmacy services
Hold staff accountable to the standards of the department
Support clinical pharmacy workflows and practice expectations through operational planning
Identify opportunities to redesign systems of oversight to maximize performance (i.e.: labor and operational efficiency)
Identify and deal with personnel issues in a proactive and timely manner, with appropriate follow-up to improve performance alongside pharmacy leadership.
Ensure staff competency via training, competency assessments, and other means
Work with staff on an ongoing basis to attain their professional development goals by directing, coaching and supporting
Participate in the recruitment, interviewing and hiring of staff
Coordinate and lead team meetings/huddles
Work with pharmacy leadership to identify gaps in training knowledge and areas for staff performance improvement
Lead the training of staff on application specific training and updates
Participate in department’s strategic plan development and execution of assigned goals.
Participate as a member of pharmacy department in multidisciplinary team and committees
Serve as preceptor and/or advisor for pharmacy students
Other duties and projects as assigned