Pharmacist Lead - Non-Sterile Operations

Nemours Children's Health•Orlando, FL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is seeking a Pharmacist Lead - Non-Sterile Operations (Full-Time), to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Orlando, Florida. This is a supervisory position that oversees Nonsterile Pharmacy Operations, regulatory requirements, and pharmacy personnel. The role requires extensive knowledge of USP 795/797/800 regulations and involves coordinating, monitoring, and maintaining Nonsterile Products pharmacy services while assuring patient safety. The position is responsible for overseeing day-to-day Nonsterile Operations within Nemours Children’s Hospital (NCH), including managing aspects associated with Pyxis, the CII safe, and the compounding of nonsterile pharmaceuticals. This includes establishing and reviewing compounded nonsterile products for quality checks, leading pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, and ensuring Nonsterile Products productivity. The role also involves supervising production and drug distribution, resolving service problems, enforcing policies for cost-effective medication use, and coordinating staff activities to provide optimal pharmaceutical support. Additionally, the position requires developing and updating Standard Operating Procedures, performing other related duties as assigned, and ensuring compliance with Joint Commission and other regulatory standards. The Pharmacist Lead will also lead ongoing measurement and improvement of Non-Sterile Products pharmacy operations, promote Lean management principles, and act as a liaison with Nursing and Medical staff.

Requirements

RPh or PharmD required.
Minimum 3 years of experience as Hospital Pharmacist, preferably with Nonsterile Products, or equivalent PGY-1 and PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency experience (equivalent to 3 years experience).
Minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience or equivalent PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Administration.
State of Florida Pharmacy License required. (RPh or PharmD)
AHA BLS Certification required within 90 days of hire.
Extensive knowledge of USP 795/797/800 regulations.
Knowledge of improvement, change management, quality & safety principles for healthcare.

Nice To Haves

ASHP Accredited Hospital Certification/Residency preferred.
ASHP or Board Certification in USP 795 preferred.
Lean Management Principles preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise the day-to-day Non-Sterile Products production and drug distribution system, evaluate alternatives, and follow up on issues and concerns.
Submit Epic tickets for any issues related to the order verification of Non-Sterile Products and subsequent validation within Epic of resolution.
Identify and resolve pharmacy Non-Sterile Products line service problems.
Enforce policies and procedures that promote cost effective, appropriate, and safe medication use.
Coordinate the activities of the Pharmacy Staff completing Non-Sterile Products processes to provide optimal pharmaceutical support to patients that is safe, cost effective, and appropriate.
Coordinate and organize the Non-Sterile Products processes by establishing workload requirements and delegating assignments to maintain an appropriate staffing level and ensure that the services and responsibilities of the department are provided in a timely and quality manner.
Coordinate production schedules based on projected staffing patterns, workload, and utilization in such a way that minimizes stock outs (<1%) and expiration date wastage.
Responsible for and ensure strict control and accountability for Non-Sterile medications dispensed to patients or distributed to floor stock.
Investigate and analyze incident reports focused on Non-Sterile Products, Pyxis and CII safe area.
Monitor and ensure Non-Sterile Products practice conforms to the Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures and Reliable Methods for the appropriate and efficient preparation and utilization of non-sterile pharmaceutical products within Nemours Children’s (NCH).
Monitor to ensure that medications are prepared accurately in appropriate containers, labeled in an appropriate manner and stored in the recommended environment (temperature, humidity, lighting, etc.) in a manner that minimizes cost due to wastage.
Monitor and ensure the physical appearance, functions, safety and staff behavior performance in Non-Sterile Products processing conforms to Nemours Children’s (NCH) standards.
Develop, review, and update Standard Operating Procedures of Non-Sterile Products departmental processes to ensure that the procedures reflect changes in operational procedures and/or current standard of practice.
Perform other related duties as assigned by authorized personnel to provide departmental flexibility to patient care needs including those for emergency situations such as: Acting as a Clinical Staff Pharmacist when necessary, Providing drug information and functioning as an information resource.
In coordination and partnership with the Sterile Operations Pharmacist Lead and Pharmacy Operations Manager, ensure the scheduling of appropriate and competent technician and pharmacist staff for the efficient and effective operation of the Non-Sterile Products Production in the Department of Pharmacy.
Coordinate orientations and educational in-service programs for the Pharmacy staff on the appropriate utilization of Non-Sterile Production Pharmacy Services, including Pyxis and the CII safe area.
Monitor and ensure Non-Sterile Products orientation, training and education of all new clinical pharmacists, clinical specialists, technicians and students is 100 % completed for their specific staffing responsibilities. This includes Pyxis and the CII safe area.
Monitor and evaluate work performance of assigned Pharmacy Technicians including providing and documenting formal feedback to personnel when necessary, recommending and initiating personnel action, and providing and documenting employee appraisal processes.
Responsible for compliance with Joint Commission and other regulatory standards as they apply to assigned duties and responsibilities.
Develop Non-Sterile Products procedures that ensure the pharmacy department meets all legal, accreditation, and certification requirements posted by the FDA, Board of Pharmacy, Board of Health, DEA, CMS, USP 795, USP 797, USP 800 and Joint Commission.
Lead and ensure ongoing measurement and improvement of Non-Sterile Products pharmacy operations.
Implement and administrate Non-Sterile Products processes that identifies potential system vulnerabilities, establishes medication safety best practices and facilitates medication safety improvement projects. This includes the management of current technology and implementation of new technology.
Promote and use Lean management principles as the department’s primary tool for ensuring a high reliability culture (5S, elimination of waste, JIT, standard work, quality), promote and comply with standardized procedures/work, identify “waste” in Non-Sterile Products process and recommend solutions for implementation and correct abnormal conditions.
Act as a liaison with Nursing and Medical staff concerning Non-Sterile Product and Pyxis issues.
Investigate and analyze incident reports focused on Non-Sterile Products, Pyxis and CII safe area.