Pharmacy Supervisor II

UCSF•Oakland, CA

11d•$148,700 - $360,900

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 Pharmacy Supervisor II 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. They advise physicians in determining the best possible treatments for specific diseases, stay 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. This position provides direct supervision typically to professionals or skilled technical employees and functions 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. They exercise judgment within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action. The supervisor oversees staff to assure accountability and stewardship of department resources (operational, financial, and human) in compliance with departmental goals and objectives. Provides supervision to pharmacists. May also include supervision of technical support staff. Responsible for assigned staff scheduling, timekeeping, training, goal setting, and performance evaluations.

Requirements

Expertise on drug therapy.
Ability to optimize use of medication for the benefit of patients.
Ability to meet educational needs of patients, healthcare team, students and residents.
Ability to ensure adherence to regulatory and fiscal requirements.
Ability to provide direct supervision typically to professionals or skilled technical employees.
Ability to function as advisor to unit and administration.
Ability to analyze and resolve problems.
Ability to interpret policies (e.g., fiscal management, HR, contracts and grants, resource management in defined areas).
Solid subject matter knowledge.
Ability to exercise judgment within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action.
Ability to supervise staff to assure accountability and stewardship of department resources (operational, financial, and human) in compliance with departmental goals and objectives.
Ability to provide supervision to pharmacists.
Ability to supervise technical support staff.
Responsible for assigned staff scheduling, timekeeping, training, goal setting, and performance evaluations.

Nice To Haves

Work experience or community service that has prepared them to contribute to UCSF's commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence (PRIDE values).

Responsibilities

Involves all aspects of the medication use process, including procurement, prescribing, compounding, dispensing, storage of medications, administration and monitoring.
Partners with physicians and other clinicians to provide treatments and advice to patients.
Records patient history relating to medication use.
Ensures the safe and secure storage of medications and related supplies.
Advises physicians in determining the best possible treatments for specific diseases.
Stays current on pharmacy regulations, treatments and developments in research and design.
Meets educational needs of patients, healthcare team, students and residents.
Ensures adherence to regulatory and fiscal requirements.
Provides direct supervision typically to professionals or skilled technical employees.
Functions as advisor to unit and administration.
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.
Exercises judgment within defined procedures and policies to determine appropriate action.
Supervises staff to assure accountability and stewardship of department resources (operational, financial, and human) in compliance with departmental goals and objectives.
Provides supervision to pharmacists.
May also include supervision of technical support staff.
Responsible for assigned staff scheduling, timekeeping, training, goal setting, and performance evaluations.