Pharmacy Supervisor

Encompass Health•Cookeville, TN

About The Position

The Pharmacy Supervisor assumes responsibility for the functioning of the Pharmacy Department in the Director of Pharmacy’s absence. The role participates with the healthcare team to help patients of all ages achieve positive clinical outcomes and performs staff pharmacist duties when required. The supervisor understands pharmacy rules and regulations, supports adherence throughout the department, serves as a resource to pharmacy staff, and appropriately resolves or escalates employee concerns. The position oversees pharmacy operations and clinical processes, including medication management, staffing, procurement, inventory, compounding, automated dispensing cabinet restocking, documentation, pharmaceutical waste, and compliance. It evaluates medication orders and patient parameters, answers drug information questions, participates in clinical and interdisciplinary activities, supports medication reconciliation, reports medication events and concerns, and educates staff and patients. The role also uses the Electronic Health Record and Microsoft Word and Excel for clinical and operational work. Encompass Health describes its culture as leading with empathy, doing what is right, focusing on the positive, and standing stronger together. The company states that it welcomes diversity and provides equal employment opportunities regardless of protected classification.

Requirements

Licensed in good standing by the State Pharmacy Board for the state in which the hospital is located.
Successful completion of a pharmacy degree from a U.S.-accredited program, or from an international program evaluated by a recognized certifying agency as substantially equivalent to U.S. accreditation standards.
At least 1 year of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

Assume responsibility for the functioning of the Pharmacy Department in the Director of Pharmacy’s absence.
Participate with other healthcare team members to help patients of all ages achieve positive clinical outcomes.
Perform effectively as a staff pharmacist when required.
Support adherence to pharmacy rules and regulations throughout the department; serve as a resource to pharmacy staff and resolve or escalate employee concerns.
Provide staff and hospital education regarding pharmaceutical care and medication management.
Monitor and interpret pharmaceutical usage, medication costs, and patient outcome data; identify improvement opportunities and implement and monitor improvements.
Understand pharmaceutical and supply sourcing and procure medications and supplies from the most cost-effective source.
Monitor scheduling, staffing, medication management, clinical programs, protocols, communications, procurement, and pharmaceutical waste processes.
Support corporate compliance programs and promptly report questionable situations, concerns, and complaints.
Communicate departmental issues and needs effectively to the Director of Pharmacy.
Use the Electronic Health Record efficiently for clinical and operational pharmacy tasks.
Use Microsoft Word and Excel to prepare basic documents and analyses.
Safely perform non-sterile compounding within hospital policy and regulatory parameters.
Prepare or coordinate IV sterile compounded products within hospital policy and regulatory parameters.
Support medication availability by completing or supervising automated dispensing cabinet restocking in a timely manner.
Document or supervise documentation related to dispensing, compounding, and restocking, including temperature, inspection, and unit-dosing logs.
Restock automated dispensing machines or narcotic cabinets on hospital floors.
Order medications and manage pharmacy inventory effectively.
Classify pharmaceutical waste correctly and ensure proper waste processing.
Evaluate patient demographic and medication-related parameters when verifying medication orders.
Research and appropriately answer drug information questions.
Complete pharmacy clinical tasks as defined by hospital processes.
Participate in scheduled interdisciplinary activities.
Report medication events, including events identified by the supervisor.
Contact medical staff when medication concerns or risks are identified.
Handle pharmaceutical-generated protected health information in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule, as written in the posting.
Participate in medication reconciliation as defined by hospital processes.
Educate patients about their medication regimens.
Meet position requirements and perform essential functions.
Complete mandatory training and courses by their required completion dates.
Immediately report questionable situations, concerns, complaints, or harassment.