Pharmacy Supervisor

Encompass Health • Cookeville, TN

6d

About The Position

The Pharmacy Supervisor assumes responsibility for the functioning of the pharmacy department when the Director of Pharmacy is absent. The role works with other healthcare team members to help patients of all ages achieve positive clinical outcomes and performs staff pharmacist duties when needed. The supervisor understands pharmacy rules and regulations and supports compliance throughout the department, serves as a resource to pharmacy staff, and appropriately resolves or escalates employee concerns.

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

• Provide staff and hospital education regarding pharmaceutical care and medication management.
• Monitor and interpret data on pharmaceutical usage, medication costs, and patient outcomes; 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 department processes, including scheduling, staffing, medication management, clinical programs, protocols, communications, procurement, and pharmaceutical waste.
• 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 for clinical and operational pharmacy tasks and Microsoft Word and Excel for basic documents and analysis.
• Safely perform non-sterile compounding and prepare or coordinate IV sterile compounded products in accordance with hospital policy and regulatory requirements.
• Support medication availability by completing or supervising automated dispensing cabinet restocking; restock automated dispensing machines or narcotic cabinets on hospital floors.
• Document or supervise documentation related to dispensing, compounding, and restocking, including temperature, inspection, and unit-dosing logs.
• Order medications and manage pharmacy inventory effectively.
• Correctly classify pharmaceutical waste and ensure proper waste handling.
• Evaluate patient demographic and medication-related parameters when verifying medication orders.
• Research and appropriately respond to drug information questions; complete pharmacy clinical tasks as defined by hospital process.
• Participate in scheduled interdisciplinary activities and medication reconciliation as defined by hospital process.
• Report medication events, including those identified by the supervisor, and contact medical staff when medication concerns or risks are identified.
• Handle pharmaceutical-generated protected health information in accordance with the privacy rule as outlined in HIPAA.
• Educate patients about their medication regimens.
• Meet position requirements, perform essential functions, and complete mandatory training and courses by their required completion dates.
• Immediately report questionable situations, concerns, complaints, or harassment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager