Sterile Compounding Pharmacist Coordinator, First shift, Pharmacy Administration

UCHealth • Cincinnati, OH

319d • $59 - $73

About The Position

UC Health is hiring a Full-Time Pharmacist & Sterile Compounding Coordinator for The Pharmacy Administration Department at the University of Cincinnati's Medical Center. Under the leadership of the Vice-President of Pharmacy Services, the Coordinator of Sterile Compounding Quality and Compliance is responsible for the creation, implementation and management of a comprehensive quality assurance program for pharmaceutical compounding within the UC Health Department of Pharmacy for all sterile and non-sterile preparation to ensure the highest of quality standards are in place and all regulatory requirements are upheld. In collaboration with the Vice-President of Pharmacy Services and pharmacy leadership as required, the Coordinator will be responsible for developing a robust monitoring, surveillance and audit program to ensure necessary measures and interpretation of documented results and/or excursions related to environmental monitoring, personnel, standard operating policy and procedure, end-product testing and corrective action preventive action plans are handled properly. His/her reference standards are the UC Health internal policies, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), The Joint Commission accreditation standards (TJC), American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, state and federal regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree - BS in Pharmacy or PharmD.
• Current State of Ohio Licensure as a Registered Pharmacist.
• Current Board-Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP) credential.
• Three (3) years of experience in health-system pharmacy.
• PGY1 Pharmacy residency preferred.
• Strong operational knowledge of pharmacy.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Computer skills for documents, spreadsheets, and data retrieval.
• Training/experience in project management and in process improvement preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains and coordinates a comprehensive and standardized compounding quality assurance program for the department.
• Work with pharmacy leadership and staff to review and analyze findings to provide guidance to facilitate change and implement plans of correction.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to assist in identifying and mitigating ongoing risk through review of data and analytics.
• Lead external audits with vendors, perform routine quality data and/or reports oversight and evaluation.
• Provide knowledge and support to the compounding areas, with compliance-centric process audits.
• Visit all compounding areas to observe pharmacy-related practices and audit drug-related controls.
• Oversee and manage database programs to facilitate ongoing compliance of training, procedures and documentation.
• Interprets quality assurance data and collaborates with managers to predict emerging areas of need.
• Performs ongoing analysis of clinical and operational data and documentation.
• Documents written risk assessment and communicates results from monitoring and audit activities.
• Presents data and findings to appropriate pharmacy forums.
• Ensures all products are compounded in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
• Assists with reporting adverse drug reactions within the safety reporting system.
• Project lead for organizational initiatives directly related to compounding activities and improvements.
• Ensures standardized workflow processes across the department.
• Assists with the implementation and operational integration of compounding process improvements.
• Serves as a primary consultant to assess advanced compounding technology.
• Participates in work related to the development of strategic compounding initiatives.
• Collaborates with pharmacy leadership to write formal responses to federal/state agencies.
• Utilize technology to develop a consistent communication method for best practices.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and seeks advanced knowledge.
• Identifies need for and implements administrative systems to plan for quality assurance activities.
• Ensures full and ongoing compliance with USP and Ohio Board of Pharmacy regulations.
• Consistently keeps abreast of any FDA Warning Letters and obtains follow-up related to corrective actions.
• Ensures proper documentation and filing of all training, personnel and environmental monitoring.
• Develops and oversees annual and new employee sterile and non-sterile compounding training.
• Provides routine staff education and training in accordance with needs identified.
• Participates in budget planning including supply, equipment, testing, and renovation estimations.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
• Community Discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree