Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (Nashville, TN)

UNITAS•Nashville, TN

20d•$65 - $70

About The Position

The Sterile Compounding Pharmacist oversees the pharmacy’s sterile compounding operations and serves as a clinical and technical resource for pharmacy technicians. The role requires extensive hands-on sterile compounding experience and strong knowledge of USP <797> and USP <800>, with an emphasis on quality, safety, compliance, and patient care. A major focus is developing, training, and mentoring technicians in compounding procedures and aseptic technique. The pharmacist works hands-on in the compounding environment and supports an exceptional compounding program in a fast-paced healthcare setting. The position also reviews compounded preparations and documentation, maintains quality assurance and compliance records, monitors required environmental and personnel activities, and identifies ways to improve processes, workflows, safety, and efficiency. The pharmacist stays current with applicable standards and regulations and promotes safety, accountability, continuous learning, and regulatory compliance. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or equivalent pharmacy degree.
Active pharmacist license in the applicable state and in good standing.
Extensive knowledge and practical experience with USP <797> and USP <800>.
Demonstrated sterile compounding experience in a pharmacy, hospital, infusion, specialty, or similar setting.
Strong understanding of aseptic technique, cleanroom operations, environmental controls, and sterile compounding quality assurance.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to patient safety.
Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills.
Ability to work effectively in a highly regulated environment and consistently enforce established compounding standards.

Nice To Haves

Experience training, mentoring, or competency-assessing pharmacy technicians.
Experience running a pharmacy, retail, hospital, or otherwise.
Experience scheduling medications to be compounded or ordered and employee shifts.
Ability to use analysis and foresight when making decisions.
Knowledge of pharmacy regulation.
Exceptional people skills.

Responsibilities

Oversee and perform sterile compounding in accordance with USP <797>, USP <800>, applicable state and federal regulations, and pharmacy policies and procedures.
Ensure compliance with sterile compounding standards, including environmental monitoring, cleaning and disinfection, garbing, hand hygiene, aseptic technique, beyond-use dating, and quality assurance.
Provide hands-on training, education, and competency assessment for pharmacy technicians involved in sterile compounding.
Train technicians in aseptic technique, gowning and garbing, cleaning and disinfection, equipment use, documentation, and compounding workflows.
Observe and evaluate technician technique and provide ongoing coaching and corrective training as needed.
Participate in initial and ongoing competency assessments for sterile compounding personnel.
Monitor compliance with environmental monitoring, personnel monitoring, media-fill testing, and other required quality assurance activities.
Review compounded preparations and related documentation for accuracy, quality, and compliance.
Identify opportunities to improve compounding processes, workflow, safety, and efficiency.
Maintain accurate and complete compounding, quality assurance, training, and regulatory compliance records.
Stay current with changes and updates to USP <797>, USP <800>, regulatory requirements, and sterile compounding best practices.
Serve as a subject-matter expert and resource for pharmacists and technicians regarding sterile compounding practices.
Promote a culture of safety, accountability, continuous learning, and regulatory compliance.
Perform other duties as assigned.