Overview

Responsibilities

• Management / Leadership:
  • Staff / Daily Oversight:
    • Oversees the staff and the pharmacy operations of the Pediatric Pharmacy and encourages excellence in work habits, inclusivity, maintaining the pharmacy, and customer service.
    • Oversees the schedule for pharmacy coverage (pharmacists and technicians). Tracks vacation requests and approves based on staff availability. Arranges coverage when employees call in with unexpected absences. Approves weekly payroll.
    • Assesses daily volume on infusion floors and ensures adequate coverage to meet needs.
    • Rounds daily with Pharmacists/ technicians to address any concerns they have or issues that arise.
    • Works to identify, triage, and resolve any issues related to pharmacy, including patient delays.
    • Regularly meets with Nursing Leadership to review issues as they arise in the infusion areas.
  • Schedule / Payroll:
    • Oversees the schedule for pharmacy coverage (pharmacists and technicians).
    • Tracks the vacation requests and approves based on staff availability.
    • Arranges coverage when employees call in with unexpected absences.
    • Approves weekly payroll.
  • Holds regular staff meetings.
  • Act as a liaison to and communicate regularly with providers, nursing leadership, infusion nurses and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Oversees clinical pharmacy initiatives and identifies opportunities to implement new clinical pharmacy programs.
  • Participates in the development, implementation, and ongoing review of pharmacy policies and procedures and ensures that they are understood and followed by staff.
  • Quality / Safety:
    • Works in conjunction with other pharmacy managers, physicians and/or nurses when a new medication or procedure change is introduced.
    • Leads the development and implementation of the pharmacy's quality assurance and quality control activities.
    • Verifies that quality controls are being completed daily, weekly, and monthly; identifies gaps and takes corrective action to remedy.
    • Works with the Medication Safety Officer for review and/or follow up of safety reports and concerns related to the area.
  • Process Improvement:
    • Develops and implements efficient workflows within the pharmacy.
    • Leads quality improvement initiatives and projects.
  • Human Resources / Staff Development:
    • Works with HR to coordinate pharmacist and technician interviews and hiring process.
    • Coordinates the onboarding and orientation and training of new Peidatric Pharmacy staff members and ensures proper documentation
    • Coordinates ongoing training, competencies, and development and ensures proper documentation.
    • Performs ongoing and annual performance evaluations for pharmacists and technicians.
    • Holds staff accountable for performance and behavior and identifies any issues and/or HR concerns and works with HR when needed to escalate to formal corrective action plan.
  • Materials Management:
    • Oversees inventory management for the Satellite Pharmacy including ensuring proper documentation for all controlled substances.
    • Provides oversight for the technology such as the automated dispensing cabinets.
  • Committee Work:
    • Participate in departmental and Institute committees as assigned.
  • Other Duties:
    • Stays current with trends and developments in pharmacy practice.
    • Other duties as assigned, including attending meetings and participating in Institute wide committees representing Pharmacy.
    • Provide coverage for pharmacy staff, as needed, to provide coverage for illness, meetings, staff vacations and during periods of peak volume.

Qualifications