Pharmacy Supervisor

Pharmacy Supervisor

The Pharmacy Supervisor functions as a supervisor in coordinating and/or directing the activities of staff including planning, organizing, and reviewing work, resolving personnel matters, dealing effectively and professionally with employees and union representatives regarding employee-management concerns, and administering annual performance appraisals. The incumbent will have a basic understanding of any competency in duties normally performed by Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians within the inpatient and outpatient pharmacy, especially those assigned to procurement activities. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develops and revises Pharmacy Procurement, Automation, and Community Care policies and procedures with input from front line staff. Ensures the Inpatient/Outpatient Pharmacy is compliant with applicable Federal, VA, and local policies. Participates in medical center and departmental goal planning and quality improvement activities.
• Completes job performance evaluations, recommendations for awards, and/or disciplinary actions for assigned pharmacy staff, and makes recommendations to the Chief of Pharmacy, or designee, when appropriate.
• Develops performance standards that are realistic, challenging and support the organizational mission, vision, and goals. Ensures that employees meet performance standards and competencies and identifies areas for improvement as needed. Effectively manages personnel and works towards resolving all labor relations issues.
• Responsible for managing day-to-day functions and activities of the pharmacy procurement staff, including organizing workload, directing procurement activities, planning short and long range objectives/goals, solving problems, and achieving established goals within budget and staffing constraints.
• Serves as the pharmacy recall coordinator by developing and implementing action plans to manage drug recalls.
• Places orders using VA credit card, reconciles charges within IFCAP and US Bank, and maintains all purchase card records. Places orders via Contracting through a Contract, VA Form 2237.
• Obtains and maintains COR certification. May serve as primary or back up COR to Pharmacy Service.
• Works to develop and maintain a system that aids pharmacy staff in identifying actual or potential drug-related problems at the front end of the order thereby eliminating duplication of efforts, reducing medication errors, and increasing patient satisfaction.
• Works with staff and providers to ensure staff adhere to formulary process so that patients receive the most cost-effective drug therapy.
• Participates in meetings, conferences, and training programs relevant to the development and maintenance of the Pharmacy Procurement team.
• Serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students and/or pharmacy residents.
• Able to function as a GS-12 Clinical Pharmacist in an emergency.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM - Subject to change based off clinic needs

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Available for Ad-hoc purposes

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 93325-0

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized