Pharmacist-In-Charge

Job Description

Job Description

The Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) oversees pharmacy operations, ensures compliance with SOPs, state and federal regulations, and supervises pharmacists and technicians. The PIC achieves production goals, assists with investigations and daily tasks, monitors training status, and serves as the main contact for regulatory agencies. Responsibilities include oversight of sterile and non-sterile compounding, adherence to USP standards (<797> , <795> , <800>), and maintaining professional and legal compliance.

COMPLIANCE

• Represent the facility in all state and federal regulatory audits, visits, and communication. 
• Ensure full compliance with Board of Pharmacy, DEA, FDA, and USP regulations.
• Maintain compliance with all state and federal regulatory agencies. 
• Understanding of the importance/impact of USP standards. 
• Maintain state pharmacy license(s) 

TRAINING

• Monitor training and work with the training/compliance team to ensure all training is up to date. Details 

OPERATIONS 

• Responsible for the execution of opening and closing activities; either directly, or through delegation to a staff pharmacist. 
• Ensures the strict procedures are followed around the facility. 
• Directly supervise staff pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
• Serve as designated person for compounding operations 
• Ensure production goals are created, tracked, and met. 
• Identify trends or issues that are delaying batch production or causing batches to be cancelled. 
• Writing operational and production SOP’s. 
• Assist in documentation and completion of Adverse Drug Event forms. 
• Answer clinical questions from health professionals and provide product information. 
• Support order verification within computer order processing queue to ensure facility and product accuracy.
• Review of all batch records and associated documentation verification. 
• Ensuring safe work environments, enforcing operational discipline, and monitoring aseptic behaviors. 
• Efficiently utilize tools and metrics (KPI’s) to monitor staff productivity, deliverables, timelines, and quality of work product to adjust staffing levels and operational processes as needed to ensure operational effectiveness.
• Oversee environmental monitoring, quality assurance, and corrective action plans.
• Ensure proper documentation of training, competency, and licensure.

Requirements

EDUCATION: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum 5 years of compounding pharmacy experience; sterile compounding strongly preferred. 

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES/REGISTRATIONS: Active, unrestricted pharmacist license in the Florida (and additional states as required).

SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and an ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to work with all levels of management
• Prioritize tasks
• Handle multiple tasks/projects simultaneously
• Prioritize, organize, and delegate assignments
• Ability to build positive relationships and influence
• Ability to write professional business correspondence
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Seeks to build trust, respect, and credibility with all partners through full, honest, consistent, and coordinated communication

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Demonstrated use of intermediate computer operations (basic programming in 3rd and 4th generation languages, relational databases, and operating systems) and intermediate software packages, word processing, spreadsheets, graphic, etc.
• Knowledge of email systems such as Microsoft Outlook sufficient to communicate with both internal and external contacts

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents, ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts in pharmacy practice, including algebra, statistics, and pharmaceutical calculations. Proficiency in dilutions, concentrations, alligation, and dosage conversions. Able to interpret environmental monitoring data, validate calculations performed by staff, and ensure mathematical accuracy in all compounding and dispensing activities.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graph, etc.) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES: The physical capabilities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK SCHEDULE/HOURS: This position is scheduled for standard business hours, Monday through Friday, with occasional evening or weekend work as business needs require.