Pharmacy Supervisor - Clinical Outpatient Mental Health

Pharmacy Supervisor - Clinical

The Pharmacy Supervisor - Clinical develops, organizes, coordinates, and manages single or multiple program areas within the medical facility; this may include a single program area at multiple facilities or multiple programs at a single facility. The duties of the Pharmacy Supervisor- Clinical include but are not limited to the following:

1. Administrative/Supervisory

• Develops, establishes, and maintains written policies and procedures defining operational requirements.
• Supervises the implementation of service level programs, including clinical, operational, educational, and research activities. Collaborates with appropriate subject matter expert stakeholders (e.g. direct reports, supervisors, program managers, etc), when applicable, to execute successful implementation.
• Interviews employment candidates, makes selection recommendations, conducts performance reviews, recommends appointments, special advances, within grade increases or disciplinary action to the Chief or respective Associate Chief, Pharmacy Service as appropriate.

2. Education

• Serves as an effective preceptor, directing and supervising pharmacy residents and students as assigned.
• Assists in the development, enhancement, and operation of resident and student training programs.
• Participates in activities of interdisciplinary training and in-servicing of medical staff, nursing staff, pharmacy staff, residents, students, and other allied health professionals at PVAHCS as required.

3. Program Management

• Coordinates a single program area of a complex pharmacy operation, or multiple program areas within a facility to develop, organize, manage, and control complex pharmacy programs.
• Collaborates with respective stakeholders (e.g. direct reports, supervisors, program managers, etc) as subject matter expert stakeholders, when applicable, to execute program oversight.
• Assists in the operations of the other areas of the Pharmacy Service including distribution and clinical work in other areas (e.g., medication order review and verification, relief help in other clinics or in the pharmacies as needed.

4. Research

• Assists in designing and completing research studies involving clinical pharmacist functions, quality assurance, drug use evaluations, or pharmacotherapy.
• Participates in collaborative research studies involving drug therapy with other services.

5. Clinical

• Reviews and evaluates requests for non-formulary and restricted drugs for appropriateness and compliance with established criteria where applicable.
• Documents clinical interventions accurately in CPRS in a timely and professional manner as appropriate.
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Work Schedule: Full Time Monday- Friday 7:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.

Telework: Yes-as determined by the agency policy

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs