Outpatient Pharmacy Supervisor (Pharmacist)

Pharmacy Supervisor

Duties include but are not limited to:

A. Supervisor

• Responsible for the professional and administrative management of Outpatient and Community Care Network areas in pharmacy service, to include budgetary execution.
• Incumbent has responsibility for supervising multiple pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
• Develops performance standards, assures that the program area is compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements, designs and implements orientation and training programs for staff, and develops and maintains systems to monitor the performance of staff activities.
• Maintains, monitors and corrects problems of workflow within assignment areas.

B. Dispensing & Drug Distribution

• Assists in preparation of national, local, and special accreditations of pharmacy service. (Joint Commission, Inspector General, Controlled Substance Inspections, Drug Enforcement Agency) This includes documentation record updates, development of specific training and preparation of staff and compliance of policy and procedures.
• Processes all orders within areas of responsibility, including non-formulary medication orders. Coordinates with centralized pharmacy areas for preparation/dispensing of drugs to ensure timely delivery.
• Completes discharge orders and provides discharge teaching to patients in assigned clinical area(s). Documents teaching and interventions as necessary in CPRS

C. Medication Management Program Coordination

• Documents in the medical record, recommendations, concerns and potential medication related issues to communicate these concerns to other health care providers.
• Serves as a member of committees and task forces as assigned. Consults and advises pharmacy management on all matters relating to pharmacy practice, and works closely with them and their staffs to ensure that programs reflect the mission and priorities of the VHA and VA.
• Establishes policies and procedures regarding pharmacy management of medication therapy. Complies, implements and enforces all VA, VISN 7, CAVHCS, and Pharmacy Service policies and procedures.

D. Clinical Pharmacy Practice

• Demonstrates the knowledge and ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their specific needs and to provide care needed to achieve positive patient outcomes.
• Additional assigned duties include non-formulary and prior-authorization drug adjudication, assisting with conversion to formulary agents, poly-pharmacy medication review and complex-regimen medication reconciliation.
• Provides direct patient care and medication management in accordance with established policy and procedures. Provides order verification when necessary.

E. Education

• Determines staff development needs and assists in development of formal/informal programs to enhance pharmacist and technician understanding relating to acute care clinical pharmacy practice.

F. Research

• The incumbent will know and comply with investigational medication policy and procedures and monitor investigational medication prescriptions/orders for completeness, drug interactions, dosage, duration of therapy, and adherence to existing formulary requirements.

G. Quality Management

• Participates in the appropriate, effective and safe use of pharmaceuticals and associated affairs by contributing to criteria development, data collection and drug use evaluation and other quality improvement activities as assigned.

Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm. Subject to change based on agency needs to include weekends and/or holidays.

Telework: Ad-hoc

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 61271F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): No Authorized