Pharmacy Supervisor

Job Title

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical care and services provided by the healthcare system.
• Maintains an active license for Pharmacy Service.
• Assures all legal requirements for state, federal, and VA are continually met within written guidelines and sound pharmaceutical judgment.
• Maintains effective personnel management program within pharmacy including E.E.O. awareness, training opportunities, tuition support, and individual development plans.
• Provides attention to employees' complaints/grievances with the goal of resolving them at the lowest possible level.
• Promotes cultural diversity to establish an environment that works for all employees and strives to achieve and maintain a culturally diverse work force, which is comparable to the civilian workforce.
• Assuring all aspects of drug control, drug accountability and drug security are maximized and are in accordance with the Atlanta VA Medical Center and Pharmacy Service policies and procedures, and other applicable VA, FDA and Federal regulations.
• Develops and maintains effective pharmacy operations within the inpatient pharmacy that are synergistic with other healthcare system programs and are designed to maximize drug distribution processes, inventory management and patient care.
• Develops implements and evaluates programs for quality improvement of pharmacy services.
• Responsible for the professional growth and development of professional and technical staff.
• The incumbent will give counsel and instruction to assigned professional and technical staff on clinical, administrative, and other professional issues.
• Evaluates effectiveness of programs and resources (budget, human, space and equipment), coordinates on-going programs and plans and implements new programs as required.
• Assures the quality of care/services provided is the highest standard possible and meets all legal and ethical standards and requirements.
• Prepares, revises, and implements pharmacy policies and procedures in compliance with The Joint Commission, DEA and VA standards.
• Responsible for the supplemental controls of all Controlled Substances and access to control systems for physical security.
• Responsible for operation of inpatient pharmacy activities which include the intravenous admixture program, unit dose medication management system, and medication distribution while maintaining timeliness, accuracy and innovative computerization/automation to support these programs.
• Gathers, coordinates, and reports data for various reports and functions on an as needed or required basis.
• Develops and maintains cooperative working relationships with other services to maintain the highest quality of patient care and harmonious working environment for employees.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00pm-8:00am, rotating nights and weekends. Work schedule subject to changes based on agency needs.

Functional Statement #: 63200F