Pharmacy Compliance & Sterile Product Coordinator

Children's National Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 117,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Generous paid time off

401(k) plan

Life, AD&D and long-term disability

Tuition assistance

Fitness resources

Employee assistance and commuter perks

Job summary

Children's National Hospital is seeking a Pharmacy Compliance & Sterile Products Coordinator in Washington, DC to ensure adherence to USP chapters 797, 800, and 795 across sterile and non-sterile preparations. This role reports to the Director of Safety & Compliance and supports QA programs, SOPs, and training development aligned with regulatory standards.

Required PharmD, a DC Pharmacist license, and at least 5 years of hospital pharmacy experience with supervisory exposure.

Qualifications

• PharmD graduate and DC Pharmacist licensure required.
• Minimum 5 years of pharmacy practice experience, hospital setting preferred.
• Strong knowledge of accreditation standards and regulatory requirements across USP and other bodies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strategic planning for the department services.
• Implement plans to improve pharmacy compliance and safety.
• Maintain required SOPs and regulatory policies for QA programs.
• Record keeping of regulatory documentation and audit readiness.
• Analyze compliance data and support quality improvement initiatives.
• Prepare documentation for audits and deviations.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Documentation

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Job description

111 Michigan Avenue NorthwestWashington, DC 20010

Kids Are Our Everything.

Department

10314 Pharmacy Services

Pay Range

$116,646.40 - $194,417.60

About the Role:

The Pharmacy Compliance & Sterile Products Coordinator is responsible for ensuring compliance with all current USP Standards for chapters <797>, <800> and non-sterile chapter <795>, under the direction of the Director of Safety & Compliance. The position will assist the Pharmacy Director(s) of Compliance and Operations to ensure the Quality Assurance Program(s) for sterile (USP <797> & <800>) and non-sterile (USP <795> & <800>) preparations is maintained according to current standards for USP, Boards of Pharmacy, DOH, Joint Commission, CMS and /or any other accrediting body. The position is responsible for collaborating to ensure trainings to employees are developed and completed in a frequency not to exceed current standards. This position will work with compliance and operations team members to ensure minimum mandated SOPs and/or policies are in place as required for the Quality Assurance Program(s) for both sterile and non-sterile compounding. This position is responsible collaborating with the Operations team to ensure all aspects of the QA programs are developed, completed, audited where applicable and reviewed annually as described in the current USP standards, local Boards of Pharmacy, Joint Commission, as well as local and federal standards for safety and quality standards of compounding sterile and non-sterile preparations for patients.
The coordinator, under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy Compliance, shall be responsible for ensuring the maintenance of all necessary records, audits, competencies related to compounding adherence with regulatory and legal requirements including USP 797. They will be responsible for assisting to define strategy/direction in accordance with national standards and CNMC policies and procedures. This role will serve as a subject matter expert on USP standards and provide guidance and recommendations for the development and improvement of the Quality Assurance Program(s) This role is required to be functionally well developed in being data driven.

What You’ll Bring:

Minimum Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy. (Required)

Minimum Work Experience

5 years At least 5 years of Pharmacy practice experience (minimum 3 years in a hospital setting). 1 year supervisory or 2 years administration/team leader experience. (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge

Strong working knowledge of accreditation standard and regulatory requirements from various regulatory agencies. Proficient in compiling and analyzing data to support upper management decision-making.

Required Licenses and Certifications

Pharmacist
Pharmacist Licensure in the District of Columbia .

Functional Accountabilities

Strategic Planning

• Contribute to the strategic plan for the department services, including short-term and long-term goals.
• Implement strategic plan to improve compliance measures within the pharmacy department.
• Ensure organizational and departmental policies and procedures, as well as regulatory standards.

Compliance Management

• Provide accurate record keeping of any pharmacy documentation required by regulatory standards.
• Work with upper management to maintain compliance for all the staff within the pharmacy department.

Quality and Performance Improvement

• Identify opportunities for improvement in compliance and safety.
• Work with upper management to prepare and update compliance policies and procedures.
• Work with upper management to collect and analyze compliance data and create improvement plans as needed.
• Provide assistance with SOP development and implementation.
• Provide support in the management of tracking, reporting and responding to deviations.
• Prepare documentation for appropriate responses to all audits.
• Prepare, compile, trend, analyze and present data for the purpose of recommendations for quality improvement.
• Maintain records and interpret results for all sampling types (viable & non-viable) and appropriately document deviations with explanations for review during an audit.

Benefits That Support You:

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

Why Join Us:

At Children's National, you'll find more than a job. You'll join a nationally recognized team of passionate clinicians committed to excellence, innovation, and advancing the future of pediatric oncology. If you're looking for a practice environment that combines clinical complexity, academic engagement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on children's lives, we invite you to consider joining our team.

• Nationally Recognized Excellence - Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children's Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
• Leading Pediatric Care - One of the largest and most comprehensive children's hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.
• Innovation & Research - A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.
• Mission-Driven Culture - Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams.

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children's National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children's National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children's National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The "Know Your Rights" poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here:Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children's National Hospital to ensure a "drug-free" work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.