Pharmacy IV Quality Control Coordinator

Sentara Health; United States; On-site; USD 62,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sentara Health in Chesapeake, VA seeks a Pharmacy Quality Control Coordinator to lead operational, analytical, and regulatory activities for the IV room and sterile compounding processes. The role requires travel to Charlottesville monthly for audits and environmental monitoring sampling.

You will develop monitoring protocols and report audit findings to leadership. The position emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, ongoing quality improvement, and compliance readiness, with a 40-hour

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher preferred.
• Certification/licensure preferred.
• 3 years relevant experience in healthcare, accounting, finance, pharmacy, information technology, or nursing.
• 2 years IV room pharmacy technician experience preferred.
• Lead IV Technician and/or Designated Person preferred.
• USP <797> and USP <800> knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct weekly cleanroom environmental and compliance audits.
• Perform and document monthly surface sampling activities.
• Coordinate cleanroom certification activities.
• Oversee monthly cleanroom cleaning requirements.
• Complete 1–2 hours of direct observation for each IV technician monthly, with feedback and reporting.
• Coordinate and administer media-fill testing and gloved fingertip testing.
• Train and onboard new IV room personnel.
• Ensure cleanroom documentation compliance within Pharmacy Keeper.
• Participate in IV room quality, regulatory, and operational workgroups.
• Support ongoing quality improvement and regulatory readiness initiatives.

Skills

quality

oversight

compliance

pharmacy

hospital

acute care

pharmacy technician

PTCB

CPhT

sterile compounding

infusion

Education

Bachelor's degree

340B ACE

Certified Pharmacy Technician

RN license

LPN license

Tools

Pharmacy Keeper

Audit software

Job description

City/State Chesapeake, VA

Work Shift First (Days) Overview: Sentara is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Quality Control Coordinator. Location: Chesapeake, VA Travel Requirements This role will be expected to travel to the Charlottesville location at least once per month to conduct audits and collect environmental monitoring samples. Additional travel may be required during cleanroom certification periods and during months when media-fill testing and gloved fingertip competency assessments are scheduled.

Status: Full-Time (40 hours/week) Shift: Days, Monday-Friday Overview The Pharmacy IV Quality Control Coordinator provides operational, analytical, and business support for Sentara.

Federal laws, regulations, and programs require the entity to have ongoing oversight of usage to prevent diversion and ensure compliance with regulations and notices.

This position conducts, monitors, analyzes, investigates, and completes special projects associated with key medication use metrics. The analyst assists with self-audits, the development of monitoring or operational protocols, and creation of efficient and effective internal controls for key medication use metrics. Responsible for ongoing analysis (in collaboration with departmental leadership) and individual facility performance to goals and expectations. Provides periodic reports of audit findings and proposed corrective action plans to departmental leadership and appropriate committees. Networks effectively both horizontally across multiple disciplines and vertically throughout the leadership hierarchy.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct weekly cleanroom environmental and compliance audits
• Perform and document monthly surface sampling activities
• Coordinate cleanroom certification activities
• Oversee monthly cleanroom cleaning requirements
• Complete 1 to 2 hours of direct observation for each IV technician monthly, including documented feedback and competency reporting
• Coordinate and administer media-fill testing, gloved fingertip testing, and associated training programs
• Train and onboard new IV room personnel
• Ensure compliance with cleanroom documentation requirements within Pharmacy Keeper
• Participate in IV room quality, regulatory, and operational workgroups
• Support ongoing quality improvement and regulatory readiness initiatives

Requirements

• Education Bachelors Level Degree (Preferred)
• Certification/Licensure
• Advanced 340B Operations Certified Expert (340B ACE) Certification - Apexus (Preferred)
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (Preferred)
• RN License (Preferred)
• LPN License (Preferred)
• Relevant certifications are valued
• Experience
• 3 years relevant experience in one of the following areas: health care, accounting, finance, pharmacy, information technology, or nursing (Required)
• 2 years IV room pharmacy technician experience (Preferred)
• Lead IV Technician and/or Designated Person experience (Preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of USP <797> and USP <800> (Preferred)
• Clinical and business experience (Preferred)
• 3 years auditing experience (Preferred)
• Prior hospital experience (Preferred)
• Keywords: quality, oversight, compliance, #Indeed, pharmacy, hospital, acute care, pharmacy technician, PTCB, CPhT, Monster, LinkedIn, Talroo-Allied Health, sterile compounding, infusion

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $62,316.80 - $99,694.40 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits

• Caring For Your Family and Your Career
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves. In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment. For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan. The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!