Pharmacy Operations Supervisor - Sharp Memorial Hospital - Full Time

300 Sharp HealthCare; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare, based in San Diego, California, seeks an experienced pharmacy leader to oversee multiple hospital pharmacy work units. The role focuses on managing daily operations, guiding pharmacists and support staff, and aligning activities with department objectives.

The position requires California licensure as a pharmacist and ACLS certification, with on-call weekend requirements and a compensation range reflecting market standards for leadership in healthcare.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in a hospital pharmacy environment or equivalent healthcare setting.
• 2 years in a leadership role.
• CA Pharmacist License required.
• ACLS Certification required; ACLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provides management support and coordinates daily operations of multiple pharmacy work units.
• Supervises daily work activity of pharmacists and ancillary personnel.
• Assists management with operational planning and daily work direction to meet department objectives.

Skills

Leadership experience

Pharmacy operations

Budget and cost management

Education

CA Pharmacist License

ACLS Certification

Job description

Hours

Shift Start Time: Variable Shift End Time: Variable AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: As Needed On-Call Required: Yes Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $93.450 - $120.580 - $135.050 The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant's years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

Provides management support and coordinates the daily operations of multiple pharmacy work units. Supervises daily work activity of pharmacists and ancillary personnel of those units. Assists management with operational planning and provides daily work direction to achieve organizational and department objectives.

Required Qualifications

• 3 Years experience in a hospital pharmacy environment or equivalent healthcare setting.
• 2 Years in a leadership role.
• California Pharmacist License - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED
• ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• Other Qualification Requirements ACLS is required within 90 days of hire.

Essential Functions

• Achieves financial outcomes Is held accountable for maintaining operating units within budgeted cost per UOS. Develops achievable action plans when actual exceeds budgeted cost per UOS. Contributes to the identification and operationalizes cost reduction measures or identifies revenue enhancing opportunities. Coordinates departmental workload and staffing to optimize services in and efficient and productive manner. Implements processes to reduce the total number of worker's compensation claims for the assigned cost center.
• Human resource management Assures staff performance appraisals for assigned cost center are conducted in a timely manner (within 30 days). Maintains up to date employee records. Coaches, counsels, and institutes developmental and corrective action plans as necessary. Assists staff to access services provided by Human Resources and EAP. Assures that all pertinent information is provided to staff through staff meetings and other forms of formal and informal communication. Actively supports leadership decisions and is accountable for ensuring department compliance with them. Assures employee satisfaction process was completed in the manner prescribed and in accordance within established timeline. Keeps employee turnover rate for the cost center below 14.4%. Enables staff to participate in scheduling and staffing. Assures schedule is posted within designated time frame.
• Regulatory compliance Assures quality outcomes and a favorable Joint Commission review through compliance with all legislative and regulatory requirements. Reviews or coordinates the review of quality variance reports for assigned quality centers, identifies trends, and develops action plans for resolution. Identifies and trends learning needs of staff and works with other management team members to assure needs are met. Develops, updates, and implements policies and procedures as necessary for the operation and control of assigned cost centers. Maintains knowledge of and is accountable for assuring compliance with regulatory and legal requirements of assigned cost centers. Assists leadership with preparation for The Joint Commission survey and is held accountable for compliance with The Joint Commission standards for designated operating units.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Has significant knowledge of fiscal and budgetary issues. Computer skills are highly desirable, especially in the application of word processing, and spreadsheet and database creation and management.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

About Sharp HealthCare

Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women's health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. Its what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.