Pharmacy Supervisor

BJC HealthCare (New); Missouri; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition Assistance

Retirement plan

Paid Time Off

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital seeks a hands-on Sterile Compounding Leader to supervise daily operations in the BJH Institute of Health sterile compounding team. You will drive workflow efficiency, quality, and regulatory compliance while mentoring staff and leading continuous improvement initiatives.

Ideal candidates have sterile compounding experience, strong leadership and training abilities, and a track record of developing pharmacy staff within a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Ensures the prompt and accurate preparation and dispensing of medications according to prescription orders from practitioners authorized by law to prescribe.
• Instructs, coordinates and monitors the work activities of staff to meet patient and customer needs in accordance with the rules and regulations for pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities

• Manages individuals and teams, including hiring, training, assigning work, evaluating performance and development plans.
• Assists with pharmacy operations and integration with other departments.
• Provides pharmaceutical care appropriate to the needs and age of the patients served.
• Interprets patient data to identify, prevent, and resolve drug therapy problems and ensures safe and effective drug therapy.
• Coordinates and reviews the work of Pharmacists, Technicians and Students.
• Assists in development and enforcement of pharmacy policies and procedures in accordance with hospital policies and regulations.
• May participate in budgeting and meeting department goals.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Regulatory compliance

Pharmacy operations

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Pharmacy

Master’s Degree (Preferred)

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Join the BJH Institute of Health sterile compounding team, home to the largest sterile compounding suite at Barnes‑Jewish Hospital.

This highly specialized operation produces thousands of sterile preparations daily and operates under Missouri Board of Pharmacy oversight, including annual regulatory inspections. The suite features two non‑hazardous buffer rooms, one hazardous buffer room, an integrated ISO 7 workgroup for inventory processing, automated compounding technology, and nine primary engineering controls. This role is ideal for a hands‑on leader who enjoys solving complex operational challenges, optimizing systems and workflows, and maintaining the highest standards of sterile compounding quality and regulatory compliance. Sterile compounding experience is strongly preferred.

This leadership position is responsible for supervising daily sterile compounding operations, ensuring workflow efficiency and compliance, recruiting and training pharmacy staff, and supporting the professional growth of direct reports. The role also leads quality improvement initiatives through workflow analysis, data review, and PDSA projects, while conducting regulatory compliance audits such as CSP and SOP observations. Additional responsibilities include active participation in the BJC Sterile Compounding Committee and related subcommittees.

This is an excellent opportunity for a collaborative leader looking to make a significant impact on one of the region's most complex and innovative sterile compounding operations.

• Mon – Fri
• Days (Rotating start times between 4:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.)
• Staffing expectations of 1–2 days per week
• Weekend rotation: every 7–9 weekends

Overview

Barnes‑Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes‑Jewish Hospital’s staff is composed of full‑time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes‑Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Here, our pharmacy staff enjoys the kind of clinical variety and collaboration that makes their careers challenging, interesting and fulfilling. You will work with doctors leading their fields in ground‑breaking therapies and with state‑of‑the‑art technologies that ensure your work is the utmost in quality and efficiency. The pharmacy at Barnes‑Jewish uses an integrated practice model with more unit‑based positions. Here, department staff has access to a number of drug information resources, including many online references accessible from department computers. An on‑site drug information center provides support for more in-depth questions.

Preferred Qualifications

Ensures the prompt and accurate preparation and dispensing of medications according to prescription orders from practitioners authorized by law to prescribe. Instructs, coordinates and monitors the work activities of staff to meet patient and customer needs in accordance with the rules and regulations for pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities

• Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: hires, trains, assigns work, manages & evaluates performance, conducts professional development plans. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.
• Assists with pharmacy operations and integration with other departments.
• Provides pharmaceutical care appropriate to the needs and age of the patients served.
• Interprets patient data to identify, prevent, and resolve drug therapy problems and ensures safe and effective drug therapy.
• Coordinates and reviews the work of Pharmacists, Technicians and Students.
• Assists in development and enforcement of pharmacy policies and procedures in accordance with all hospital policies and governmental regulations.
• May participate in the development of departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets and having direct responsibility for adhering to those goals. This includes responding to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.

Minimum Requirements

• Education:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Pharmacy
• Experience: less than 2 years
• Supervisor Experience: None
• Licenses & Certifications:
  • Medication Therapy Services in MO
  • RPh

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Master’s Degree
• Experience: 2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well‑being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer