Pharmacy Supervisor - Infusion Pharmacy

Ochsner Health; Pearl Acres (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Ochsner Health in Louisiana is seeking a licensed pharmacist to support the clinical pharmacy team with implementation, maintenance, and quality assurance of clinical services. The role emphasizes direct patient care, collaboration with the health care team, and adherence to regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include maintaining patient care duties, leading a workforce, participating in quality improvement initiatives, and modeling professional values.

Qualifications

• Must have computer skills and dexterity for data entry and retrieval of patient information.
• Proficient with Windows-style applications and keyboard.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with healthcare teams.
• Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintains patient care responsibilities.
• Develops and inspires an engaged workforce.
• Implementation and quality assurance of clinical pharmacy services.
• Supports quality improvement and initiatives.
• Models and ensures accountability to company, departmental, and professional values.
• Adapts communication to patient populations and ensures privacy.

Skills

Data entry

Communication

Team collaboration

Windows proficiency

Education

PharmD

PGY-1 Residency

PGY-2 residency (preferred)

Tools

Pharmacy software

Windows OS

Job description

Exceptional care starts with exceptional people.

For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling. It’s waking up each day, looking for ways to make a difference with a compassionate, inclusive and talented team. Ochsner empowers you to discover your passion, reach your potential, and Pursue Your Purpose. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people and teams. Together we are leading the way.

This job supports the daily functions of the clinical pharmacy team, including implementation, maintenance, and quality assurance of clinical pharmacy services. Demonstrates mastery of clinical skills and is committed to maintenance of clinical competency, continued professional growth, and advancement of pharmacy practice within the institution. Assists leadership with facilitating bidirectional communication throughout the department. Maintains 80% to 95% of time on direct patient care and quality improvement and 5%-20% on administrative function, depending on the number of clinical pharmacists supervised. This job must demonstrate actions consistent with company expectations as duties are performed on a daily basis, and serves as a role model to peers, residents, students, and technicians and is expected to foster a positive, collaborative, learning environment within the pharmacy department.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Education

Required -Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Post-Graduate Year 1 Residency in Pharmacy Practice

Preferred - Post-Graduate Year 2 residency

Work Experience

Required -1 year experience practicing in a hospital or academic setting

Interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively with all members of the health care team

Preferred - 3 years’ experience practicing in a hospital or academic setting

Leadership and teaching skills

Certifications

Required - Current Pharmacy license in the state of practice

Preferred - Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Certification

Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Must have computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of patient information. Must be proficient with Windows-style applications and keyboard.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
• Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.

Job Duties

• Maintains patient care responsibilities.
• Develops and inspires an engaged workforce.
• Implementation and quality assurance of clinical pharmacy services.
• Supports quality improvement and initiatives.
• Models and ensures accountability to company, departmental, and professional values.
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to: respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
• Other related duties as required.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.

This employer maintains and complies with its Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct, including the immediate reporting of any known or suspected unethical or questionable behaviors or conduct; patient/employee safety, patient privacy, and/or other compliance-related concerns.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid.

The incumbent has no occupational risk for exposure to communicable disease.

There is potential to encounter hazardous medications and hazardous waste.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.

Ochsner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected class, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.