Supervisor Pharmacy

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Fmolhs in Jackson, MS, seeks a Supervisor of Pharmacy to lead daily pharmacy operations, ensure optimal patient care, and participate in policy development. The role requires state licensure, BLS/CPR, and hospital experience.

The supervisor will oversee staffing, training, and quality initiatives while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and ensuring accurate billing processes. A Bachelor's degree and pharmacist license are essential.

Qualifications

• 3 years of pharmacist experience in hospital/healthcare setting.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• State pharmacy license and BLS certification (CPR).

Responsibilities

• Delegate responsibilities and oversee services, ensuring resources and scheduling align with patient care goals.
• Schedule and assign work to staff, monitor quality and quantity of work, and support department operations.
• Direct, coordinate, and participate in orientation, training, and ongoing education for pharmacists and technicians.
• Develop and enforce departmental policies to maintain high-quality health care services; monitor policy compliance.
• Maintain records and statistics; support accurate pharmacy billing and charge capture processes.
• Monitor staff performance and ensure proper handling of controlled substances.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Staff scheduling

Training & development

Policy implementation

Quality improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

The Supervisor of Pharmacy, coordinates the daily activities of the Pharmacy, provides leadership and oversight to ensure optimal pharmaceutical care to the patients and assists with policy development to enhance the quality of patient care. The position is expected to meet state certifications, requires familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures, and relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Responsibilities

1. Management Responsibilities
   1. Utilizes advanced clinical knowledge to delegate responsibility and authority for providing services, while continuously improving services to meet customer needs, and assuring adequate resources are available. Implements and monitors departmental work schedules and duty assignments, and oversees departmental staffing levels.
   2. Schedules and assigns work to staff members, monitors work quality and quantity, and ensures efficient departmental operations by providing support when needed.
   3. Directs, coordinates, and participates in orientation, training, and continuing education programs for pharmacists and technicians.
2. Quality
   1. Assist in the development of departmental policies and procedures to ensure the provision of high quality health care services. Monitors the application of departmental and organizational policies and procedures, assist in the investigation of policy and procedure violations, reviews relevant incident reports, and recommends appropriate action and assists in conflict resolution as necessary.
   2. Compiles, maintains, and interprets records and statistics for functional areas assigned. Serves as a backup to the maintenance of the accuracy and completeness of pharmacy billing process and assures that appropriate charge capture processes are monitored and completed daily.
3. Regulatory Compliance
   1. Monitors departmental standards for the evaluation of personnel performance and identifies ways of improving the quality of existing services. Evaluates departmental performance measures and makes recommendations for the departmental performance improvement program. Ensures staff members appropriately handle, document, and manage controlled substances.
4. Other Duties As Assigned
   1. Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Experience - 3 years as a pharmacist in hospital or healthcare environment

Education - Bachelors

Licensure - State appropriate Pharmacy License; BLS (Basic Life Support / CPR)