Supervisor Pharmacy

Dignity Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC) in Phoenix, AZ seeks a Pharmacy Supervisor to lead clinical pharmacy services and daily operations. You will guide pharmacists and technicians, review prescriptions for safety, and collaborate with physicians to optimize patient care.

Ideal candidates bring PharmD or BS in Pharmacy with 2+ years of related experience and some supervisory exposure. The role emphasizes leadership, education, and Humankindness-focused care in a busy hospital

Qualifications

• PharmD with 2+ years related experience, or a B.S. in pharmacy with 2+ years related experience.
• AZ Pharmacist license (active) or eligibility.
• Supervisory or lead experience preferred, or Pharmacy Administrative Residency completed.

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily pharmacy operations, ensuring staffing adequacy and efficiency.
• Reviews prescriptions for safety, authorizes technicians, and performs final dispensing checks.
• Collaborates with doctors and nurses to optimize patient treatment and services.
• Leads hiring, performance management, and staff development; conducts regular staff meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Clinical pharmacy

Communication

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Pharmacy Supervisor, you will be a vital leader and clinical expert, ensuring safe, efficient, and compassionate pharmaceutical care delivery, while guiding your team to uphold medication management standards.

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Pharmacy Supervisor, you will be a vital leader and clinical expert, ensuring safe, efficient, and compassionate pharmaceutical care delivery, while guiding your team to uphold medication management standards.

Every day, you will lead pharmacy operations, including workflow and performance. You'll meticulously review prescriptions for safety (interactions, dosing, allergies), authorize them for technicians, and perform final dispensing checks, ensuring expert oversight. You'll also collaborate with doctors/nurses, providing expertise to optimize patient treatment and enhance services.

To be successful in this role, you will combine comprehensive clinical knowledge with proven leadership, team management, and problem-solving skills. Your ability to foster learning, drive operational excellence, and deliver innovative, patient-focused care is essential.

• Oversees daily workload and ensures the department is adequately and appropriately staffed.
• Monitors labor budget/expenses, identifies variances and takes corrective action to remedy within designated scope of authority.
• Develops, in conjunction with manager, programs, policies and procedures to maximize pharmacy usage and enhance customer service.
• Ensures inventory control measures are being followed in accordance with department standards.
• Ensures staff are compliant with policies and procedures.
• May serve as the Pharmacy representative in management, administrative and/or interdisciplinary meetings.
• Handles customer service/provider complaints.
• Coordinates and oversees pharmacy aspects related to compounding and dispensing of drugs in accordance with medication orders issued by authorized medical care providers.
• Ensures the timely distribution of medications.
• Oversees pharmacist and pharmacy technician workflows and works with staff to create efficiencies
• Supervises, instructs and mentors pharmacist staff, interns, residents, externs, students, technicians and non-pharmacy staff in the execution of duties and ensures adherence to policies and procedures in a positive, constructive and motivating manner.
• Responsible for hiring staff, performance management, and discipline of staff.
• Promotes education and development of team members.
• Orients employees and holds regular staff meetings to keep employees apprised of all matters relevant to successful job performance.

Required

Job Requirements

• Doctor Of Pharmacy PharmD and 2+ years related experience, or
• Bachelors Of Science in pharmacy and 2+ years related experience, and
• Pharmacist: AZ,

Preferred

• 1+ year of supervisory or lead experience or successful completion of a Pharmacy Administrative Residency

Where You'll Work

Hello Humankindness: Join a Legacy of Healing at Saint Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC)

Ready to make a real difference? Join SJHMC in Phoenix AZ., a 571-bed nonprofit founded by the Sisters of Mercy over 125 years ago. We're more than a hospital; we're a global destination for life-changing care, embracing patients with humankindness.

Here, your calling will flourish. We're not just a workplace; we're a community dedicated to a mission of service.

Leaders In Specialized Care

• Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI): A world-renowned center for groundbreaking neurological research and innovative treatments.
• Norton Thoracic Institute (NTI): A national leader in advanced thoracic care with pioneering surgical techniques.
• Level I Trauma Center: One of Arizona's busiest ERs, providing immediate, comprehensive care for critically injured patients 24/7.

Why SJHMC?

• Culture of Excellence & Well-being: We care for our people, fostering professional and personal growth.
• Community & Collaboration: Be part of a network committed to global health and well-being.
• Join a Legacy, Shape a Future: Over 20% of our patients travel internationally for our specialized care.

This is an invitation to join a family of dedicated professionals at the forefront of medical innovation, united by the power of humankindness.

Pay Range

$60.24 - $89.60 /hour