DescriptionLead and Inspire Excellence in Pharmacy Operations
What We're Looking For:
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to supervise, coach, and develop pharmacy staff while fostering a collaborative team environment.
- Minimum of 5 years of hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
- Current Louisiana Pharmacist License required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of hospital pharmacy operations, clinical pharmacy practices, regulatory compliance, competency validation, staff scheduling, quality improvement, and departmental performance management.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, organizational, and data analysis skills.
What You Will Do:
Responsible for the day-to-day supervision and operation of an assigned pharmacy area. This role oversees departmental activities, staff development, workflow management, productivity, clinical operations, and performance improvement initiatives. The Supervisor-Pharmacy may assist with budget planning, provide operational recommendations to leadership, and ensure departmental goals align with organizational objectives while maintaining high standards of patient care, safety, and regulatory compliance.
- Participate in the development and execution of departmental goals, objectives, and operational initiatives.
- Supervise daily pharmacy operations and adjust staffing resources based on workload and departmental needs.
- Lead, mentor, and support pharmacy personnel through education, training, and competency validation.
- Coordinate daily workflow and ensure adherence to established policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor departmental productivity, quality metrics, and performance improvement initiatives.
- Analyze operational data and recommend process enhancements to improve efficiency and service quality.
- Maintain effective communication and collaboration with leadership, physicians, nursing, and other departments.
- Assist with employee scheduling based on patient census, operational needs, and required skill sets.
- Serve as a clinical and operational resource for pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other healthcare team members.
- Perform duties as a licensed pharmacist, including providing pharmaceutical care and ensuring medication safety practices.
- Support employee performance management activities, including competency assessments, coaching, and developmental planning.
- Work closely with pharmacy leadership and educators to identify and address staff educational needs.
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations, accreditation standards, pharmacy laws, and organizational policies.
- Promote a culture of patient safety, employee safety, quality improvement, and operational excellence.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
