Medical City Las Colinas
Pharmacy Clinical Supervisor
Full Time, Day Shift, Weekends RotatePharmacy Clinical Supervisor
Job Summary and QualificationsThe Pharmacy Clinical Supervisor is responsible for designing, implementing and managing the pharmacy clinical programs. This includes formulary management, policy and procedure development and education across the healthcare spectrum. The Clinical Supervisor shall also assist in managing the pharmacy when the Pharmacy Director is unavailable.
What you will do in this role:- Interpret orders and transcribes or verifies them accurately and efficiently into the pharmacy computer system
- Accurately compounds and dispense pharmaceuticals
- Complies with facility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements
- Monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose
- Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.
- Sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing nonformulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchanges and promotes rational drug therapy selection
- Provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients
- Document all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely. Responsible for mentoring and education as well as ongoing analysis of interventions to insure accurate and appropriate documentation and provides summary reports
- Support and participate in the goals of the organization's quality improvement, risk management and patient safety program to include but not limited to National Patient Safety Goals, Core Measures and HCAHPS medication related initiatives.
- Responsible for design, analysis and reporting of adverse drug reactions, medication errors and pharmacy quality initiatives. Mentors others in their roles for these programs
- Develop and actively participate in training and mentorship programs for pharmacists, pharmacy students, residents, technicians, nurses and physicians Responsible for assessment of participants in these programs
- Develop and document staff competency on an ongoing basis and develops improvement plans when deficiencies in competencies are identified
- Primary preceptor for pharmacy students and/or residents as it relates to clinical pharmacy services. Responsible for designing and managing program and mentoring student/resident as well as other preceptors
- Maintain professional competency sufficient to meet current and future needs of the facility
- Develop and manages specialty pharmacy practice programs as related to operational and regulatory/quality pharmacy services
- Provide technical support for automated dispensing machines and other pharmacy computer systems
- Effectively and proactively intervene in conflicts between pharmacy and medical staff regarding drug therapy issue resolutions.
- Maintain appropriate controlled substance records.
- Work with the Pharmacy Director to identify and develop processes to meet or exceed all controlled substance diversion prevention and monitoring standards.
- Participate in controlled substance reviews and audits.
- Comply with all regulatory standards.
- Work with the Pharmacy Director to identify and develop processes to meet or exceed all regulatory standards. Participate in quality and regulatory reviews and audits
- Prioritize work and lead others to comply with facility medication turn-around time policy and procedure. Identify areas for improved efficiency. Assists in implementation of process changes.
- Supervise and assist pharmacy technicians and other support staff effectively
- Work with the director to establish pharmacy goals and objectives and responsible for implementation and monitoring
- Participate with various nursing and medical staff committees as necessary
- Responsible in conjunction with pharmacy director and clinical manager for staff performance evaluations
- Act as manager in charge as assigned
- Assist with the preparation of the pharmacy newsletter and/or other forms of written and electronic communication
- Responsible for managing the drug formulary by insuring operational and inventory efficient processes are in place and followed
- Responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of pharmacy operations and share clinical initiatives responsibility with Clinical Pharmacy Manager
- Responsible for the development and review of pharmacy policies and procedures
- Participate in the design and update of pharmacy computer system programs relating to pharmacy, nursing and physician programs
- Participate in the maintenance of pharmacy dictionaries including adding new drugs to the drug dictionary and Gold Standard formulary Charge Master maintenance
- Oversight of staff schedules.
- Perform other duties as assigned
What qualifications you will need:- Pharmacist
- Doctorate Degree
- B.S. or PharmD from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy, a Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy is preferred
- Minimum 1 year as a Pharmacy Supervisor OR one of the following:
- At least 5 years of hospital pharmacy experience required; preferably within area of focus
- Completion of hospital PGY2/ pharmacy specialty residency or fellowship
- Other certification (e.g. FCCP, FASHP)
- Hospital Pharmacy Management experience is preferred
BenefitsMedical City Las Colinas, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.Medical City Las Colinas is a 99-bed full-service, acute-care facility with more than 500 colleagues and 400 physician partners, serving the community since 1997. We offer comprehensive services, including Level III trauma services, cardiovascular services, orthopedics, spine surgery, robotic surgery, emergency services and dedicated women's services. Medical City Las Colinas' accreditations and certifications include: Certified Total Hip and Knee Replacement program (The Joint Commission), Certified Primary Stroke Center (The Joint Commission), Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery (MBSAQIP), Level III Trauma Center (American College of Surgeons), Level II Maternal Care Center (Texas Health and Human Services) and Level II NICU program (Texas Health and Human Services). We offer state-of-the-art technology to exceed our patient's expectations and provide a patient-centric healing environment, including amenities such as made-to-order room service form our executive chef. We pride ourselves on being the Destination of Choice for our community and elevating the standards of hospital experience. As part of the Medical City family of hospitals, we are able to provide patients access to the most advanced healthcare innovations across our network.
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Pharmacy Clinical Supervisor opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team.
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