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Pharmacist (Pharmacy Supervisor)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 33 days ago
About the Role
The Outpatient Pharmacy Supervisor is responsible for all aspects of day-to-day planning, directing and coordinating the outpatient pharmacy service, including maintaining all aspects of pharmacy's involvement with accurate and timely processing of outpatient prescriptions. Responsibilities also include pharmacy benefits management, teaching/mentoring learners, supporting research, quality assurance, and staff development.
What You'll Do
- →This position is a supervisory member of the pharmacy service, is a core member of the outpatient pharmacy management team and supervises several outpatient pharmacists and technicians.
- →This manager reports directly to the Associate Chief, Pharmacy Operations and collaborates closely with all members of pharmacy management team.
- →Program Management Provides coordination of day-to-day activities of pharmacists, technicians, students, and volunteers assigned in outpatient pharmacy.
- →Oversees the daily operation of outpatient pharmacy services including window and main prescription dispensing, repackaging, and special extemporaneous compounding.
- →Assumes responsibility for the overall planning, operation and evaluation of outpatient medications delivered to the veteran.
- →Establishes program goals and develops the operational plans and policies to achieve them.
- →Assists procurement staff in the prompt and cost-effective purchase of medications and supplies and advises them of any unusual usage.
- →Serves as a consultant within Pharmacy Service and with other facility health care staff in evaluating health care delivery to patients.
- →Administration/Supervisory Directly supervises activities of the outpatient processing and dispensing area.
- →Responsible for maintaining smooth work flow of day-to-day activities, and assumes responsibility of workflow performed under his/her supervision.
- →Approves/disapproves leave requests, develops performance standards, trains or retrains, counsels, disciplines, evaluates and recommends employees for awards.
- →Responsible for performance reviews for staff as assigned.
- →Responsible for implementation, revision and interpretation of Pharmacy Service policies and procedures related to outpatient pharmacy and outpatient pharmacy contingency planning, and assures their compliance with USP 797, USP 800 and Joint Commission standards, and VACO directives and handbooks.
- →The Outpatient Supervisor shares in the responsibility for recruiting and hiring qualified employees, as well as interviewing and selecting candidates for promotion according to federal laws, VA policies, and EEO requirements.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9476b8f6-534e-4e2d-96fc-fd9fbe199508
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