Pharmacy Supervisor II

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of time

Essential Function (Yes/No)

Key Responsibilities

(To be completed by Supervisor)

30

1. Pharmacist Leadership & Patient Care
2. Represents the department in interaction with Health System personnel, community groups, other healthcare organizations, and through active participation on committees, task forces, etc., when appropriate or as assigned.
3. Coordinates problem-solving efforts with patient care providers to assure standards for service and quality.
4. Responsive to patients, parents and visitors by assuring that services are provided in a timely manner with courtesy and compassion within a positive environmental setting.
5. Monitors the departmental quality assurance program and facilitates response/solution to quality assurance issues.
6. Assures continuity of department by coordinating the pharmacist/technical support.
7. Participates in development of departmental policies/procedures and goals/objectives that are consistent with those of the Health System and Campus organizations.

8. Organize and execute regular pharmacist meetings including, but not limited to, meeting agendas, minutes, and scheduling

9. Develop pharmacist schedule, as directed

10. Develop scholarly and research projects in collaboration with staff pharmacists and providers

10

1. Communication

1. Meets regularly with all department members and provides information and updates on Health System /department activities.
2. Exercises sound judgment in advising administrators, department managers, etc. on key issues.
3. Provides timely written reports that reflect clarity, purpose, and as appropriate, recommends alternatives.
4. Maintains current knowledge of technical/professional fields, the healthcare industry, Health System activities and contributes the same in discussions at a variety of forums.

10

1. Staff Development and Employee Relations

1. Establishes departmental standards and assures that employees are informed of these and of the expectation of compliance.
2. Administers the administrative and personnel policies of the Health System in a consistent and uniform manner.
3. Responsible for monitoring employees’ work performance against job criteria; assist with timely formal performance appraisal of employees.
4. Establishes a work environment wherein training opportunities exist for personnel to enhance their skills.
5. Provides guidance and counseling to personnel in a manner that promotes teamwork and facilitates the resolutions of conflict among staff.

15

1. Leadership

1. Serves as a role model for personnel through management practices of honesty, integrity and fairness.
2. Promotes teamwork by encouraging personnel participation in departmental activities and by enhancing their awareness and knowledge of the Health System’s objectives.
3. Maintains an open-door policy with demonstrated responsiveness, flexibility, and support of employees.
4. Participates actively with other department supervisors and managers in addressing Health System-wide issues and/or interdepartmental coordination.
5. Demonstrates sound approach to decision-making with appropriate analysis beforehand.

10

1. Planning

1. Identifies resource needs, operational problems, shifts in technological-treatment trends and develops appropriate plans to address.
2. Assesses service demand and facilitates staffing and/or service adjustments, space utilization, equipment functioning, etc.; coordinates the support services of other departments and/or external agencies.
3. Establishes and evaluates, work-system design and standards and protocols to enhance departmental productivity with input from employees.
4. Develops long-term plan of department services and programs.

5

Adhere to all Health System and departmental standards, philosophies, and missions.

20

Clinical Practice and Drug Therapy Management

Assesses drug therapy 

• Determines and obtains the information needed to assess medication utilization as a whole within the hospital and as needed on a case by case basis. 

• Understands the pathophysiology of commonly encountered disease states and comprehends the medical management of the patient. 

• Determines if prescribed drug therapy is appropriate for patients and in compliance with all-applicable laws, regulations and policies.

• Optimizes drug selection giving appropriate consideration to therapeutic efficacy, safety and cost effectiveness.

• Recommends appropriate changes in drug therapy to achieve the desired therapeutic response in [specialty] area

• Works with patient/patient’s representative, prescriber and other health care professionals to identify and resolve problems that arise with patient’s therapy (e.g. ADR’s, financial barrier, knowledge deficits).

• Develops, performs and oversees, in collaboration with the Manager, medication utilization evaluations

• Able to fulfill all duties of a Staff II & Lead Pharmacist

100%