Pharmacy Supervisor - Option Care

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Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 6,000 team members including 2,900 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and employees.

As a two-year recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, we recognize that part of being extraordinary is building a thriving workforce that is as diverse as the patients and communities we serve.
Join a company that is taking action to develop a culture that is more inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding for all team members. We are committed to hiring, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce.

Job Description Summary:

The Pharmacy Supervisor is a licensed professional who is responsible for providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services to Option Care patients in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Option Care, current pharmacy practice professional standards, and other regulatory entities. The pharmacy supervisor is responsible for the coordination of patient services with the nursing, delivery and reimbursement departments. The pharmacy supervisor is responsible at an elementary level for the appropriate purchasing, control and security of all drug products and medical supplies.

Job Description: ​

Job Responsibilities(listed in order of importance and/or time spent)

• Delivers and manages appropriate patient care. Determines suitability of patients for home care. Assesses patients' suitability for home care in accordance with Option Care policies.
• Directs the daily activities of the pharmacy department so that they reflect a priority on the delivery of pharmaceutical care. Arranges work activities so that the pharmaceutical-care needs of patients are met.
• Oversees the state and federal regulatory requirements set forth to operate an alternate site pharmacy. May act as the pharmacist in charge per state regulation. Assists the director of pharmacy with ensuring that all state and federal pharmacy and controlled substance licensure requirements are current and valid.
• Ensures all appropriate staff is trained to effectively use computers and admixture devices to increase efficiency in performing practice responsibilities and observes legal and ethical guidelines for safeguarding the confidentiality of patient and proprietary Option Care information.
• Provides support to sales professionals and general manager by speaking knowledgeably of the scope of services that are available through Option Care. Description of available services is accurate. Meets with managed care organizations and other accounts to facilitate education regarding available services.
• Oversees the purchase, management and security of all medications, pumps and medical supplies in accordance with the Option Care policies and formulary guidelines.
• Designs, recommends, monitors and evaluates patient-specific pharmacy care plans for the pharmacotherapy of home care patients.
• Modifies the pharmacy care plans for home care patients based on evaluation of monitoring data and other pertinent patient-specific information. Competent in use of pharmacokinetic principles and formulas. Competent in assessing patient laboratory values.
• Ensures that medications are prepared and dispensed using appropriate techniques and following Option Care’ policies and procedures. Equipment is accurately calibrated.
• Provides in-service education to physicians, nurses, pharmacy technicians, and other practitioners on home care pharmacy-related issues. Designs effective educational programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacy technicians, and other practitioners on home care pharmacy-related issues.
• Manages and utilizes pharmacy staff and supports personnel effectively. Prioritizes the workload and organizes the workflow, taking into account available resources.
• Coordinates and participates in on-call responsibilities of the pharmacy department.

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?  YES

(i.e. hiring, recommending/approving promotions and pay increases, scheduling, performance reviews, discipline, etc.)

Basic Education and/or Experience Requirements: 

• Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Current, active Pharmacy license as granted by the State Board of Pharmacy.
• At least 3 to 5 years of experience in a clean room or infusion pharmacy setting OR 2 years of experience and one of the following:  (a) knowledge of non-sterile compounding, and MTM (b) completion of an ASHP accredited Pharmacy Residency Program, or (c) equivalent experience as approved by the VP of Pharmacy and/or SVP of Clinical Services. 

Basic Qualifications & Interests:

• Access to a reliable means of transportation which will enable the incumbents to make home visits to treat/attend to their patients. If such means of transportation would include a personal vehicle, a valid driver’s license and a proof of insurance would be required.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: opening a document, cutting, pasting and aligning text, selecting font type and size, changing margins and column width, sorting, inserting bullets, pictures and dates, using find and replace, undo, spell check, track changes, review pane and/or print functions).
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: opening a workbook, inserting a row, selecting font style and size, formatting cells as currency, using copy, paste and save functions, aligning text, selecting cells, renaming a worksheet, inserting a column, selecting a chart style, inserting a worksheet, setting margins, selecting page orientation, using spell check and/or printing worksheets).
• Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: inserting, rearranging, hiding and deleting slides, navigating between slides, increasing list level, adding, centering and editing text, changing views, inserting a table or a note, moving objects, printing outline view and/or running a slide show).

Travel Requirements:

• Willing to travel up to 5 % of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications & Interests:

• Post-graduate program in clinical pharmacy service.
• Required certification from the Board in Nutrition Support Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy or other clinical pharmacy practice area.
• At least 1 year of experience managing inventory and logistics.
• Active member of a state or national professional organization.
• At least 3 years of experience compounding sterile products and managing complex infusion patients.
• At least 1 year of experience overseeing purchasing and inventory process of all pharmaceutical and related substances and supplies.

This job description is to be used as a guide for accomplishing Company and department objectives, and only covers the primary functions and responsibilities of the position. It is in no way to be construed as an all-encompassing list of duties.

Due to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below:

Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Pay Range is $101,475.28-$169,125.47

Benefits:

-401k

-Dental Insurance

-Disability Insurance

-Health Insurance

-Life Insurance

-Paid Time off

-Vision Insurance

Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.

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