Pharmacy Sterile and Non-Sterile Operations Lead Pharmacist
Company: Nemours Children's Health System
Location: Orlando
Posted on: October 18, 2024
Job Description:
Under the leadership of the Director of Pharmacy and the
Pharmacy Operations Manager, this position is responsible for
overseeing the pharmacy day-to-day Sterile and Non-Sterile
Operations within the Nemours Children’s Hospital (NCH) to ensure
that patient pharmaceutical needs are effectively met. This
pharmacist is responsible for coordinating, monitoring and
maintaining Sterile and Non-Sterile Products pharmacy services
while assuring patient safety through providing clinical,
pharmaceutical, operational and regulatory knowledge of sterile and
non-sterile products. This pharmacist will provide oversight of
Sterile Products clean room operations, Non-Sterile products
operations, compounding personnel, aseptic technique and sterile
product production practices, non-sterile production practices,
Pyxis and the CII safe area while maintaining accuracy, safety, and
the reduction of waste through the implementation of Standardized
Operating Procedures for Sterile and Non-Sterile Products
processing. Position Responsibilities
- Supervise the day-to-day Sterile and Non-Sterile Products
production and drug distribution system, evaluate alternatives, and
follow up on issues and concerns.
- Submit Epic tickets for any issues related to compounding &
repackaging records and the order verification of Sterile and
Non-Sterile Products including subsequent validation within Epic of
resolution.
- Identify and resolve pharmacy Sterile and Non-Sterile Products
line service problems.
- Enforce policies and procedures that promote cost effective,
appropriate, and safe medication use.
- Coordinate the activities of the Pharmacy Staff completing
Sterile and Non-Sterile Products processes to provide optimal
pharmaceutical support to patients that is safe, cost effective,
and appropriate.
- Coordinate and organize the Sterile and Non-Sterile Products
processes by establishing workload requirements and delegating
assignments to maintain an appropriate staffing level and ensure
that the services and responsibilities of the department are
provided in a timely and quality manner.
- Coordinate production schedules based on projected staffing
patterns, workload, and utilization in such a way that minimizes
stock outs (
- Responsible for and ensure strict control and accountability
for Sterile and Non-Sterile medications dispensed to patients or
distributed to floor stock. 5 a. Investigate and analyze incident
reports focused on Sterile and Non-Sterile Products, Pyxis and CII
safe area. 6. Monitor and ensure Sterile and Non-Sterile Products
practice conforms to the Pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures and
Reliable Methods for the appropriate and efficient preparation and
utilization of sterile pharmaceutical products within Nemours
Children’s (NCH), including: 6 a. Monitor to ensure that
medications are prepared accurately in appropriate containers,
labeled in an appropriate manner and stored in the recommended
environment (temperature, humidity, lighting, etc.) in a manner
that minimizes cost due to wastage. 6 b. Monitor and ensure the
physical appearance, functions, safety and staff behavior
performance in Sterile and Non-Sterile Products processing conforms
to Nemours Children’s (NCH) standards. 6 c. Develop, review, and
update Standard Operating Procedures of Sterile and Non-Sterile
Products departmental processes to ensure that the procedures
reflects changes in operational procedures and/or current standard
of practice. 7. Perform other related duties as assigned by
authorized personnel to provide departmental flexibility to patient
care needs including those for emergency situations such as: 7 a.
Acting as a Clinical Staff Pharmacist when necessary 7 b. Providing
drug information and functioning as an information resource 8. In
coordination and partnership with the Pharmacy Operations Manager,
ensure the scheduling of appropriate and competent technician and
pharmacist staff for the efficient and effective operation of the
Sterile and Non-Sterile Products Production in the Department of
Pharmacy. 8 a. Coordinate orientations and educational in-service
programs for the Pharmacy staff on the appropriate utilization of
Sterile and Non-Sterile Production Pharmacy Services which include
non-hazardous and hazardous sterile clean room areas, Pyxis and the
CII safe area. 8 b. Monitor and ensure Sterile and Non-Sterile
Products orientation, training and education of all new clinical
pharmacists, clinical specialists, technicians and students is 100
% completed for their specific staffing responsibilities. This
includes Pyxis and the CII safe area. 8 c. Monitor and evaluate
work performance of assigned Pharmacy Technicians including
providing and documenting formal feedback to personnel when
necessary, recommending and initiating personnel action, and
providing and documenting employee appraisal processes. 9.
Responsible for compliance with Joint Commission and other
regulatory standards as they apply to assigned duties and
responsibilities. 9 a. Develop Sterile and Non-Sterile Products
procedures that ensure the pharmacy department meets all legal,
accreditation, and certification requirements posted by the FDA,
Board of Pharmacy, Board of Health, DEA, CMS, USP 795, USP 797, USP
800 and Joint Commis sion. Extensive knowledge of USP 795/797/800
regulations. Ability to work with information systems, automated
and technical equipment. Ability to manage direct reports and
establish and maintain working relationships with various members
within and outside the department. Lean Management Principles
preferred Knowledge of Improvement, Change management, Quality &
Safety Principles for Healthcare preferred. Hospital Regulatory
experience in both Sterile IV room areas and Non-sterile Pharmacy
areas as well as Management of Direct Reports. 10. Lead and ensure
ongoing measurement and improvement of Sterile and Non-Sterile
Products pharmacy operations. 10 a. Implement and administrate
Sterile and Non-Sterile Products processes that identifies
potential system vulnerabilities, establishes medication safety
best practices and facilitates medication safety improvement
projects. This includes the management of current technology and
implementation of new technology. 10 b. Implement and administrate
Sterile Product audits and tracers programs and respond to the
results to ensure quality of Sterile Products pharmacy services
using PDCA methodology. This includes the trending of environmental
sampling. 10 c. Promote and use Lean management principles as the
department’s primary tool for ensuring a high reliability culture
(5S, elimination of waste, JIT, standard work, quality), promote
and comply with standardized procedures/work, identify “waste” in
Sterile and Non-Sterile Products process and recommend solutions
for implementation and correct abnormal conditions. 10 d. Act as a
liaison with Nursing and Medical staff concerning Sterile and
Non-Sterile Product issues and Pyxis issues. 10 e. Investigate and
analyze incident reports focused on Sterile and Non-Sterile
Products, Pyxis and CII safe area.
Keywords: Nemours Children's Health System, Palm Coast , Pharmacy Sterile and Non-Sterile Operations Lead Pharmacist, Other , Orlando, Florida
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