Pharmacist Supervisor (Inpatient)

The Inpatient Pharmacy Supervisor is fully responsible for the daily professional and administrative operation of all inpatient pharmacy programs of this highly diverse hospital. The position reports to the Associate Chief Acute Care Clinical, Pharmacy Service.

• The incumbent ensures all policies and procedures regarding work of the clinical areas responsibilities are accurate, current and in-line with all VHA standards and accrediting bodies.
• The incumbent is responsible for reviewing, coordinating and approving all leave requests for above personnel while ensuring optimal communication regarding leave requests.
• They will also resolve internal and external complaints in a constructive and fair manner.
• The incumbent assists other pharmacy managers and staff to identify areas of duplication of efforts, develops solutions, reduce waste, save costs and improve patient care through on-going performance assessments.
• The incumbent will ensure employees payroll is submitted in a timely manner, establish and maintain employee competency records, prepare and review performance evaluations and appraisals, provide timely feedback regarding performance to employees, and partners with HR and Unions with employee relations.
• Prepares and maintains the assignment schedules for pharmacists, residents, students, and volunteers in a manner that provides adequate coverage in each area and that is timely for distribution.
• Develops clear performance plans and metrics to meet those plans that are aligned with High Reliability (HRO) principles.
• Ensure compliance with all VHA Directives and all accrediting bodies (such as Joint Commission/OIG/FDA/DEA) and perform survey readiness. Reviews historical data of findings and presents survey readiness and serves as the pharmacist representative for survey readiness committees
• Acts as a liaison between the quality department and the Pharmacy Service to solve problems, clarify orders, provide additional information needed, and to improve communications.
• Accepts additional assignments from leadership for the good of the pharmacy department and VHA Hospital and accurately completes all duties in a timely manner.
• Monitors operations to ensure that all security policies are followed according to VA handbooks, directives policies, or guidance as well as any Hines VA Hospital Policies

Additional duties may be assigned based on clinical operations and need.

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Work Schedule: Monday - Friday (primarily) 7:30am - 4:00pm; nights, weekends and holidays as needed for clinical operations

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education: Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/. (NOTE: Prior to 2005 ACPE accredited both baccalaureate and Doctor of Pharmacy terminal degree program. Today the sole degree is Doctor of Pharmacy.)
• Licensure: Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure. A pharmacist who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions in VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Chapter 3, section B, paragraph 16.

Grade Determinations:
(a) Experience. In addition to the GS-12 requirements, must have 1 year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
(b) Assignments. Candidates at this grade level are to be in one of the assignments listed below. For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher level duties must consist of significant scope, administrative independence, complexity (difficulty) and range of variety as described in this standard at the specified grade level and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time.

Pharmacy Supervisor: Responsible for the professional and administrative management of an assigned area in pharmacy service, to include budgetary execution. Such individuals have responsibilities for supervising multiple pharmacists and technicians. Manages people, maintains effective interdepartmental relations, and cooperates with other services to accomplish the medical facility's mission and goals. Develops performance standards, assures that the program area is compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements, designs and implements orientation and training programs for staff, and develops and maintains systems to monitor the performance of staff activities. Develops policies and procedures relative to their assigned area.
Pharmacists assigned to this position must demonstrate the following KSAs:
a. Ability to effectively supervise subordinate staff.
b. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to persuade and influence clinical and management decisions.
c. Expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards pertaining to pharmacy.
d. Skill in managing people or programs.

Preferred Experience:

• Previous Inpatient Pharmacy Supervisor Experience
• PGY2 Health Systems Pharmacy Administration & Leadership residency preferred

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-13.

Physical Requirements:

• The incumbent must be physically and mentally able to efficiently perform the duties of this position.
• The work requires regular and recurring physical exertion, involving standing for prolonged periods of time, frequent twisting/turning, and bending/stooping.
• Frequent manipulation of IV preparation will require repeated dexterity exertion with pressure up to 20 pounds.
• The incumbent must be able to perform lifting/carrying, pushing, or pulling different types of equipment such as cabinets, carts or supplies weighing at minimum 50 pounds through various terrains

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

• 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.
• 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. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.