Manager Sterile Compounding Operations

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides advanced care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community. 

 TMH is the region’s healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region’s only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your Role:

• Functions under the Director/Pharmacy’s (JC: 011301) philosophy; ensures the coordination, quality, and cost effectiveness of Sterile Compounding (department 1710) operations provided in Pharmacy Services at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc. (TMH).
• Manages infusion therapy for patients served by TMH’s Pharmacy Services, hospital, and ambulatory care units; ensures Pharmacy Services’ infusion operations’ coordination, quality, and cost effectiveness.
• Assists the Asst Dir Pharmacy-Ambulatory with overseeing Infusion Pharmacy operations; is accountable to the same for the Sterile Compounding/Infusion pharmacy areas (including human resources (HR) and budgeting).
• Enhances pharmaceutical care, develops clinical programs, and analyzes data to assess program-associated outcomes; develops and implements process improvements and corrective actions.
• Collaborates with the Quality and Safety Team on pharmacy events; investigate deviations and review batches for compliance with United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter <797>, "Pharmaceutical Compounding--Sterile Preparations" (USP <797>) and USP General Chapter <800>, "Hazardous Drugs--"Handling in Healthcare Settings" (USP <800>) standards.
• Ensures accurate logs of controlled substances and compounding records; develops and manages master formulation records.
• Responsible for effective communications and teamwork between TMH leadership, and Pharmacy Services; serves as a national spokesperson; represents, communicates, and promotes TMH’s inpatient pharmacy services to other providers, administrators, legislators, researchers, and others (as needed).
• Demonstrates an understanding of diversity.
• Demonstrates integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence (I CARE values).
• Enhances and contributes to a safe environment for all colleagues, visitors, and patients.
• Performs other duties.

Reports To: Asst Dir Pharmacy-Ambulatory

Supervises: Sterile Compounding Tech Supvr , Pharmacist Sterile Compounding, and Pharmacy Technician IV/Cert.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO APPLY

Required Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited pharmacy school.

Preferred Education: 

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree (or equivalent experience). 
• Accredited post graduate year one (PGY1) and two (PGY2) residencies completion (or comparable experience).

Required Experience:

• Three (3) years of relevant licensed pharmacist work experience (including one (1) year of inpatient pharmacy supervisory experience).
• Human Resources (HR) may accept a successfully completed postgraduate year two (PGY2) administrative residency in lieu of the required three (3) years of relevant licensed pharmacist work experience.

Preferred Experience:

• Advanced training in business, public health, health administration, pharmacy administration, and/or ambulatory care pharmacy. 
• Research project experience with presented and published results. 
• Global understanding of specialty pharmacy and pharmaceutical public policy. 
• Knowledge of pharmacy services cost justification principles and methods. 
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, principles, standards, and practices related to pharmaceutical care provision. 
• Philosophical understanding of pharmaceutical care. 
• Creativity for developing and integrating innovative pharmaceutical care services. 
• Concentrated interest in pharmacy administration. 
• Philosophies and professional goals compatible with those of Pharmacy Services (department 7070) and the Director/Pharmacy.

Required Certification/Li