Supervisor Pharmacist- Sterile preparations IV

Overview

We are seeking an experienced, detail oriented IV Pharmacist Supervisor to lead our sterile compounding operations on the morning shift. This is an exciting leadership opportunity for a pharmacist who is passionate about quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and team development. You will play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of sterile compounding while mentoring pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in a collaborative hospital environment.

 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

· Supervise the daily operations of the IV Sterile Compounding Pharmacy.

· Ensure full compliance with USP <797>, USP <800>, and all applicable state and federal regulations.

· Lead and maintain all sterile compounding policies, procedures, quality assurance initiatives, and documentation.

· Train, mentor, and assess the competency of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in sterile compounding practices and aseptic technique.

· Foster a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

· Collaborate with pharmacy leadership, nursing, infection prevention, and AHS pharmacy leadership teams to maintain best practices in sterile compounding.

· Monitor environmental controls, equipment, cleaning procedures, and quality assurance programs to ensure ongoing compliance.

· Support regulatory inspections, accreditation readiness, and implementation of process improvements.

· Promote adherence to aseptic compounding standards while maintaining efficient workflow and exceptional patient care.

· Oversees chemotherapy compounding operations, ensuring the safe preparation, verification, and dispensing of hazardous medications in full compliance with USP <800> standards. Collaborates closely with physicians, nurses, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team to ensure safe, accurate, and timely chemotherapy treatment.

· Compounds patient-specific sterile preparations and batch sterile products in accordance with USP <797> standards, utilizing aseptic technique and established quality assurance processes to ensure the highest level of patient safety and product integrity.

· Maintains appropriate inventory levels of chemotherapy agents, IV medications, and sterile compounding supplies to support pharmacy operations. Monitors inventory, manages shortages, coordinates procurement, and ensures the safe storage and handling of medications in compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.

· Reviews, verifies, and dispenses medication orders accurately and efficiently in accordance with departmental policies, regulatory standards, and established turnaround times.

· Performs clinical interventions utilizing Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee-approved protocols, evidence-based practice, and professional clinical judgment to optimize patient outcomes.

· Actively contributes to departmental quality assurance, patient safety, and performance improvement initiatives through collaboration, process optimization, and regulatory compliance efforts.

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Qualifications

· Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

· Active Pharmacist License in good standing in the state of New Jersey.

· One year minimum of hospital pharmacy experience, including sterile compounding, is required.

· Demonstrated experience with USP <797> and USP <800> standards.

· Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

· Proficient in MS Office (word, Excel, PowerPoint), Teams

About Us

CentraState Healthcare System, in partnership with Atlantic Health System, is a fully accredited, not-for-profit, community-based health system dedicated to providing comprehensive health services in central New Jersey. Beyond offering a wide range of advanced diagnostic and treatment options, CentraState is committed to being a valuable health partner, focusing on disease prevention, promoting healthy behaviors, and helping individuals of all ages live well.

 

Located in Freehold, CentraState includes a 284-bed acute-care hospital, a dynamic health and wellness campus, two award-winning senior living communities, a charitable foundation, and convenient satellite health pavilions. These pavilions offer primary care, specialty physician practices, and access to outpatient services such as lab work and physical therapy.

 

CentraState is proud to be among the less than two percent of hospitals nationwide to earn Magnet® designation for nursing excellence five times. Additionally, it has been recognized as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ Company by Great Place to Work® for four consecutive years.

 

Joining CentraState means becoming part of a pioneering healthcare facility committed to high-quality, patient-foc