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Immunization & Inventory Coordinator - Pharmacy Services

Children's National Hospital

Washington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 May 2025

💰 $192,878/yr($115,731/yr – $192,878/yr)

About the role

Immunization & Inventory Coordinator - Pharmacy Services - (25000162)

Description

Under the direction of the VP-Chief Pharmacy Officer & Director of Pharmacy Operations and Ambulatory Manager the Pharmacy Immunization and Inventory Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the delivery of quality pharmacy services by providing leadership, direction, and expertise in the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of services related to immunizations and medication inventory. The Immunization and Inventory Coordinator will assist in the oversight of the procurement, storage, distribution, purchasing, and inventory control processes.
The position requires coordinating quality services, Clinical Services with the purchasing department of the Pharmacy Division in efforts to integrate, implement, and develop procedures, policies, and protocols pertaining to immunizations, medication inventory, and promoting population health, along with research in those areas. The Immunization and Inventory Coordinator is responsible for meeting with other hospital departments to assist with decision support analysis, as well as, the creation and maintenance of plans regarding immunizations, to ultimately provide high-quality comprehensive pharmaceutical care appropriate to the patient population. The Immunization and Inventory Coordinator must comply with current departmental and institutional policies, as well as, regulations set aside by regulatory bodies (i.e. The Food and Drug Administration, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Health, The Joint Commission). Pharmacy Immunization and Inventory Coordinator will assist with the oversight of pharmacy purchasing personnel and is responsible for attending regular committee meetings including the mandatory staff meetings.

Qualifications

Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree B.S. in Pharmacy or PharmD (Required)
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Licensed and Registered Pharmacist in DC
In compliance with DC CE Credit requirements (Required)

Minimum Work Experience
1 year 1-year minimum experience preferred in hospital pharmacy services and/or pharmaceutical services-related therapies. (Preferred)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Decision making and judgement. Professional competence and common
Equipment and basic knowledge of computer applications, ie., MS Word, email, etc.)

Required Licenses and Certifications
Pharmacist Registered and Licensed in DC, VA & MD 180 Days (Required) Immunization Certificate 180 Days (Required)
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS) 180 Days (Required)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) 180 Days (Required)

Functional Accountabilities
Technical Expertise and Leadership

Responsible for the direct supervision of pharmacy staff, including staff pharmacist, pharmacy interns, pharmacy students, pharmacy assistants and pharmacy technicians within Sterile IV Production Areas and Pharmacy Purchasing personnel.

In coordination with Pharmacy Management directs and maintains effective workflow of pharmacy staff in coordinating proper staffing coverage as needed.

Works with and assists staff in completing assignments and other related duties timely.

Reviews medication orders comprehensively and thoroughly assessing/validating appropriate dosing, appropriate medication indications, incompatibilities, stability and review or critical data/results as needed.

Clinical Interventions must be executed as appropriate and documented per Pharmacy procedures.

Weigh, measure and/or mixes ingredients or prepares medications in filling medication orders through such processes as filtering, distilling and/ or emulsifying. Prepare capsules or other dosage forms with measured amount of medication[s] as specified per medication order.