Pharmacy Supervisor II-Inpatient Pharmacy Day Shift

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UCI Health is one of California’s largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health — Orange, UCI Health — Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties.

UCI Health is one of California’s largest academic health systems and the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. Established on July 1, 1976, UCI Health has grown into a 1,461-bed health system that includes UCI Health — Orange, UCI Health — Irvine, four Community Network hospitals and a growing network of ambulatory care centers across Orange and Los Angeles counties.

As Orange County’s only academic health systems, UCI Health is home to the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in the county, the region’s only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, American College of Emergency Physicians Gold Level 1 Geriatric Emergency Department and a nationally recognized regional burn center verified by the American Burn Association.

Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people across Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County through excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

Inpatient Supervisor Specialist functions as a recognized expert, providing authoritative professional guidance to staff within the inpatient hospital pharmacy. Ensures institutional compliance with all applicable pharmacy regulations, including but not limited to CA Board of Pharmacy, The Joint Commission, CDPH, CMS, and USP 795, 797, and 800 standards. Assists with the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of daily operations of the inpatient pharmacy.

Incumbent provides the day to day supervision, oversight, and coordination of drug distribution, computer prescription order processing, therapeutic intervention as needed, provision of drug information and consultation to other professional staff and patients, the maintenance of patient prescription profiles, drug therapy monitoring, and drug compounding. Ensures efficient operations and is responsible for the implementation and daily management of cost control measures, drug utilization improvement and patient outcomes.

Works to enhance integration of services to improve departmental efficiency and optimize drug delivery systems. Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of departmental policies and procedures. Prepares short and long range goals and objectives for assigned pharmacy area for review and approval by the Assistant Director of Pharmacy. Incumbent is actively involved in employee, pharmacy resident, and student evaluations, mentorship, and training.

Incumbent will work closely with hospital leadership and have strong communication skills. Incumbent is expected to actively participate in pharmacy education programs and oversee and assist with training of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, students, and residents. This position is a Direct Patient Care Provider as defined in Pharmacy Policy.

• Minimum four years of clinical experience as a licensed pharmacist, or two years experience & a Residency
• Expertise in Pharmacotherapy, Residency preferred
• Current BLS or ACLS certification

• Significant experience (more than 2 years) developing and implementing drug utilization programs for both inpatient and outpatient populations
• Effective…