Supervising Pharmacist

Salary : $223,032.16 - $272,201.28 Annually
Location : Throughout the County of Santa Clara, CA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 24-R56-A
Department: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Division: Pharmacy
Opening Date: 02/15/2024
Closing Date: 2/29/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Bargaining Unit: 92
Description
Under direction, to supervise the operation of a section within the Pharmacy Division; and to participate in the activities of the section.
The County of Santa Clara Health System includes Primary Care Pharmacies, Specialty Care Pharmacies, and Inpatient Pharmacy services across three hospitals: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Hospital & Clinics, O'Connor Hospital, and Saint Louise Regional Hospital. Primary Care Pharmacy Services include 8 pharmacies and a discharge pharmacy located across Santa Clara County. Specialty Care pharmacy services include Public Health, Better Health, Custody, Purchasing, Oncology, Behavioral Health and Specialty Pharmacies. The Inpatient Pharmacy at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, O'Connor Hospital, and Saint Louise Regional Hospital is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to ensure continuous and comprehensive patient care to residents of Santa Clara County.
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Typical Tasks

• Supervises and participates in the dispensing of drugs to in-patients and out-patients, the manufacturing of sterile and non-sterile drug items, and the receipt, storage and in-hospital distribution of pharmaceuticals;
  
• Supervises the unit dose dispensing system;
  
• Supervises floor inspections of drugs and medications;
  
• Assures that patients are properly screened and instructed regarding drug usage;
  
• Coordinates with State Medi-Cal consultants regarding regulation changes and compliance;
  
• Maintains up-to-date pricing schedules;
  
• Makes recommendations on, coordinates and implements procedures for expediting and carrying out the work of a section and insures that established procedures are followed;
  
• Assures that appropriate techniques are used in compounding, distributing and dispensing drugs, that strict aseptic techniques are followed in preparing sterile solutions and that log books and report sheets and other records are properly completed;
  
• Participates in the selection of new staff members for respective section;
  
• Orients, assigns, trains and evaluates the work of assigned staff;
  
• Acts as the principal professional resource in the section when questions or problems arise concerning the use, effectiveness, compatibility, stability and distribution of pharmaceuticals;
  
• Assures that adequate levels of supplies are maintained;
  
• Prepares reports on activities within the section;
  
• Performs related work as required.

Employment Standards
Possession of a valid license to practice as a pharmacist in the State of California and sufficient experience as a licensed pharmacist in a hospital pharmacy to demonstrate possession and application of the following:
Knowledge of:

• Pharmaceutical chemistry, materia-medica, and arithmetic; pharmaceutical manufacturing methods;
  
• Legislation governing hospital pharmacy services; principles of supervision and training.
  Ability to:
  
• Assign, train and evaluate the work of professional and para-professional personnel; develop procedures to assure the efficient operation of a section of the Pharmacy Division;
  
• Make effective recommendations concerning the improvement of section operations;
  
• Interpret departmental policies to staff;
  
• Advise medical, nursing and other personnel regarding the properties and effects, proper administration, stability and compatibility of drug substances;
  
• Compound sterile and non-sterile drugs; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Benefit and Retirement information may vary from bargaining unit to bargaining unit. Due to changes in State Law, current pension provisions described in the union contracts are not automatically applied. Specific pension benefits for new hires who start on or after January 1, 2013 may be different than indicated in the union contracts.
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Please answer the following questions. Completion of the following supplemental questions is REQUIRED for your application and is an integral part of the evaluation process. Initially, it will be used to determine minimum qualifications. For those applicants meeting the employment standards, this information will be critical in the subsequent competitive assessment to identify those candidates to be invited to continue in the examination process. Your responses to the questions may also be reviewed and scored in a Competitive Rating evaluation process based on pre-determined rating criteria. Your answers should be as complete as possible, as no additional information will be accepted from applicants once the Competitive Rating process has begun. Please include the name of employer, job title, dates of employment and number of hours worked per week for questions asking about your experience. A response of "see resume" or "see application" will deem your application incomplete. Vague, incomplete or non-responsive answers could result in no or low scores in a competitive rating process. Do you understand this requirement?

• Yes
• No

02
Did you separate from the County through the 2020 Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP)?

• Yes
• No

03
Do you possess a valid license to practice as a Pharmacist in the State of California?

• Yes
• No

04
If you have a valid license to practice as a Pharmacist in the State of California, please enter your license number and expiration date. If you do not have a license, write "N/A".
05
Select the Pharmacy Supervisor role you would like to apply for. Check all that apply.

• Inpatient Pharmacy Supervisor
• Oncology Pharmacy Supervisor
• Public Health Pharmacy Supervisor

06
How many years of experience do you have as a Pharmacy Supervisor/Manager?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four or more years

07
If you have experience as a Pharmacy Supervisor/Manager, please describe your experience by including the name of employer, job title, dates of employment, job duties and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any experience, write "N'A."
08
How many years of experience do you have as a Pharmacist?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four or more years

09
If you have experience as a Pharmacist, please describe your experience by including the name of employer, job title, dates of employment, job duties and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any experience, write "N'A."
10
Select the Pharmacist experience you possess. Check all that apply.

• Public Health
• Oncology
• Inpatient/IV Room
• Infectious Disease
• Pediatrics
• Emergency Medicine
• Ambulatory Care
• Purchasing
• Custody Health
• None

11
Select the Pharmacist experience you possess. Check all that apply.

• Hospital budgeting
• Working with clinics, providers, and health plan
• Precepting pharmacy students and residents
• Pharmacy billing and third party issuance for take home
• Presenting or coordinating multidisciplinary committees (e.g. Medication Safety, Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Anti-Microbial stewardship)
• Writing policies, procedures or protocols
• Designing, implementing, and/or monitoring
• Drug procurement/inventory management control
• Managing automated dispensing systems, such as Boxpickers
• Working with healthcare professionals (including Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Nutritionists, Physical Therapists, Case Managers, and Risk Managers)
• Managing sterile compounding IV clean room
• Pharmaceutical supply chain management
• Managing automated storage systems, i.e. Boxpickers
• None

12
Have you completed a Post Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) Residency?

• Yes
• No

13
If you have completed a Post Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) Residency, please describe your experience by including the name of employer, job title, dates of employment, job duties and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any experience, write "N/A."
14
Have you completed a Post Graduate Year 2 (PGY2) Residency?

• Yes
• No

15
If you have completed a Post Graduate Year 2 (PGY2) Residency, please describe your experience by including the name of employer, job title, dates of employment, job duties and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any experience, write "N/A."
16
Indicate which computer application you are proficient using. Check all that apply.

• Epic Willow Ambulatory
• Epic Willow Inpatient
• Epic Willow Inventory
• Cardinal Order Express
• Pathways Materials Management
• None

17
Do you have experience with The Joint Commission Accreditation Survey?

• Yes
• No

18
If you have experience with The Joint Commission Accreditation Survey, please describe your experience by including the name of employer, job title, dates of employment, job duties and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any experience write "none."
19
How did you find out about this job?

• Contacted by County Recruiter
• Contacted by a Recruitment Firm
• County Employee Referral
• County of Santa Clara Career Website
• County of Santa Clara Job Interests Email Notification
• Facebook
• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• Indeed
• Virtual Job Fair
• In Person Job Fair
• In-Person Networking Professional Event
• Virtual Networking Event
• Community Event
• Glassdoor
• Governmentjobs.com
• Professional Association
• Search Engine (Google, Bing, online search, etc.)
• Hospital Website: SCVMC, O'Connor Hospital, St. Louise Regional Hospital Website
• Handshake
• Student Career Center
• County Text Message
• Other (Specify in the next question)

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If you selected an event/fair or other in the question above, please specify. If not, type N/A.
Required Question