Pharmacy Supervisor-Denison

Texas Oncology is looking for a Pharmacy Services Supervisor to join our team! This position will support our Denison location.

Texas Oncology is the largest community oncology provider in the country and has approximately 600+ providers in 280+ sites across Texas and southeastern Oklahoma. Our founders pioneered community-based cancer care because they believed in making the best available cancer care accessible to all communities, allowing people to fight cancer at home with the critical support of family and friends nearby. Our mission is still the same today-at Texas Oncology, we use leading-edge technology and research to deliver high-quality, high-touch, evidence-based cancer care to help our patients achieve "More breakthroughs. More victories." in their fight against cancer. Today, Texas Oncology treats half of all Texans diagnosed with cancer on an annual basis.

Why work for us?

Come join our team that is responsible for helping lead Texas Oncology in treating more patient diagnosed with cancer than any other provider in Texas. We offer our employees a competitive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term disability coverage, a generous PTO program, a 401k plan that comes with a company match, a Wellness program that rewards you practicing a healthy lifestyle, and lots of other great perks such as Tuition Reimbursement, an Employee Assistance program and discounts on some of your favorite retailers.

What does the Pharmacy Supervisor do?
Under moderate supervision, the Supervisor, Pharmacy Operations oversees the daily operations of the pharmacy to ensure compliance with pharmacy requirements and departmental policies. This role involves the supervision of pharmacy staff, ensuring efficient workflow, and maintaining high standards in medication compounding and dispensing. The Supervisor, Pharmacy Operations supports quality assurance and safety initiatives, consults with healthcare professionals, and assists in the development and implementation of departmental procedures. This position supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, including the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.

The essential duties and responsibilities

• Supervises and mentors pharmacy technicians and less experienced pharmacists.
• Assists in the development and implementation of pharmacy policies and procedures to improve efficiency and compliance.
• Manages the scheduling, workflow, and performance evaluations of both pharmacists and admixture technicians.
• Prepares and dispenses medication orders accurately and timely.
• Maintains and evaluates patient profiles and comprehensive drug data files to assess orders for any incompatibilities.
• Checks all orders for completeness of information, verifies patient information, and proper physician authorization.
• Ensures insurance approval before admixing.
• Admixes drugs as ordered by physicians accurately and timely per department guidelines and prepares all drugs within OSHA and interoffice guidelines.
• Ensures correct preparation of all formulas or medications.
• Checks all prescriptions for completeness, calculates correct dosages, converting between metric and apothecary equivalents.
• Organizes and directs technician workflow; verifies their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals; verifies order entries, charges, and inspections.
• Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests from healthcare professionals and patients.
• Provides and documents drug counseling to all patients.
• Ensures adherence to all legal and professional requirements, including those for controlled substances.
• Consults with patients to determine pre-existing conditions to assess medication compatibility.
• Instructs patients on the effects of food and alcohol intake, warns of potential side effects, and provides professional drug information and assistance to medical staff.
• Participates in pharmacy teaching and in-service programs.
• Properly disposes of all materials used when mixing chemo or non-chemo IVs.
• Logs and dates all drugs in use, checks drugs monthly for outdates, and keeps accurate temperature logs.
• Maintains accurate logs on all protocol drugs and patient assistance drugs.
• Assists with inventory control of medications, orders supplies and medications, and receives and shelves medications.
• Ensures standard drug supplies are adequately stocked in all departments.
• Prepares labels, files, and prepares billing, and computes prices.
• Receives new drug education from drug representatives, staying abreast of new information.
• Maintains confidentiality of all information related to patients and medical staff.
• Prepares reports and monitoring activities as directed.
• Supervises and mentors less experienced pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
• Develops and implements pharmacy policies and procedures to improve efficiency and compliance.
• Leads and participates in pharmacy teaching and in-service programs.
• Assists in the development of departmental procedures.

The ideal candidate for the Pharmacy Supervisor will have the following background and experience:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Minimum of two years of experience as a registered pharmacist.
• Prior supervisory and management experience preferred.
• Current license as a Pharmacist in the state of practice.
• Oncology background preferred.
• Prior experience in a pharmacy with I.V. skills preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to manage pharmacy technicians and less experienced pharmacists.

Working Conditions:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to direct contact with patients with potential for exposure to toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and chemotherapeutic agents.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical demands of this job typically require full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination and the ability to read and note appropriate measurements. Requires sitting/standing for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.