Supervisory Pharmacy Technician

This position is responsible for the supervision of all pharmacy technical staff and trainees, it also requires to supervise and provide technical oversight to manage personnel and work assignments that assures completion of pharmacy workload such as personnel scheduling, time-and-attendance oversight, and oversight for quality assurance activities. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : The main job functions and/or scopes of the practice of this position are listed below but not limited to: Supervisory Activities Develop the work schedule, plan/approve leave, and rotate duties/shifts of the pharmacy technician staff. Assure that personnel are scheduled in such a way as to provide consistency of coverage and to accommodate planned leaves and promote employee morale. The incumbent is responsible for tracking and submitting pharmacy technicians' timecards biweekly. Effectively manage technician staff to assure work?ow is optimized within assigned service area. Continuously analyze and reassess priorities, redirecting staff to assure that workload demands are accomplished in the most effective, efficient, and economic manner possible. Coordinate day-to-day maintenance and operation of automation equipment by leading and facilitating support to the Automation team to triage technical/mechanical issues in the Inpatient Pharmacy and the assigned areas. Be responsible for the management and supervision of the Inpatient Controlled Substances technician. Provide guidance and support to ensure compliance in controlled substances regulations, polices, and procedures. Support appropriate technician staffing in the IV suite. Facilitate tracking and auditing sterile compounding competencies and training. Provide support to the Sterile Compounding Specialist technician, including coordination of new staff training and triaging issues pertaining to the IV sterile compounding. Assist with the development of performance standards that are realistic, challenging, and supporting the organizational mission, vision, and goals. Responsible for ensuring all technicians meet performance standards and competencies, and provide retraining as needed. Coordinate training for technicians, interns, externs, pharmacy residents and students. Collaborate with procurement staff to manage inpatient pharmacy inventory and drug recalls. Collaborate with Logistics staff to complete scheduled crash carts exchange and ensure timely restocking of crash carts. Assists the Inpatient Pharmacy Management team in interviewing and selecting new employees and candidates for promotion and/or reassignment. Make recommendations of employees for performance awards and other forms of recognition. Review on annual basis each subordinate's competencies and complete performance evaluations for subordinates. Ensure any de?ciencies are properly noted and training/re-training is scheduled in a timely manner. Recommend counseling and disciplinary action based upon conduct under the supervision of the Chief of Pharmacy with guidance from Employee Relations / Labor Relations. Technical Duties: Prepare various management reports as delegated to include, but not limited to: High-cost drug inventory, ward stock, automation, competency, and controlled substance reports. Assist pharmacy supervisors and staff to identify areas of duplication of efforts and develop solutions to streamline processes, reduce waste, save costs, and improve patient care. Conduct bi-weekly audit on the Community Living Center Medication carts ?ll and incorporate results into the performance evaluations for technicians. Perform monthly audit on the inventory inspections conducted by technicians. Conduct monthly ward inspection in OR and the Anesthesia Work room. Collaborate with Anesthesia technician supervisor to ensure timely restocking of medications. Function as timekeeper for technicians and pharmacists as assigned. Develop and implement necessary administrative audits such as monthly inventory inspection audit, IV compounding

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