About this role
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As a Retail Pharmacy Supervisor, you will be instrumental in overseeing the daily operations and ensuring the delivery of exceptional patient-centered care within a dynamic retail pharmacy environment. You will lead and optimize pharmacy services, maintaining high standards of medication safety, customer service, and operational efficiency.Every day you will manage and evaluate pharmacy technician and support staff performance, coordinate workflow and resource allocation, address operational challenges, and ensure strict adherence to regulatory standards, inventory management protocols, and patient safety initiatives. To be successful in this role, you will possess exceptional organizational skills, a proven ability to develop staff, keen problem-solving acumen, and an unwavering commitment to medication safety and superior customer experience. These qualities are crucial for fostering a cohesive team, optimizing workflow, and ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of pharmaceutical services
Job Requirements
Required
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Science in pharmacy
- Two plus (2+) years related experience
- Active State Pharmacist License in good standing in the state in which the employee works
- Knowledge of principles, practices, standards and techniques of pharmaceutical care
- Knowledge of the regulatory requirements applicable to the pharmacy profession
- Knowledge of the practices and techniques relating to staff education and development
- Knowledge of the practices of employee supervision, evaluation and performance management
- Knowledge of the standards and practices relating to business planning, budget administration and continuous process/performance improvement
- Ability to understand and use/apply I.V. admixture, automated distribution systems, outpatient services and decentralized pharmacy services
- Ability to apply effective techniques for employee staffing in a healthcare environment
- Ability to formulate schedules, deal effectively with crisis situations, and supervise/evaluate employees
- Ability to read, understand and communicate in English sufficient to perform the duties of the position
- Ability to effectively communicate and direct workflow
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as required by the duties of the position
Preferred
- One plus (1+) year of supervisory or lead experience or successful completion of a Pharmacy Administrative Residency
Where You’ll Work
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award winning health systems in Washington state - CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region.