Pharmacist & Sterile Compounding Coordinator, First shift, Pharmacy Administration at UC HEALTH LLC in Cincinnati, Ohio

Job Description:

Location: UC Health Business Center
Department: Pharmacy Administration
Hours: 40hrs/week
Shift: First Shift

UC Health is hiring a Full-Time Pharmacist & Sterile Compounding Coordinator for The Pharmacy Administration Department at the University of Cincinnati's Medical Center.

Under the leadership of the Vice-President of Pharmacy Services the Coordinator of Sterile Compounding Quality and Compliance is responsible for the creation, implementation and management of a comprehensive quality assurance program for pharmaceutical compounding within the UC Health Department of Pharmacy for all sterile and non-sterile preparation to ensure the highest of quality standards are in place and all regulatory requirements are upheld. In collaboration with the Vice-President of Pharmacy Services and pharmacy leadership as required, the Coordinator will be responsible for developing a robust monitoring, surveillance and audit program to ensure necessary measures and interpretation of documented results and/or excursions related to environmental monitoring, personnel, standard operating policy and procedure, end-product testing and corrective action preventive action plans are handled properly. His/her reference standards are the UC Health internal policies, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), The Joint Commission accreditation standards (TJC), American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, state and federal regulations.

About University of Cincinnati Medical Center

As part of the Clifton Campus of UC Health, Greater Cincinnati's academic health system, University of Cincinnati Medical Center has served Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for nearly 200 years. Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients receive care from our world-renowned clinicians and care team. Our experts utilize the most advanced medical knowledge and technology available, providing a level of specialty and subspecialty medical care that is not available anywhere else in Greater Cincinnati

Unit Details:

• Learning environment allows for constant development.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Employee Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
• Community Discounts

• Minimum Required: Bachelor's Degree - BS in Pharmacy or PharmD. Preferred Degree: PharmD.

• Required: current state of Ohio Licensure as a Registered Pharmacist. Required: Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Certification for Compounded Sterile Preparations.


• Required: Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency (Equivalent experience in specialized area will be considered in lieu of residency). Preferred: ASHP accredited PGY2 and/or fellowship in specialty area.

• Preferred: 1 Year equivalent experience. Recognized as an expert in field of specialty.

• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision; work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff; handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule; set priorities, make critical decisions, and respond quickly to emergent requests; exercise sound professional judgment; communicate effectively (orally and in writing); and meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the patient populations served by UC Health.

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Expected starting salary range for this position is between $56.54/hr.- $71.59/hr.

The actual pay rate for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant's years of experience, unique skills and abilities, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, and other requirements for the position.

About UC Health

UC Health is an integrated academic health system serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. In partnership with the University of Cincinnati, UC Health combines clinical expertise and compassion with research and teaching-a combination that provides patients with options for even the most complex situations. Members of UC Health include: UC Medical Center, West Chester Hospital, Daniel Drake Center for Post-Acute Care, Bridgeway Pointe Assisted Living, University of Cincinnati Physicians and UC Health Ambulatory Services (with more than 900 board-certified clinicians and surgeons), Lindner Center of HOPE and several specialized institutes including: UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute and the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center. Many UC Health locations have received national recognition for outstanding quality and patient satisfaction. Learn more at uchealth.com.

At UC Health, we're proud to have the best and brightest teams and clinicians collaborating toward our common purpose: to advance healing and reduce suffering.

As the region's adult academic health system, we strive for innovation and provide world-class care for not only our community, but patients from all over the world. Join our team and you'll be able to develop your skills, grow your career, build relationships with your peers and patients, and help us be a source of hope for our friends and neighbors.

UC Health is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of employment.Quality & Safety Management:

• Develops, maintains and coordinates a comprehensive and standardized compounding quality assurance program for the department which facilitates the achievement of positive outcomes, is consistent with current accepted practice in pharmacy, and can be integrated with service programs in all compounding areas.


• Work with pharmacy leadership and staff to review and analyze findings to provide guidance to facilitate change and implement plans of correction, if applicable, through the established pharmacy compounding corrective action/preventative action (CAPA) program to ensure proper remediation and closure.


• Serve as a subject matter expert to assist in identifying and mitigating ongoing risk through review of data and analytics, reviewing day-to-day deviations/excursions/concerns in the quality assurance plans to remediate in real-time, performing trend analysis to identify possible risk at the local and Partners systems-level through a hierarchical escalation process.


• In conjunction with vendor contractual agreements, will lead external audits with vendors, perform routine quality data and/or reports oversight and evaluation to ensure a high level of service to meet our regulatory and accreditation agency commitments.


• Provide knowledge and support to the compounding areas, with compliance-centric process audits, root cause analysis, and quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.


• Visit all compounding areas to observe pharmacy-related practices and audit drug-related controls to identify areas of vulnerability, correct deficiencies and ensure consistent standard of practice.


• Oversee and manage database programs to facilitate the ongoing compliance of training, procedures and documentation essential to ensure patient safety and mitigate risk to meet the needs of the institution.


• Interprets quality assurance data and collaborates with managers to predict emerging areas of need and adjust monitoring and evaluation strategies quickly and appropriately.


• Performs ongoing analysis of clinical and operational data and documentation in addition to direct observation, to identify and eliminate existing and/or potential problems, and proposes or independently implements strategies to resolve problems


• Documents written risk assessment and communicates results from monitoring and audit activities and recommends action when necessary and /or plans of correction.


• Presents data and findings to appropriate pharmacy forums.


• Ensures all products are compounded in accordance state and federal guidelines and all individual lot production records are completed accurately and stored in accordance with BUD dating, if applicable.


• Assists with reporting adverse drug reactions within the safety reporting system for full assessment.

• Project lead for organizational initiatives directly related to compounding activities and improvements (i.e. CSTD, PPE, cleaning. etc.).


• Ensures standardized workflow processes across the department including utilizing same vendors, testing, cleaning/protective products, etc.


• Assists with the implementation and operational integration of compounding process improvements working with staff and/or outside vendors.


• Serves as a primary consultant to assess advanced compounding technology, software, equipment, infrastructure and practices to promote efficiencies and safety enhancements in congruency with the legislative and regulatory standards.


• Serves as a subject manager expert when conducting compounding related facility renovations across the department.


• Participates in work related to the development of strategic compounding initiatives (i.e. Centralized compounding center, Internal Testing Program, etc.).


• Collaborates with the pharmacy leadership to write formal responses to federal/state agencies and professional organizations related to sterile compounding regulations and consultation as needed.


• Utilize technology to develop a consistent communication method for best practices and common concerns.


• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, cutting-edge practices and techniques, current publications and regulations relevant to role and business and seeks advanced knowledge sponsored by national certification programs.


• Identifies need for and implements administrative systems to plan for and carry out quality assurance activities and projects in a cost-effective and timely fashion.

• Ensures full and ongoing compliance with USP , , , , and Ohio Board of Pharmacy and Ohio Department of Health regulations.


• Consistently keeps abreast of any FDA Warning Letters, Form 483b, and obtains follow-up related to the corrective actions taken and continuous quality improvement programs implemented.


• Ensures proper documentation and filing of all training, personnel and environmental monitoring. Follows up with manager-of-record regarding non-compliance issues.


• Knowledge of quality assurance methods and issues as well as the external regulatory environments to develop a short and long-term compounding quality assurance plan for the pharmacy department.


• Ensure that all equipment calibration, certification and/or recertification is carried out and documented as required.

• Develops and oversees annual and new employee sterile and non-sterile compounding training. Provides staff training and testing as needed.


• Provides routine staff education and training in accordance with needs identified through different methodologies.


• In collaboration with the Directors and Area Managers, he/she facilitates the development, implementation, and evaluation of institution-wide compounding competency materials to ensure proper staff education, quality improvements, patient safety and risk mitigate on strategies are understood and enforced.

• Participates in budget planning including supply, equipment, testing, and renovation estimations.


• Provides consultation, guidance and technical assistance to the Vice-President of Pharmacy Services regarding compounding related quality assurance issues in pharmacy.


• Works in conjunction with Vice-President of Pharmacy Services, Directors, and Area Managers to assess and consolidate outsource vendor and supplier services provided to help ensure appropriate resource allocation.

• Develops, maintains and coordinates a comprehensive and standardized compounding quality assurance program for the department which facilitates the achievement of positive outcomes, is consistent with current accepted practice in pharmacy, and can be integrated with service programs in all compounding areas.


• Work with pharmacy leadership and staff to review and analyze findings to provide guidance to facilitate change and implement plans of correction, if applicable, through the established pharmacy compounding corrective action/preventative action (CAPA) program to ensure proper remediation and closure.


• Serve as a subject matter expert to assist in identifying and mitigating ongoing risk through review of data and analytics, reviewing day-to-day deviations/excursions/concerns in the quality assurance plans to remediate in real-time, performing trend analysis to identify possible risk at the local and Partners systems-level through a hierarchical escalation process.


• In conjunction with vendor contractual agreements, will lead external audits with vendors, perform routine quality data and/or reports oversight and evaluation to ensure a high level of service to meet our regulatory and accreditation agency commitments.


• Provide knowledge and support to the compounding areas, with compliance-centric process audits, root cause analysis, and quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives.


• Visit all compounding areas to observe pharmacy-related practices and audit drug-related controls to identify areas of vulnerability, correct deficiencies and ensure consistent standard of practice.


• Oversee and manage database programs to facilitate the ongoing compliance of training, procedures and documentation essential to ensure patient safety and mitigate risk to meet the needs of the institution.


• Interprets quality assurance data and collaborates with managers to predict emerging areas of need and adjust monitoring and evaluation strategies quickly and appropriately.


• Performs ongoing analysis of clinical and operational data and documentation in addition to direct observation, to identify and eliminate existing and/or potential problems, and proposes or independently implements strategies to resolve problems


• Documents written risk assessment and communicates results from monitoring and audit activities and recommends action when necessary and /or plans of correction.


• Presents data and findings to appropriate pharmacy forums.


• Ensures all products are compounded in accordance state and federal guidelines and all individual lot production records are completed accurately and stored in accordance with BUD dating, if applicable.


• Assists with reporting adverse drug reactions within the safety reporting system for full assessment.

• Project lead for organizational initiatives directly related to compounding activities and improvements (i.e. CSTD, PPE, cleaning. etc.).


• Ensures standardized workflow processes across the department including utilizing same vendors, testing, cleaning/protective products, etc.


• Assists with the implementation and operational integration of compounding process improvements working with staff and/or outside vendors.


• Serves as a primary consultant to assess advanced compounding technology, software, equipment, infrastructure and practices to promote efficiencies and safety enhancements in congruency with the legislative and regulatory standards.


• Serves as a subject manager expert when conducting compounding related facility renovations across the department.


• Participates in work related to the development of strategic compounding initiatives (i.e. Centralized compounding center, Internal Testing Program, etc.).


• Collaborates with the pharmacy leadership to write formal responses to federal/state agencies and professional organizations related to sterile compounding regulations and consultation as needed.


• Utilize technology to develop a consistent communication method for best practices and common concerns.


• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, cutting-edge practices and techniques, current publications and regulations relevant to role and business and seeks advanced knowledge sponsored by national certification programs.


• Identifies need for and implements administrative systems to plan for and carry out quality assurance activities and projects in a cost-effective and timely fashion.

• Ensures full and ongoing compliance with USP , , , , and Ohio Board of Pharmacy and Ohio Department of Health regulations.


• Consistently keeps abreast of any FDA Warning Letters, Form 483b, and obtains follow-up related to the corrective actions taken and continuous quality improvement programs implemented.


• Ensures proper documentation and filing of all training, personnel and environmental monitoring. Follows up with manager-of-record regarding non-compliance issues.


• Knowledge of quality assurance methods and issues as well as the external regulatory environments to develop a short and long-term compounding quality assurance plan for the pharmacy department.


• Ensure that all equipment calibration, certification and/or recertification is carried out and documented as required.

• Develops and oversees annual and new employee sterile and non-sterile compounding training. Provides staff training and testing as needed.


• Provides routine staff education and training in accordance with needs identified through different methodologies.


• In collaboration with the Directors and Area Managers, he/she facilitates the development, implementation, and evaluation of institution-wide compounding competency materials to ensure proper staff education, quality improvements, patient safety and risk mitigate on strategies are understood and enforced.

• Participates in budget planning including supply, equipment, testing, and renovation estimations.


• Provides consultation, guidance and technical assistance to the Vice-President of Pharmacy Services regarding compounding related quality assurance issues in pharmacy.


• Works in conjunction with Vice-President of Pharmacy Services, Directors, and Area Managers to assess and consolidate outsource vendor and supplier services provided to help ensure appropriate resource allocation.