IV Operations Manager - Inpatient Pharmacy

Position Objective:

Oversee the daily activities of all inpatient pharmacy staff to ensure provision of safe, effective, clinically appropriate, patient-focused, and economically reasonable medication use to all patients under our direct care. Provide leadership and oversight for the inpatient IV rooms and sterile compounding operations, ensuring compliance with USP 797 and 800 standards, aseptic technique, and proper environmental and quality controls. In conjunction with the Pharmacy Director, develop departmental goals and strategies that support the Mission, Vision, and Values of the organization, the department, and pharmacy profession’s best/evidence-based practices. Collaborate with the Inpatient Clinical Manager and Director to develop an annual budget and monitor clinical utilization of medications, formulary management, and inpatient staffing to support the financial goals of the organization. Ensure that inpatient staff development, process improvement, and customer service initiatives are focused on creating a culture of patient and staff satisfaction.

Essential Job Duties:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Coordinates daily activities and scheduling of inpatient pharmacy staff consistent with workload requirements and available personnel. Oversees creation of standard work/policies/procedures for the IV room(s), based on the workload requirements, to ensure efficient, timely, and high quality dispensing of medications for patients.
2. Supervises inpatient pharmacists, technicians, and support staff involved in the IV pharmacy workflow; interviews and selects, provides orientation and continued training, coaches, counsels, disciplines, conducts performance review and disciplines and/or discharges consistent with hospital personnel policies and procedures and in conjunction with Pharmacy Director Emphasizes professional development with a focus on sterile compounding competency, patient care, and medication safety.
3. Supports activities and relationships with higher education institutions to provide training for pharmacist and pharmacy technician students that reflects best practices in sterile compounding.
4. Oversees daily IV room and dispensing area operations to ensure adherence to aseptic techniques, environmental control standards, and medication accuracy. Verifies that all sterile compounding and handling procedures meet internal protocols, USP 797 and USP 800 requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
5. Conducts regular inpatient staff meetings to update, instruct, and support employees. Participates on hospital committees and functions as a liaison between other organizational departments and the pharmacy to support patient care and safe medication use.
6. Assists the Director in identifying, evaluating, and implementing technologies that enhance compounding accuracy, inventory management, and workflow efficiency within the IV room and broader inpatient pharmacy. Works with the Director to ensure communication of department improvements, activities, and metrics, which improve patient care and/or support the hospital's strategic goals, to the executive team.
7. Maintains detailed and accurate records in compliance with departmental SOPs, State Board of Pharmacy regulations, USP 797, USP 800, The Joint Commission, and other applicable regulatory agencies.
8. Reviews written medication orders and prescriptions to assure safe, effective use of medications; determines ingredients, strength and dosage required. Ensures sterile products are compounded according to patient-specific requirements, with consideration for allergies, incompatibilities, and clinical efficacy. Collaborates with prescribers to optimize therapy when necessary.
9. Directs or performs the compounding of sterile preparations using aseptic technique in accordance with USP 797 and/or USP 800, hospital policy, and best practices. Ensures proper training and oversight of all pharmacy staff involved in sterile compounding activities.
10. Promotes and provides drug information to patients, physicians, nurses, and other caregivers where appropriate and upon request.

Educational/Experience Requirements:

• The minimum level of education and experience for this position includes:
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or PharmD with experience.
• Five years as a Hospital Pharmacist; demonstrated proficiency in all aspects of medication processing, storage, delivery and inventory control required.
• Supervisory experience, including interviewing and training skills, preferred.

Required License/Certifications: 

Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands:

There is a reasonable expectation that employees in this position will be exposed to blood-borne pathogens.

Physical Demands -

The physical demands and work environment that have been described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The above job description is an overview of the functions and requirements for this position.  This document is not intended to be an exhaustive list encompassing every duty and requirement of this position; your supervisor may assign other duties as deemed necessary.