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Schedule

Full-Time: 40 Hours/Weekly

8-4:30 (flexible)

Hybrid - more than 50% work from home

General Summary

Provides direct supervisory oversight to pharmacy staff. They are integral in initiatives that support the department's individual staff members and foster growth and development through education. They also ensure ongoing department compliance with regulatory requirements and competency. They may complete or be involved in staff member's annual evaluations and provide ongoing feedback. They also have the expertise and advanced knowledge to be viewed as a system expert in either an operations or clinical domain. Additional aspects of the position include potential for participation in departmental scheduling needs, department and system interdisciplinary committees, professional development, and performance improvement initiatives, as well as leadership development and training.

This system-level Pharmacy Supervisor role provides leadership and coordination for the health system's Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) while supporting additional clinical pharmacy initiatives as assigned. The position works collaboratively across pharmacy, medical staff, microbiology, and clinical leadership to promote safe, effective, and evidence-based antimicrobial use. This position is ideal for a pharmacist with a strong interest in antimicrobial stewardship who is seeking a leadership role with system-wide impact beyond direct patient care.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

+ Lead and coordinate antimicrobial stewardship activities across the health system, supporting system-wide consistency and best practices

+ Develop and maintain system antibiograms and empiric antimicrobial treatment guidelines

+ Collaborate with physician and pharmacy leadership to guide, monitor, and improve antimicrobial utilization and stewardship initiatives

+ Analyze and report antimicrobial stewardship program outcomes, including antimicrobial utilization metrics and resistance trends

+ Partner with Microbiology to support cascading susceptibility reporting and optimize microbiology data use

+ Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, accreditation, and quality requirements related to antimicrobial stewardship

+ Support education and training initiatives for pharmacy staff, including pharmacokinetics education for new hires

+ Manage and optimize clinical pharmacy surveillance and stewardship software platforms

+ Collaborate with the Clinical Pharmacy Leadership Team on additional system-level clinical initiatives, projects, and priorities as assigned

This role requires strong clinical expertise, system-level thinking, data interpretation skills, and the ability to work effectively with interdisciplinary stakeholders.

Common Expectations:

+ Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment. Provides patient care to assigned patient age group(s).

+ Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.

+ Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

+ Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.

+ Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

+ Bachelors Degree Pharmacy Bachelor's Degree. Required

+ Doctorate Doctor of Pharmacy. Preferred

Work Experience:

+ 5 years Hospital experience and completion of PGY-1. Required and

+ 2 years Hospital experience and PGY-2 residency. Required or

+ 7 years Hospital experience or equivalent management experience. Required

Licenses:

+ Licensed Registered Pharmacist Upon Hire Required

Courses and Training:

+ Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) certification. Upon Hire Preferred

Benefits Offered:

+ Comprehensive health benefits

+ Flexible spending and health savings accounts

+ Retirement savings plan

+ Paid time off (PTO)

+ Short-term disability

+ Education assistance

+ Financial education and support, including DailyPay

+ Wellness and Wellbeing programs

+ Caregiver support via Wellthy

+ Childcare referral service via Wellthy

WellSpan Health's vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region's largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.

WellSpan York Hospital

Built on a solid 140-year legacy of providing high-quality, high-volume, community-based care, WellSpan York Hospital, the largest of WellSpan's eight hospitals, is a 596-bed acute care community teaching hospital that employs nearly 5,000 people, making WellSpan the largest employer in York County. Driven by a mission to provide exceptional care to all, WellSpan York Hospital serves a diverse population of more than 520,000 residents from the greater York County area. WellSpan York Hospital was one of several WellSpan Health hospitals honored by U.S. News & World Report with the High Performing recognition for 2022-23.

The hospital offers services and programs that feature highly skilled clinical staff, life-saving technology and state-of-the-art facilities to address some of the most complex medical, surgical and behavioral health conditions.

WellSpan York Hospital's Regional Resource/Level 1 Trauma Center has been accredited by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation and is the only accredited trauma center in York, Adams and Franklin counties. It is a nationally recognized teaching hospital with nine residency programs, six allied health schools and other training programs. More than 700 physicians and other professionals are members of WellSpan York Hospital's medical and dental staff.

WellSpan York Hospital in embarking on a significant five-year project. The centerpiece will be a new, eight-story surgical and critical care tower, which will dramatically expand the hospital's intensive care unit as well as develop new state of-the-art surgical suites, making it one of the top 10 largest hospitals in Pennsylvania with approximately 600 beds.

Quality of Life

Founded in 1741, the city of York is considered by many as the first capital of the United States. The Articles of Confederation were signed by the Second Continental Congress here in 1777. Its beautifully restored historic district is an architectural treasure. While York retains its farming and manufacturing heritage, at its heart York is a thriving cultural community that has attracted creative talent and innovative entrepreneurial investors from across the nation.

Life in York County offers affordable housing, options for higher education, a thriving arts and cultural community, historical attractions, parks and recreational resources, semi-professional baseball team, fine dining and more - within an easy drive of major East Coast cities.

York County residents can find local employment in healthcare, manufacturing, technology, agricultural and service sectors. (Patient population: 445,000)

WellSpan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy and intention of the System to maintain consistent and equal treatment toward applicants and employees of all job classifications without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.