Inpatient Pharmacist Team Lead

Job Description Summary

The Operations Team Lead Pharmacist provides leadership, oversight, and coordination of inpatient pharmacy operations within assigned areas. The Team Lead serves as the direct supervisor for assigned pharmacy team members and as a primary liaison between frontline pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, pharmacy leadership, clinical teams, and interdisciplinary partners to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable medication distribution and pharmacy services. The Team Lead also supports and participates in additional activities, initiatives, and responsibilities as needed to promote the overall success, efficiency, safety, and advancement of pharmacy services. The position combines pharmacist practice with administrative and leadership responsibilities, with approximately 20% of the role dedicated to direct pharmacist practice and 80% to leadership, administrative, operational, quality improvement, and staff development responsibilities. 

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC000611 CHS - Pharmacy - IP (ART)

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-34

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Essential Job Functions 

Clinical Practice- 20% 

Maintains clinical competency and provides direct patient care within assigned practice areas. 

• Provides safe, evidence-based, patient-centered pharmaceutical care. 

• Performs comprehensive medication review and identifies medication-related problems. 

• Provides recommendations regarding medication selection, dosing, monitoring, and optimization. 

• Serves as a clinical resource for pharmacists, providers, nurses, residents, students, and other healthcare professionals. 

• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care activities as appropriate. 

• Provides medication education to patients and healthcare professionals. 

• Documents clinical interventions and activities according to departmental expectations. 

• Maintains competency in emergency response and other clinical responsibilities associated with assigned practice areas. 

• Maintains required licensure, certifications, competencies, and continuing education. 

• Supports the education and precepting of pharmacy residents, students, new pharmacists, and other learners. 

Leadership & Team Management 

Provides direct leadership and oversight for pharmacists within assigned areas. 

• Establishes clear expectations for staff performance, professional behavior, communication, and accountability. 

• Provides ongoing coaching, feedback, mentoring, and professional development. 

• Conducts or contributes to employee performance evaluations. 

• Recognizes strong performance and addresses performance concerns in a timely and professional manner. 

• Assists with employee counseling and performance improvement processes when appropriate. 

• Promotes a respectful, collaborative, accountable, and team-oriented work environment. 

• Facilitates communication between frontline staff and pharmacy leadership. 

• Communicates departmental and organizational changes effectively and supports successful implementation. 

• Identifies opportunities for employee development, cross-training, and expanded clinical responsibilities. 

• Supports recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, orientation, and retention of pharmacy staff. 

• Serves as a resource for resolving staff concerns, workflow challenges, and interpersonal conflicts. 

• Promotes engagement and encourages staff participation in departmental initiatives. 

Operations & Workflow Management 

Coordinates staffing, clinical services, and workflows to support safe and efficient pharmacy operations. 

• Coordinates daily pharmacy workflow and ensures appropriate assignment of personnel and responsibilities. 

• Evaluates staffing needs and adjusts assignments based on workload, patient care needs, staffing availability, and departmental priorities. 

• Coordinates planned and unplanned staffing changes and facilitates coverage when needed. 

• Monitors medication distribution workflows and identifies opportunities to improve safety, efficiency, and reliability. 

• Oversees medication preparation, dispensing, delivery, storage, and distribution processes. 

• Supports effective use and optimization of pharmacy automation and technology, including automated dispensing cabinets, IV workflow systems, inventory management systems, and other pharmacy technologies. 

• Identifies and troubleshoots operational barriers, technology issues, medication availability concerns, and workflow disruptions. 

• Collaborates with pharmacy purchasing and inventory personnel to support appropriate medication availability and inventory management. 

• Supports management of medication shortages, substitutions, backorders, recalls, and other supply chain disruptions. 

• Promotes standardization of operational workflows across shifts, practice areas, and pharmacy locations when appropriate. 

• Coordinates implementation of new medications, technologies, equipment, workflows, and pharmacy services. 

• Assists with development and maintenance of operational procedures, standards of work, and staff responsibilities. 

• Facilitates effective communication and handoff between shifts, pharmacy areas, and pharmacy locations. 

• Monitors operational workload, turnaround times, service demands, and other performance indicators and recommends improvements when appropriate. 

• Maintains operational readiness to support emergent and urgent patient care needs. 

Quality, Medication Safety & Process Improvement- 

Leads and supports initiatives designed to improve medication safety, quality, efficiency, and patient care. 

• Reviews medication safety events and identifies opportunities for system and workflow improvement. 

• Promotes a culture of medication safety, transparency, reporting, and continuous improvement. 

• Leads or participates in medication safety and quality improvement initiatives. 

• Use available data, safety reports, staff feedback, and performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities. 

• Develops, implements, and evaluates action plans related to identified quality or safety concerns. 

• Supports development and standardization of policies, procedures, guidelines, workflows, and clinical practice expectations. 

• Participates in regulatory and accreditation readiness activities as applicable. 

• Evaluates the effectiveness of implemented changes and modifies processes when necessary. 

Professional Development & Organizational Contribution 

Supports departmental and organizational priorities and contributes to advancement of pharmacy practice. 

• Participates in and/or leads pharmacy committees, workgroups, and departmental initiatives. 

• Represents the clinical pharmacy team in interdisciplinary meetings and initiatives. 

• Supports departmental strategic goals and translates organizational priorities into frontline practice. 

• Identifies opportunities to improve clinical pharmacy services and patient care. 

• Promotes evidence-based practice and adoption of best practices. 

• Maintains awareness of changes in pharmacy practice, clinical guidelines, technology, regulatory requirements, and healthcare delivery. 

• Supports pharmacy education, residency programs, student experiences, and professional development activities. 

• Builds collaborative relationships with pharmacy, nursing, medical staff, and other healthcare professionals. 

• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability in response to changing departmental and organizational needs. 

• Serves as a professional role model and demonstrates organizational values in interactions with patients, staff, colleagues, and interdisciplinary partners. 

Additional Job Description

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy degree and completion of a pharmacy residency program or 2 years of work experience as a registered pharmacist.

Licenses and certifications: SC Pharmacist License, Current BLS Certification (within 90 days of start date)

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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