Job Summary: Assists Site Manager in the operation and management of the Department of Pharmacy.

• Maintains staff schedule to ensure continuity of clinical services in conjunction with investigational study dispensing activities.
• Oversees the pharmacist’s role in the dispensing of investigational drugs.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge on IV preparation and aseptic techniques
• Partners with Site Manager to coordinate biennial certification and environmental testing of sterile compounding equipment
• Trains back-up pharmacists on investigational drug protocols and aseptic technique
• Maintains accurate records of investigational drug inventory and ensures proper temperature storage requirements are met
• Communicates regularly with study coordinators to ensure timely preparation of investigational study meds
• Meets with clinical research associates to ensure compliance with study protocols and to be informed of any protocol amendments
• Maintains adequate inventory of IV drug supplies and completes purchase orders when necessary
• Updates Policy and Procedure Manual as needed.
• Assists Clinical Coordinator staff education through the scheduling of relevant in-services.
• Routinely monitors investigational study medication related occurrence reports.
• Serves on clinically relevant committees within the hospital and pharmacy community.
• Monitors adverse drug reaction reports for investigational drugs.
• Monitors financial impact of trends in investigational medications dispensing and preparation.
• Assists director in budget preparation.
• Provides acceptable justification for variances in pharmacy budget.
• Maintains Power of Attorney for the purchase of Controlled Substances

Requirements: Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy

Training and Experience: Registered or eligible for registration in the State of Rhode Island

Special Qualifications: Board Certification in Pyschopharmacology is encouraged.

Schedule: 40/80 Full Time Days - Every Other Weekend

You are being hired to replace a striking employee. For the purposes of the National Labor Relations Act only, you are classified as a permanent replacement for that employee. That means that we intend to employ you as a ‘regular’ employee. You will not be terminated solely for the purpose of reinstating strikers whom you have replaced unless reinstatement of those strikers is required by, or agreed to as part of a settlement with, the National Labor Relations Board, a court of competent jurisdiction, or the provisions of a strike settlement agreement between Butler Hospital and the Union.

Your employment at all times is subject to the standards of performance and conditions of employment applicable to employees of Butler Hospital.

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions: Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, and our Wellness Center are trusted organizations fueling the latest advances in medical research, attracting the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, and honing renowned services and innovative programs to engage in the important discussions people need to have about their health.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.

Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.