Skip to content

Main menu. Press enter or space keys to expands and escape key to collapse

General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday (Onsite)
Posted Date
06/23/2025
Salary Range: $140200 - 331800 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
indefinite
Job #
24783

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

You bring more than clinical knowledge and leadership experience to your role as a pharmacist - you bring a commitment to advancing patient care through collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence. At UCLA Health, we’re dedicated to supporting professionals like you with a dynamic environment where your contributions are valued and your career can thrive. You’ll love it here!

 

Reporting to the Director of Pharmacy Services at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, you will manage daily operations for the Central IV Room (IVAS) while ensuring compliance with USP <797> and <800> standards, regulatory requirements, and institutional policies. In this key leadership role, you will provide direct supervision to pharmacists and technicians, ensure workflow and quality standards are maintained, and promote an environment focused on safety and operational efficiency. You will play an essential role in staff development, process improvement, regulatory readiness, and interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure high-quality pharmaceutical care.

 

Activities will include:

  • Supervising and mentoring IVAS Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, including performance evaluations, training, and scheduling
  • Ensuring compliance with USP <797> and <800> standards, including hood and room testing, documentation, and remediation
  • Monitoring sterile compounding practices and overseeing the use of master formulas, rasmus reports, and recall processes
  • Supporting hiring, onboarding, and performance assessments of IVAS staff
  • Managing IV workflow to minimize delays and ensure timely medication delivery
  • Participating in departmental meetings and acting as Administrator-On-Call when needed
  • Collaborating with other departments to implement process improvements and resolve operational issues
  • Ensuring adherence to hospital, state, and federal regulatory standards (e.g., The Joint Commission, BOP, CDPH)

 

At UCLA Health, passionate professionals like you have helped make us one of the world’s most respected health systems—with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics across Southern California. We're also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you’re looking to make a difference in patients' lives while growing your career, come to UCLA Health.

 

Schedule: Full-Time, Monday – Friday (Onsite)

Annual Salary Range: $140,200.00 - $331,800.00

Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a strong, independent clinical leader with current California Pharmacy licensure, a PharmD degree and:

  • Minimum of 7 years of hospital inpatient pharmacy experience or 5 years plus completion of an inpatient residency. Completion of a PGY1/PGY2 Pharmacy Administration Residency satisfies this requirement. 
  • Strong leadership and supervisory experience in sterile compounding and IV room operations
  • In-depth knowledge of USP <797> and <800> regulations and best practices
  • Familiarity with pharmacy regulatory bodies (e.g., The Joint Commission, BOP, CDPH)
  • Proven skills in team development, communication, problem-solving, and process improvement
  • Preferred: Board Certification in Sterile Compounding (BCSCP) or other relevant specialty

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.