Requisition No: 851082
Agency: Children and Families
Working Title: SENIOR PHARMACIST - F/C - 60036050
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 60036050
Salary: $43,990.19 - $100,911.28 Annually
Posting Closing Date: 04/29/2025
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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) isthe state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department’s mission is to “work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.”
FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.
This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Senior Pharmacist. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
- This position requires lifting, pulling, and squatting.
- Responsible for supervising, training, and coaching a group of Pharmacy Technicians.
- Interprets, dispenses, monitors and verifies physician order, supervises pharmacy technician in filling medication orders. Responsible for restocking the automated dispense system with the assistance of the Pharmacy Technicians in accordance with the established policy and procedures.
- Consults with physicians and nurses regarding physician’s orders.
- Monitors inventory and advises assistant pharmacy directors on ordering medications.
- Responsible for the appropriate handling of control substances according to Federal and State guidelines.
- Responsible for monitoring the physician reorder procedure and retrieving the restock, returns, and inventory items not in stock reports.
- Handles Medication Exception Requests in a timely and efficient manner according to established policy and procedures.
- Consults with other pharmacists and clinical pharmacists, reference materials and other related sources about resident medication, new drug therapies and related matters.
- Supervises the removal of outdated medications for the Techs assigned area.
- Responsible for the monitoring program to remove deteriorated pharmaceuticals to a quarantine area and the preparation for pick up by waste company.
- Participation in a monitoring program to remove manufacturer drug recalls.
- Follows outlined procedures for opening, closing, and security of the department.
- Participates in on-call rotation with other Pharmacists.
- Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:
- Knowledge of the principles, practices, standards and terminology used in the practice of pharmacy.
- Knowledge of drug properties and usage including the effects of drug interactions.
- Ability to administer a pharmacy or a section of a pharmacy.
- Ability to compound and dispense pharmaceutical drugs, medications, and supplies.
- Ability to formulate and implement pharmacy policies, methods, specifications and procedures.
- Ability to provide training to staff members.
- Ability to evaluate drug therapy against set criteria.
- Ability to develop program policy manuals, rules and program monitoring methodologies, techniques and plans.
- Ability to develop and maintain a perpetual inventory control system.
- Ability to evaluate pharmacy methods, procedures, and services.
- Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to monitor and coordinate clinical pharmacy services such as drug information, disease assessment, and medications management.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Licensure as a Pharmacist in accordance with Florida Statute 465 and one year of professional experience in the practice of pharmacy.
- A master's degree from an accredited college or university in pharmacy can substitute for the required experience.
- A Pharm.D. from an accredited college or university can substitute for the required experience.
- A doctorate from an accredited college or university in pharmacy can substitute for the required experience.
Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
- Health insurance
- Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance
- Dental, vision and supplemental insurance
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
- Flexible Spending Accounts;
- Opportunities for career advancement
- Tuition waiver for public college courses
For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES
US CITIZEN REQUIREMENTOnly US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.
RETIREE NOTICE If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.
BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S. No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency. Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.
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The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
