PHARMACIST-INVESTIGATOR 76220

Executive Service

Background Check:

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who we are and what we do:

TDH incorporates our values into the work we do each day to achieve our mission, live our vision and address our strategic priorities.

How you make a difference in this role:

The pharmacist investigator will work closely with administrative staff, other pharmacist investigators, the Office of General Counsel, and the Executive Director of the Board of Pharmacy to ensure compliance of licensees with all applicable state and federal laws and rules.

Job Overview:

The pharmacist investigator is responsible for completing inspections and investigations of licensees within an assigned territory prior to the due date. They must be familiar with all aspects of pharmacy practice and the related industry to ensure compliance with laws and regulations and provide education to licensees. The pharmacist investigator will work with local, state, and federal agencies when necessary to facilitate investigations. They will be responsible for staying current with required training and education requirements and accurately completing all documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct investigations of complaints and allegations filed with the Board of Pharmacy for compliance.
• Educate licensees on deficiencies in practice to protect public safety.
• Conduct periodic inspections in a wide variety of setting to verify compliance.
• Work with local, state and federal agencies when necessary to facilitate investigations.
• Perform administrative activities, such as tracking time, e-mails, phone calls, state care maintenance, reports.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required to be a pharmacist for at least 2 years or 1 year with residency, licensed in Tennessee. Strong written and oral communication skills, demonstrated leadership, and excellent interpersonal skills. The ability to exercise sound judgment in developing and interpreting departmental guidelines and policies. The ability to drive and travel within the state, including overnight. The ability to gown and garb for sterile compounding.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.