Director of Inpatient Pharmacy, Morton Hospital

Brown Medicine • Taunton, MA

2d • $147,784 - $243,859 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Inpatient Pharmacy is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing inpatient pharmacy operations across multiple hospital sites including Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Newport Hospital, Bradley Hospital, St. Anne’s Hospital, Morton Hospital, and Gateway Healthcare. This role requires adherence to the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, as well as core Success Factors such as Instilling Trust, Valuing Differences, Patient and Community Focus, Collaboration, Ensuring Accountability, Building Effective Teams, Driving Vision and Purpose, and Optimizing Work Processes. Leaders in this role will demonstrate an aptitude for these competencies to achieve strategic goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Possesses current unrestricted licensure as a licensed pharmacist or a licensed 90-day temporary pharmacist in the State of Rhode Island. Within 90 days of start date, must possess and maintain current unrestricted licensure as a licensed pharmacist in the State of Rhode Island.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft 365 applications, which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access, and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis, and maintain databases.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively more responsible management experience in inpatient hospital pharmacy — Required.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, complex, multi-site pharmacy operations across diverse affiliate organizations.
• Effective leadership, organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills to collaborate across disciplines and engage stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree (e.g., MBA, MS, MPH) and/or ASHP accredited PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership residency preferred.
• Experience in a multi-hospital, academic medical center environment — Preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and recommends short- and long-term goals for inpatient pharmacy services aligned with Brown University Health's mission, values, and key business objectives; advocates for resources required to achieve operating results.
• Participates in development, implementation, and monitoring of the inpatient operating budget for each affiliate; establishes operating priorities to ensure fiscal responsibility and alignment with system-wide strategy.
• Participates in professional activities and maintains professional affiliations to remain current with industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging legislation.
• Directs the effective utilization of human, financial, and material resources across inpatient areas in collaboration with affiliate Managers; monitors productivity data and drives corrective action to address variances.
• Through affiliate Managers, ensures effective recruitment, development, and evaluation of inpatient pharmacy staff; monitors expenditures and ensures maintenance of equipment and physical inventory.
• Develops, implements, and administers policies and procedures necessary to maintain high standards of care and effective service delivery across all inpatient pharmacy areas.
• Directs implementation and integration of inpatient clinical pharmacy services.
• Leads formulary management initiatives to maximize therapeutic outcomes, minimize drug-related risk, and ensure cost-effective pharmacotherapy across the health system.
• Directs planning and implementation of patient-focused inpatient service delivery models, including optimization of the inpatient electronic health record.
• Ensures inpatient care activities meet established clinical standards, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and age-specific patient population needs.
• Directs sterile and non-sterile compounding services in collaboration with pharmacy department leadership.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable compounding regulations, including USP Chapters 795, 797, and 800, NIOSH hazardous drug handling guidelines, and TJC Medication Management standards.
• Develops university-affiliated programs for undergraduate pharmacy students; collaborates with residency coordinators on recruitment, curriculum, and graduate pharmacist training; may serve as preceptor for Brown University Health pharmacy residency programs.
• Directs pharmacy technician training programs; precepts pharmacy students and residents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director