Director of Pharmacy

Lifepoint Health • Lynnwood, WA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

A Director of Pharmacy who excels in this role: Leads the hospital pharmacy department, overseeing daily operations, staffing, and clinical and regulatory performance. Establishes goals, policies, and procedures; ensures safe, effective, and compliant medication-use processes; partners with medical and nursing leadership on evidence-based formularies, guidelines, and medication safety; and drives continuous quality and performance improvement. Demonstrates administrative responsibilities related to daily operations management. Develops goals, objectives, policies and procedures for departmental operation. Works to improve services provided and assure compliance with regulatory requirements. Keeps leadership informed of operational activities, needs and problems. Drives installation and implementation of new services, procedures and pharmacy automation products. Fosters teamwork throughout the organization. Develops and executes Performance Improvement Programs involving pharmacy operations. Demonstrates skills in measuring, assessing, and improving organizational performance. Encourages professional development of departmental personnel through in-service education and external education. Manages the pharmacy team including hiring, training, scheduling, resolving performance issues, coaching and mentoring. Reviews and approves Technician and Pharmacists schedules prior to distribution to staff. Meets regularly with pharmacy staff regarding pharmacy operations. Develops, implements and monitors appropriate staffing plans based on factors such as acuity and census. Coordinates and facilitates the performance reviews within the organizations recommended time frame using appropriate methods of assessing staff competence. Provides oversight for purchasing and inventory management. Demonstrates understanding of JC Standards, HCFA, CARF and State Standards and monitors department’s compliance. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BS in Pharmacy required
• Current state pharmacist license required
• Minimum five (5) years of hospital pharmacy experience desirable
• Demonstrated leadership and/or program management experience
• Regulatory compliance (JC, CMS/HCFA, CARF, state)
• Performance improvement
• Guideline/protocol development
• Data analysis
• Team leadership
• Effective communication
• Collaboration across disciplines

Nice To Haves

• PharmD and/or MBA/MS (or equivalent education/experience) preferred

Responsibilities

• Leads the hospital pharmacy department, overseeing daily operations, staffing, and clinical and regulatory performance.
• Establishes goals, policies, and procedures; ensures safe, effective, and compliant medication-use processes; partners with medical and nursing leadership on evidence-based formularies, guidelines, and medication safety; and drives continuous quality and performance improvement.
• Demonstrates administrative responsibilities related to daily operations management.
• Develops goals, objectives, policies and procedures for departmental operation.
• Works to improve services provided and assure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Keeps leadership informed of operational activities, needs and problems.
• Drives installation and implementation of new services, procedures and pharmacy automation products.
• Fosters teamwork throughout the organization.
• Develops and executes Performance Improvement Programs involving pharmacy operations.
• Demonstrates skills in measuring, assessing, and improving organizational performance.
• Encourages professional development of departmental personnel through in-service education and external education.
• Manages the pharmacy team including hiring, training, scheduling, resolving performance issues, coaching and mentoring.
• Reviews and approves Technician and Pharmacists schedules prior to distribution to staff.
• Meets regularly with pharmacy staff regarding pharmacy operations.
• Develops, implements and monitors appropriate staffing plans based on factors such as acuity and census.
• Coordinates and facilitates the performance reviews within the organizations recommended time frame using appropriate methods of assessing staff competence.
• Provides oversight for purchasing and inventory management.
• Demonstrates understanding of JC Standards, HCFA, CARF and State Standards and monitors department’s compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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