DIR-REGIONAL PHARM SVCS

Forrest General Hospital•Picayune, MS

About The Position

The Director of Regional Pharmacy Services coordinates and directs the administrative, technical, clerical, and personnel functions of pharmacy departments across multiple hospitals. The director may act as Pharmacist in Charge at any location as needed and ensures pharmacy directors and operations coordinators at the listed hospitals coordinate their work through a standardized approach. The role recruits and maintains adequate regional pharmacy staffing, advances pharmacy practice to improve care quality, and directs the development, delivery, and marketing of clinical and operational programs and services. It also uses the hospitals’ group purchasing organization to support fiscally responsible purchasing and manages pharmacy operations within budgets across multiple hospitals. The position requires extensive collaboration with hospital administration, medical staff, nursing services, and non-hospital personnel across multiple facilities and geographic areas. The director uses technology to improve efficiency and must meet daily, weekly, and annual goals with little to no direct supervision. The role ensures compliance with state and federal requirements for pharmaceuticals and controlled substances and oversees antibiotic stewardship across the regional pharmacy service line. The director is responsible for appropriate patient care across age groups, including pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients. This includes assessing patient information, interpreting age-specific needs, evaluating medication orders, recommending therapy, and managing therapy through protocols. The role also requires sensitivity to patients’, visitors’, and staff members’ cultural and religious beliefs; maintaining department and hospital records; entering accurate information into the electronic health record; and fulfilling professional responsibilities related to pharmaceutical dispensing, procurement, control, and consultation. The director supervises and directs support personnel and performs other duties as assigned. Performance expectations include advancing pharmacy operations and clinical services at least quarterly, independently applying hospital policies and government regulations, consulting across disciplines, routinely communicating recommendations to hospital leadership, implementing policies and disseminating information within requested timeframes, using age-specific patient knowledge to help avoid major medication errors, following Standard Precautions and required personal protective equipment practices, and consistently following USP 797, USP 795, and USP 800 practices.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
State license as a Registered Pharmacist.
Prior supervisory experience.
Registration with the Mississippi State Board of Pharmacy, due upon hire.
Current Controlled Substance Registration in Mississippi through the Mississippi State Board of Pharmacy, due upon hire.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and direct administrative, technical, clerical, and personnel functions of pharmacy departments across multiple hospitals.
Act as Pharmacist in Charge at any location when circumstances require.
Ensure hospital pharmacy directors and operations coordinators use a standardized approach to coordinate and direct their areas of responsibility.
Recruit and maintain adequate staff across the regional pharmacy service line.
Advance pharmacy practice to improve quality of care.
Guide and direct development, delivery, and marketing of clinical and operational programs and services.
Use the hospitals’ group purchasing organization to optimize fiscally responsible purchasing.
Operate within budgets across multiple hospitals.
Collaborate with administration, medical staff, nursing services, and non-hospital personnel across multiple hospitals and geographic areas.
Use technology to optimize efficiency and meet daily, weekly, and annual goals with little to no direct supervision.
Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations governing pharmaceuticals and controlled substances.
Oversee antibiotic stewardship within the regional hospital pharmacy service line.
Provide age-appropriate pharmacy care and use age-specific knowledge to evaluate medication orders, recommend therapy, and manage therapy through protocols.
Maintain department and hospital records and enter accurate information into the electronic health record.
Fulfill professional responsibilities related to pharmaceutical dispensing, procurement, control, and consultation.
Supervise and direct support personnel.
Advance pharmacy operations and clinical services by adding services and optimizing workflows at least quarterly.
Communicate policy recommendations and courses of action to hospital leadership and implement policies and disseminate information as directed.
Follow Standard Precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.
Follow department practices in accordance with USP 797, USP 795, and USP 800.
Perform other duties as assigned.