Director, Pharmacy
Adventist Health•Clearlake, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
Directs the work flow and efficiency of the Pharmacy Department. Directs the formulates policies and action plans to meet established goals and complexity of patient care needs in alignment with the strategic goals of the organization. Provides leadership and direction to build an effective pharmacy team. Leads with an operational focus, setting strategy, objectives, and policies. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned personnel using both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment.
Requirements
- Graduate of school of pharmacy: Required
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
- Pharmacist license in the state of practice: Required
Nice To Haves
- Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD): Preferred
- Seven year's hospital pharmacy experience: Preferred
- Five years' leadership experience: Preferred
Responsibilities
- Administers comprehensive pharmacy programs that include; I.V. additive unit Dose, chemotherapy, outpatient and clinical pharmacy programs.
- Provides guidance and assistance in the development of a Drug Formulary.
- Ensures all patients are charted appropriately to reflect proper drug utilization.
- Acts as a general liaison between the hospital and medical staff on medication usage and application.
- Establishes departmental regulations, procedures and standards in conformance with JCAHO, licensure requirements and Hospital Administrative Policy.
- Confers with other department heads regarding technical and administrative aspects of pharmaceutical service.
- Develops, implements and maintains departmental budget through cost effective use of supplies and effective fiscal management of operations.
- Plans, promotes and initiates new programs and services.
- Advises and acts as a general liaison between the hospital and medical staff on medication usage and application.
- Manages staffing and scheduling to optimize production.
- Interviews, selects, hires, evaluates and provides orientation and training of new employees.
- Maintains a safe working climate where safety standards meet or exceed OSHA requirements and Hazardous Materials Guidelines.
- Develops pharmacists to improve performance.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
