Director Pharmacy, Behavioral Health

Lifepoint Health • Holyoke, MA

6d • $111,294 - $150,247 • Onsite

About The Position

Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Baystate Health, is seeking a Director of Pharmacy. This role is crucial in prioritizing employee well-being to enable the provision of exceptional patient care that exceeds industry standards. The hospital offers compassionate, high-quality inpatient and outpatient mental health and co-occurring treatment for teens, adults, and seniors, utilizing a full range of evidence-based medical and clinical services in a state-of-the-art healing environment. Programs include inpatient mental health and co-occurring treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP). The ideal candidate is a dynamic, team-oriented individual passionate about helping others.

Requirements

• Doctorate Degree: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required
• Massachusetts State pharmacy license
• Experience managing the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling and reviewing work.
• Experience in hiring, terminating, training and developing, reviewing performance and administering corrective action for staff.
• Experience developing and implementing departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives.
• Experience directing and evaluating departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management.
• Experience planning and monitoring staffing activities, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.
• Experience preparing, monitoring, and evaluating departmental budgets.
• Experience coordinating and directing internal/external audits.
• Experience creating and fostering an environment that encourages professional growth.
• Experience integrating evidence-based practices into operations and clinical protocols.
• Regular and reliable attendance.

Nice To Haves

• Team player

Responsibilities

• Directs the department's activities and resources to achieve departmental and organizational objectives.
• Manages the work of others, including planning, assigning, scheduling, and reviewing work to ensure quality standards.
• Responsible for hiring, terminating, training, developing, reviewing performance, and administering corrective action for staff.
• Develops and implements departmental goals, plans, and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, legal, and ethical requirements/objectives of the organization.
• Directs and evaluates departmental operations, including patient care delivery, information technologies, service level determination, and complaint management, to achieve performance and quality control objectives.
• Plans and monitors staffing activities, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.
• Prepares, monitors, and evaluates departmental budgets, and ensures that the department operates in compliance with allocated funding.
• Coordinates and directs internal/external audits.
• Creates and fosters an environment that encourages professional growth.
• Integrates evidence-based practices into operations and clinical protocols.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Serves both internal co-workers and external customers, clients, patients, contractors, and vendors.
• Works with sensitive and/or confidential information.

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
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree