Pharmacy Director

Lake Health District•Lakeview, OR

About The Position

The Pharmacy Director is responsible for the overall operation and management of the pharmacy department. This role requires regular collaboration with the Administrator, medical staff, nursing staff, hospital departments, and external partners such as vendors and auditors. The Pharmacy Director also functions as a Clinical Pharmacist, ensuring the safe, effective, and timely delivery of medication therapy to District patients. Key responsibilities include supporting medication-use systems and delivering optimal pharmacologic care to patients with a broad range of disease states. The role provides direct patient care in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals while supporting interdisciplinary programs and specialty services to ensure pharmacy services are effectively integrated throughout the organization. The Pharmacy Director participates in all aspects of the medication-use process while providing comprehensive, individualized pharmaceutical care. This includes assessing patient needs; incorporating age- and disease-specific considerations into therapy and patient education; monitoring patient response to therapy; and implementing clinical interventions to detect, prevent, and mitigate adverse medication events. Additional responsibilities include serving as a departmental resource to hospital staff and external partners, supporting regulatory compliance, and leading patient care quality initiatives to improve medication-use processes and pharmacy practice. The position also provides medication-related education and training to staff.

Requirements

Education: Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy
Licensure/Certification/Registration : Licensed (or eligible for licensure) in the state of Oregon.
Experience : Clinical pharmacy experience (1-3 years) in a hospital setting preferred.
Job Knowledge : Knowledge of contemporary hospital/clinical practice and service.
Skills : Must be able to interact with other departments and supervisors.
To apply, please fill out an application, attach a cover letter, and resume.
Include gaps in employment and reasons for separation.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
Successful completion of 500-hour probationary period.
Criminal background check and pre-employment drug screen required upon conditional job offer.
If claiming veteran's preference, you must submit a DD214, Certificate of Release from Active Duty, which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions.
If currently on active-duty you must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active-duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted.
Veteran's preference must be verified prior to appointment.
Without this documentation, you will not receive veteran's preference and your application will be evaluated based on the material(s) submitted.
If claiming 10-point veteran's preference you must provide the DD214 or certification requirements (see above bullet), plus the proof of entitlement of this.

Responsibilities

Overall operation and management of the pharmacy department
Collaboration with Administrator, medical staff, nursing staff, hospital departments, and external partners
Functioning as a Clinical Pharmacist
Supporting medication-use systems
Delivering optimal pharmacologic care
Providing direct patient care
Supporting interdisciplinary programs and specialty services
Participating in all aspects of the medication-use process
Providing comprehensive, individualized pharmaceutical care
Assessing patient needs
Incorporating age- and disease-specific considerations into therapy and patient education
Monitoring patient response to therapy
Implementing clinical interventions to detect, prevent, and mitigate adverse medication events
Serving as a departmental resource to hospital staff and external partners
Supporting regulatory compliance
Leading patient care quality initiatives
Providing medication-related education and training to staff