Director of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Director

Directs, manages, and oversees pharmacy programs, activities, and operations. Ensures adherence to established policies and procedures. Prepares and presents in-service educational programs to medical and pharmacy staff. Patient care assignment may include: Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:

• Supervise employees and select, terminate, train, educate, correct deficiencies, perform appraisals, issue discipline, counsel, schedule work assignments, encourage staff teamwork and growth initiatives
• Manage and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and procedures to ensure continued quality of care
• Monitor and evaluate the efficiency of department programs and activities, identifies and recommends areas of improvement
• Assist in coordinating the annual hospital drug bids
• Maintain invoices and purchase orders, ensure prompt payment by utilizing discount offers
• Establish and monitor investigational drug projects
• Prepare and maintain a variety of reports, analyze and interpret reports as required, identify and recommend areas of improvement through data research and statistical analysis
• Ensure pharmacy services are provided in a timely manner consistent with patient needs
• Coordinate pharmaceutical services functions within pharmacy to include drug distribution, purchasing, and procurement activities in a cost-effective manner
• Develop, implement, and monitor clinical pharmacy programs to include Medication Usage Evaluation (MUE) programs
• Prepare monographs for drugs going to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Coordinate clinical clerkship rotations for pharmacy students
• Manage formulary and non-formulary drug approvals and criteria enforcement
• Prepare, publish, and distribute Pharmacy and Therapeutics newsletter
• Develop and submit proposals and articles, conduct presentations at educational and research meetings
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services meetings and workshops
• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures, and protocols
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors, and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Qualifications:

Education: Essential: Program Graduate. Nonessential: Doctorate Degree, Master's Degree. Education specialization: Essential: Accredited College of Pharmacy. Nonessential: Pharmacy, Business or Healthcare Related Discipline.

Experience: Essential: 5 years directly related experience. Nonessential: No preferred experience.

Credentials: Essential: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days, Pharmacist License in New Mexico. Nonessential: Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification, PALS.

Physical Conditions: Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Working conditions: Essential: Minor Hazard - physical risks dirt dust fumes noise. Subject to an annual contract and performance appraisal. Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required. Relocation Assistance Available.