Director of Pharmacy - FT - Days - BH Flex (New Behavioral Hospital)

DHR Health - US:TX:Edinburg - Days

Summary:

FLSA STATUS: ☒ Exempt ☐ Non-Exempt


MISSION STATEMENT:


Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.


VISION:


Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.


POSITION SUMMARY:

Director of Pharmacy Services plans, directs, and monitors financial, operational, professional, and programmatic activities of the pharmacy department. Implements Policies and Procedures that ensure the pharmacy department provides optimal pharmaceutical services that meet all legal, accreditation, and certification requirements. Ensures that all pharmacy staff is currently licensed/certified/registered and develops competence assessment programs that ensure all pharmacy staff performs all duties and responsibilities with utmost efficiency and safety, as well as, complies with all applicable policies, procedures and standards of the hospital. Keeps current with State regulations regarding the practice of Pharmacy and implements changes as necessary to maintain compliance. The position requires extensive contact with the administrator, medical staff, nursing service staff, hospital staff, and nonhospital contractors (vendors, auditors).


POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy with a BS Pharmacy degree or higher degree
• Currently licensed to practice pharmacy in State of Texas.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Computer skills required with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• Good written and verbal communication skills required.
• Bilingual - English/Spanish.

JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

• Three to five years management experience in a health care setting preferred. Requires good communication and organizational skills. Must have ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Must have ability to speak effectively, and possesses strong reasoning ability and good independent judgment. Requires working with frequent interruptions.
• Ensures applicable CE records and licensure are maintained in department files. Attends management meetings. Sustains professional competency and promotes development through participation in inservices, workshops, seminars and professional organizations.
• Knowledge of government and insurance payers admission and billing regulations; Proven computer system and various software program experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of operations and healthcare management; Nurse Practice Act, TJC and other local, state and federal regulations.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices.
• Plan, direct and coordinate activities involved in the preparation and dispensing of drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies to fill written medication and prescription requests issued by physicians and other qualified prescribers.
• Develops and maintains policies, procedures and processes that promote safe, efficient and cost-effective medication use and that comply with federal, state and local regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Supervises pharmacy personnel. Recruits, promotes, disciplines and terminates pharmacy staff.
• Supervises drug storage and preparation areas throughout the hospital.
• Develops implements and maintains a program that improves the quality of pharmacy services and supports the quality improvement plan of the organization.
• Prepares work schedules and monitors workload statistics. Maintains an appropriate staffing level.
• Ensures compliance with hospital policies and procedures that apply to pharmacy services. Ensures compliance with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the dispensing of drugs and narcotics and the maintenance of required records.
• Provides for the educational needs of the pharmacy staff.
• Ensures maintenance of an adequate drug supply. Ensures the integrity of the drug supply. Establishes specifications for the procurement of drugs, chemicals and biologicals.
• Ensures strict control and accountability for drugs dispensed to patients or distributed to floor stock and ensure that patient billing is accurate.
• Reports to the CEO and will be responsible to function as a pharmacist as well as direct, coordinate and manage all activities and functions of the pharmacy.
• Must have strong working knowledge of JACHO, HCAPS, and other regulatory requirements and have ability to develop, implement, teach, track and monitor policies and procedures.
• Monitors standard daily, monthly and annual performance reporting of established Key Performance Indicators taking corrective action as necessary.
• Responsible for developing and monitoring the annual departmental budgets for areas of responsibility.
• Provides feedback and coaching to staff so as to clearly define expectations and priorities.
• Insures timely completion of evaluations for the Patient Access Team and submission to HR.
• Monitors and signing off on Kronos in absence of Supervisor to ensure payroll rules are compliant and staff is paid appropriately.
• Is responsible for ensuring daily reports are complete accurate and timely within established standards.
• Maintains working knowledge in all areas of responsibility to assist in any capacity needed in daily operations.
• Works cooperatively with Patient Accounts, HIM Department, Case Management and all appropriate departments in matters affecting Patient Account resolutions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Other information:

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES:


(Chain-of-command)

1. Vice President of Pharmacy Services → 2. Chief Operations Officer


CUSTOMER SERVICE:


Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service.

AGE SPECIFIC:

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.


AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA):


A. Essential Duties: Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria.

The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:


Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.


Yes

Kneeling

Yes

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.

Yes

Walking

Yes

Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.

Yes

Standing/Squatting

Yes

Straight pulling

Yes

Sitting

Yes

Pulling hand over hand

Yes

Pushing

Yes

Repeated bending

Yes

Stooping/Bending

Yes

Reaching above shoulder

Yes

Climbing Stairs

Yes

Simple grasping

Yes

Climbing Ladders

No

Dual simultaneous grasping

Yes

Depth Perceptions needed

Yes

Ability to see

Yes

Identify Colors

Yes

Operating office equipment

Yes

Twisting

Yes

Operating mechanical equipment

Yes

Crawling

No

Ability to read and write

Yes

Ability to Count

Yes

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid

Yes

Operating Personal Vehicle

Yes

Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication

Yes

Other: Ability to deal with stress

Yes

OSHA Category

III

B. Working Conditions: The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.


C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way.


D. Aptitudes: HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW

Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to "catch on" or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3


Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3

Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2

Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to "visualize" objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2

Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3

Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2

Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3

Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3

Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3

I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform.


If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date.

Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

Transfer/Hire Date Effective: ________________________.