LICENSED PHARMACIST (ASSOCIATE SERVICE CHIEF OPERATIONS)

Associate Chief, Pharmacy Service (Operations)

The Associate Chief, Pharmacy Service (Operations) serves as the supervisor to operations Pharmacy staff and also serves as preceptor for pharmacy students and residents. Serves as the Acting Service Chief in the absence of the Chief, Pharmacy Service. Responsible for overseeing all clinical operations of the pharmacy service and participating in assessing, designing, teaching, evaluating, and coordinating the training and educational programs involving clinical pharmacist and pharmacy technicians; acts as a resource in training techniques and methodologies to ensure successful training and evaluation of the program; and actively contributes towards policy development, quality assurance, cost effectiveness, and patient outcomes.

Major duties include, but may not be limited to:

• Responsible for pharmacy utilization of resources and budget.
• Aids in the selection and assignment of personnel and serves as a mentor to help employees develop their full potential.
• Ensures orientation and training programs are established to ensure staff development, and provides orientation, guidance, direction, and training to pharmacy personnel in their areas of their responsibility.
• Develops, maintains and oversees an effective performance appraisal plan for all employees within the Service.
• Develops and maintains effective clinical pharmacy services from a cost and patient outcome perspective
• Organizes, develops, expands, and manages all clinical pharmacy programs.
• Collaborates with Chief, Pharmacy Service, Associate Chief, Pharmacy Service (Clinical Programs) and other pharmacy leaders to ensure policy adherence, regulatory compliance and coordinated interdisciplinary practice.
• Develops and maintains effective compliance programs, including monitoring of metrics to ensure survey readiness and ongoing adherence to regulatory standards.
• Serves as an advisor for matters pertaining to the enhancement of pharmacy operations and clinical pharmacy services.
• Recommends and implements quality improvement projects.
• Serves as subject matter expert in the areas of drug information, pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacoeconomics.
• Assesses and analyzes QA monitors and clinical problems identified by Chief of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Supervisory staff to determine appropriate solutions and if they can be resolved by educational/training programs.
• Serves as a Preceptor to Pharmacy Residents and pharmacy students.
• As needed, prepares prescriptions, IV admixtures, inpatient orders, and controlled substance orders accurately, timely and in accordance with policy and procedure.
• As needed, evaluates provider orders/prescriptions as to appropriateness and verifies electronic order.
• Serves as the All-Hazards Emergency Cache (AHEC) Pharmacy Manager.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 000000 / Pharmacist Associate Service Chief

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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