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Posted: 22-Jan-25
Location: Longview, Texas
Internal Number: 235964
Summary:
The Director Pharmacist manages the medication use process in collaboration with the Medical Staff and Nursing Services by organizing the processes and functions of the Pharmacy Department efficiently, economically, and professionally in accordance with Hospital and Departmental policy and applicable federal and state legal requirements. This job fosters the development of Pharmaceutical Care through process improvement of distributive and clinical pharmacy services.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Develop and enforce policies and procedures that promote cost-effective, appropriate, and safe medication use.
- Develops and maintains a medical staff-approved formulary.
- Supervises medication storage and preparation areas throughout the facility.
- Provides for the educational needs of health care professionals, patients, and their families.
- Ensures maintenance of an adequate medication supply. Ensures the integrity of the medication supply; establishes specifications for the procurement of medications, chemicals, and biologicals.
- Ensures strict control and accountability for medications dispensed to patients or distributed to floor stock.
- Assures adequate control and documentation of controlled substances.
- Ensures applicable CE records and licensure are maintained in department files.
- Contributes to the quality and effective operation of the department.
- Supervises all pharmacy personnel. Recruits, interviews, and promotes disciplines and terminates pharmacy staff.
- Develop job descriptions and performance standards. Evaluates and counsels staff on their performance.
- Evaluate work schedules against workload statistics. Maintains an appropriate staffing level.
- Provides for the educational needs of the pharmacy staff.
- Prepares budget annually.
- Reviews monthly financial statistics and plans expenditures within budget guidelines.
- Ensures preparation and submission of patient charges and financial reports to finance in accordance with policy.
- Administers reports, documents, payroll records, statistical surveys, and other required data.
- Ensures compliance with health system policies and procedures that apply to pharmacy services.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations.
- Integrates the department into the organization?s primary functions.
- Develop and implement a strategic plan for the pharmacy that supports the mission and goals of the organization.
- Develops and implements pharmacy services in collaboration with associated department services.
- Develops, implements, and maintains a program that improves the quality of pharmacy services and supports the quality improvement plan of the organization.
- Participates in all committees/functions required by the organization including the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee.
- Establishes productive, collaborative relationships with staff members and within the community.
- Demonstrates competence to perform assigned patient care responsibilities in a manner that meets the age-specific and developmental needs of patients served by the department.
- Appropriately adapt assigned patient assessment, treatment, and/or care methods to accommodate the unique physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, age-specific, and other developmental needs of each patient served.
- Takes personal responsibility to ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, and standards as promulgated by state and federal agencies, the hospital, and other regulatory entities.
- Performs all duties in a manner that protects the confidentiality of patients and does not solicit or disclose any confidential information unless it is necessary in the performance of assigned job duties.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required
Experience
- 8-12 years of practical experience preferred
- 7 years of leadership/management experience preferred
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- RPH License in the state of employment required
Work Schedule:
8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday
Work Type:
Full Time
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