Director of Pharmacy
Location: Dodge City, Kansas
Description: United Pro Search, Inc is looking of Director of Pharmacy right now, this job will be assigned in Kansas. More complete informations about this job opportunity please read the description below. Join leading 132 beds hospital
Job Summary:
Responsible for overseeing all medication storage and preparation in the hospital. The director of pharmacy ensures that the pharmacy provides optimal services; meets all legal, accreditation, and certification requirements; and complies with all applicable policies, procedures, codes, and standards of the organization (CHI and St. Catherine Hospital). The director facilitates the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems that promote desirable patient outcomes through the use of safe, cost-effective drug therapies, and meet the pharmaceutical care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric, acute care, psychiatric, oncology and obstetric patients.
Essential Duties:
Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols
Essential Function
Standards:
(1) Develops and enforces policies and procedures that promote cost-effective, appropriate, and safe medication use.
(2) Develops and maintains a medical staff-approved drug list.
(3) Supervises medication storage and preparation areas throughout the facility.
(4) Provides for the educational needs of health care professionals, patients, and their families.
(5) Ensures maintenance of an adequate medication supply. Ensures the integrity of the medication supply. Establishes specifications for the procurement of medications, chemicals, and biologicals.
(6) Ensures strict control and accountability for medications dispensed to patients or distributed to floor stock.
(7) Assures adequate control and documentation of controlled substances.
(8) Ensures applicable CE records and licensure are maintained in department files.
1. Supervises all pharmacy personnel. Recruits, interviews, promotes, disciplines, and terminates pharmacy staff.
2. Develops job descriptions and performance standards. Evaluates and counsels staff on their performance.
3. Prepares work schedules and monitors workload statistics. Maintains an appropriate staffing level.
4. Provides for the educational needs of the pharmacy staff.
5. Prepares a pharmacy budget annually.
6. Reviews monthly financial statistics and plans expenditures within budget guidelines.
7. Monitors and justifies all expenses exceeding budgeted targets.
8. Ensures preparation and submission of patient charges and financial reports to administration in accordance with policy.
9. Administers reports, documents, payroll records, statistical surveys, and other required data.
10. 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.
1. Develops and implements a strategic plan for the pharmacy that supports the mission and goals of the organization.
2. Develops and implements pharmacy services in collaboration with associated department services.
3. Develops, implements, and maintains a program that improves the quality of pharmacy services and supports the performance improvement plan of the organization.
4. Participates in al committees/functions required by the organization including the Medication Use Process Committee, Formulary Committee, and performance improvement teams.
5. Establishes productive, collaborative relationships with associates in other hospital departments, physicians, educators, and healthcare providers in the community.
1. Maintains current pharmacist licensure.
2. Attends management meetings.
3. Sustains professional competence and promotes development through participation in inservices, workshops, seminars, and professional organizations.
4. Completes all competence/skills assessment requirements.
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