| Pharmacy Director |
Job Id: W161747 |
Posted On: 1/12/2010 |
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Location: Memphis, TN;
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: $49.00 to $69.00/hr , $120000.00 to $145000.00/year
Degree: Bachelor
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Description
Memphis is a charming Southern city with a rich and colorful history. Its a city that enjoys a stable economic base, low utility rates, and wonderful, friendly people. Those who appreciate that sometimes elusive ambience called excellent quality of life will no doubt find that Memphis has it in abundance.
When our hospital opened nearly 4 years ago, it became the first full-service health care facility in this area of Greater Memphis. From new moms to seniors to those in need of emergency and surgical care, the hospital has facilities and staff to address your needs. Our commitment is to quality care, patient safety and patient satisfaction. We will strive to be a good neighbor and an active partner in the continued growth of the surrounding counties that are a part of our community.
Our hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the nations oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency
We are seeking an experienced Director of Pharmacy.
- Pharmacy Degree - Bachelor of Science (BS) or
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Tennessee License
- 5 years hospital experience with 5 years
in a management position preferred
- Strong communication skills
- Proven Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility and
results
- Ability to manage a team
You will be responsible for overseeing all medication storage and preparation in the health system or organization. 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.
Principal Duties/Responsibilities:
- Develops and enforces 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 continuing education records and licensure are maintained in department files
- Supervises all pharmacy personnel and recruits, interviews, promotes, disciplines, and terminates pharmacy staff
- Develops job descriptions and performance standards
- Evaluates and counsels staff on their performance
- Prepares work schedules and monitors workload statistics
- Maintains an appropriate staffing level
- Provides for the educational needs of the pharmacy staff
- Prepares a pharmacy budget annually
- Reviews monthly financial statistics and plans expenditures within budget guidelines
- Monitors and justifies all expenses exceeding budgeted targets
- Ensures preparation and submission of patient charges and financial reports to administration 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
We offer a great place to work, sign on bonus and excellent benefits and relocation assistance.
Call us before this job is filled!!
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