Experienced Director of Pharmacy Needed!!!


Highly Competitive Salary (based on experience), Relocation Compensation Available

POSITION SUMMARY:
Under administrative direction, assesses, plans develops, implements, and evaluates pharmacy services with 24 - hr responsibility for total department management. Controls, monitors, and manages all professional, technical, and financial aspects of department operations. Directs, establishes, and plans the overall policies and goals for a hospital's pharmacy services. Maintains contact with other department heads, medical staff, and nursing staff to determine needs, resolve problems, improve processes and promote effective drug therapy.

EDUCATION REQUIRED:
Pharmacy degree or MS Pharmacy or B.S. Pharmacy with equivalent experience, MBA desirable but not required or a combination of education and directly related work experience.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
Must have a current Washington State Pharmacist License and maintain BCLS certification.

CONTINUING EDUCATION & COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:
Yearly requirement for 15 hours of ACPE (Accredited College of Pharmacy education) continuing education;
Annual mandated in-services as required for management staff

Age Specific continuing competency requirements:
Yearly re-assessment of pharmaceutical skills for pediatric, geriatric, renal, and chronic pain patients

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Five years recent hospital pharmacy supervisory experience.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
Thorough knowledge of rules, regulations, policies, and laws pertaining to the preparation, storage, procurement use, and disposal of medications in the practice of Pharmacy for the State of Washington

Knowledge of and ability to apply new medications and technology

Knowledge of JCAHO and other accreditation requirements

Knowledge of effective management techniques

Demonstrated ability to effectively participate on interdisciplinary teams and committees

Competency in leadership

Ability to collaborate with other health care providers and leaders

Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally with patients, other health care providers, and leaders

Ability to coordinate multiple projects at one time

Ability to independently analyze situations, including market and business trends, recognize problems, search out pertinent facts, reach conclusions, and make recommendations, and implement solutions

IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
EMR Implementation
Organization re-structure
Budget management
Government rules and regulations around disposal of meds
Experience in going through 1-2 joint commissions
Team Builder
Recruitment and working with people
Business acumen, but good with people
Combination of in/outpatient 70/30 mix but the job will be 90/10 mix
Success in working with physicians
Working with smart pumps and PCA pumps
Recently updated pharmacy - refining and expanding we want to be automated
CPOE in 2010
We are going to bar coding
Work with an assistant director
People supervised 50 FTEs coming in to a pharmacy leadership team
Position reports to Chief Nursing Officer
Pharmacy has automated dispensing cabinets which are MedSelect and MeKesson carousel automation
Interest in pursuing the implementation of a pharmacy residency program




KEYWORDS: Pharmacy, Pharmacist, Director, Hospital, Clinical, Staff Pharmacist, Pharmacist in Charge, Pharmacy Manager, Director of Pharmacy, DOP, PIC