Assistant Director of Pharmacy
Methodist Hospital-Northlake, Gary, IN

Excellent opportunity to advance into pharmacy management and leadership role!
CPS is willing to provide leadership learning and training.

Description: As an Assistant Director of Pharmacy, you will assist in planning, organizing, controlling, and supervising activities in the hospital pharmacy according to hospital policies, standards of practice of the profession, and State and Federal laws. You will recommend innovations in the practice and function of the hospital pharmacy to the Director and carry out mutually agreed upon programs. There is a component of patient care and pharmacy staffing. This includes evaluate, interpret, compound, and dispense medications according to written orders/prescriptions issued by an authorized prescriber. You will also identify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems to ensure a safe and optimal patient outcome and promote, through criteria based protocols, clinically rational drug therapy and sound pharmaceutical care.

Qualifications:
• Pharmacy Degree (BS or PharmD)
• IN licensure in good standing
• Previous 2-3 years experience as a pharmacist in a hospital setting preferred
• At least 1 year pharmacy supervisory/management experience in some capacity (PIC, lead Rph, senior Rph)
• Ability to lead & manage pharmacy staff and work cooperatively with other members of CPS and hospital staff

Facility: Methodist is a not-for-profit, community-based healthcare system. Methodist has two full-service campuses just 14 miles apart. Northlake is the urban campus in Gary while Southlake Campus in Merrillville is located near one of the Midwest’s busiest retail areas. Combined campus bed capacity is 625 plus nurseries. Midlake Campus is the outpatient facility in Gary, conveniently located between the Northlake and Southlake campuses. With the latest in technology and outstanding services, this hospital system is the leading healthcare provider in the region. Pharmacy management is outsourced to CPS.

Rewards: Our employees enjoy a competitive compensation and benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance, 401(k) with a match, Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off Program, Company Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance, Medical Flex and Dependent Care Accounts, Relocation and more

About us: We’re Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, a pharmacy-management services provider for 300 acute-care hospitals, behavioral health systems, Long Term Acute Care, and specialty hospitals in 47 states. Since 1972 we have delivered pharmacy service value through financial, operational, clinical, therapeutic, and regulatory expertise. And we’re growing at a breathtaking rate. You will discover, along with 1700+ other employees, that CPS is a company you’ll be proud to grow with.

No agencies please.