Director of Pharmacy

Overview:
This position administers and directs the provision of pharmacy services for Lakeside Medical Center. Position ensures adherence and compliance with Federal and State Pharmacy laws, rules, and regulations; develop, monitor, and implement the pharmacy policies and procedures; develop and monitor the current formulary medication list; responsible for the coordination of review and evaluation of non-formulary requests.

**Responsibilities**:
**Essential Fuctions**:

- Plans, organizes, controls, and supervises activities in hospital pharmacy according to hospital policies, standards of practice of the profession, and State and Federal laws. Recommends innovations in the practice and function of the hospital pharmacy to administration and carries out mutually agreed upon programs.
- Administers and directs the provision of pharmacy services, pharmaceutical care, and the Lakeside Medical Center pharmacy services.
- Establishes quality improvement, fiscal, productivity, and patient satisfaction goals and objectives in conjunction with upper management.
- Supervises the maintenance and dissemination of drug information through in-service education of hospital personnel, consultation with patients, hospital staff, and medical staff.
- Develops and monitors staff training and competency in compliance with USP 797, USP 800, and Florida Board of Pharmacy regulations.
- Manages the hospital's diversion prevention program for controlled substances and ensures compliance with dispensing and administration requirements.
- Actively assists staff pharmacists in the discharge of routing duties as necessary.
- Directs the activities of and provides professional and technical guidance to pharmacy personnel.
- Exercises professional judgement in imparting therapeutic and drug information to patients and health professionals
- Communicates the Hospital and Mission and Philosophy to department employees and integrates with departmental operations.
- Expresses ideas effectively face-to-face, as well as in writing, in individual and group situations, adjusting language and terminology to the needs of the audience, and the ability to synthesize information received verbally and in writing.
- Provides leadership to new program development, implementation and evaluation. Acts as a consultant in areas of expertise.
- Anticipates the needs and issues of customer’s suppliers in order to insure effective departmental operations and/or meet their needs.
- Promotes teamwork among staff, peers, physicians, and others.
- Promotes multi-disciplinary teamwork in order to meet the organization’s goals and objectives.
- Is responsible for department planning, goals and objectives that are consistent with the Hospital and Pharmacy Shared Services.
- Provides leadership to the department through effective organization, direction of activities, and appropriate delegation of functions.
- Creates and maintains appropriate controls of department functions to insure safe, smooth, effective compliant operations.
- Creates, monitors and assists with the collection, documentation, and reporting of quality assessment and improvement data.
- Ensures that department is in compliance with TJC requirements, Drug Enforcement Administration, State Board of Pharmacy, hospital policies and procedures and other Federal and State regulations.
- Ensures that department is in compliance with all applicable safety and security practices, infection control policies, fire and safety and disaster planning.
- Is responsible for development and implementation of Department specific policy and procedures.
- Establishes job performance standards, functions, responsibilities and the qualifications of department employees.
- Is responsible for the effective recruitment, selection, orientation, promotion, evaluation, retention and termination of department employees.
- Determines the competence of department employees.
- Routinely assesses departmental education needs and provides the appropriate learning experiences, i.e. on the job training, workshop, in services, etc.
- Actively participates in Hospital committees, task forces, projects, and provides leadership as assigned.
- Represents Hospital and Pharmacy Shared Services through active participation in outside activities and organizations. Practice and adhere to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission Statement”.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
**Education**:

- B.S. or PharmD from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy

**Experience**:

- Minimum of 2+ years supervisory or leadership experience preferred

**Certificate**
- Pharmacist License in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy.

**Licensure**
- Consultant Pharmacist license in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy.

**Training**:

- Residency experience is preferred.

Health Care District of Palm Beach County is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace.