Chief of Pharmacy Services

Navajo Preference Employment Act :
In accordance with Navajo Nation and federal law, TCRHCC has implemented an Affirmative Action Plan pursuant to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act. Pursuant to this Plan and corresponding TCRHCC Policy, applicants who meet the necessary qualifications for this position and (1) are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe will be given preference in hiring and employment for this position, (2) are legally married to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and meet residency requirements will be given secondary preference, and (3) are enrolled members of other federally-recognized American Indian Tribes will be given tertiary preference.

Overview:

Position Summary

The Chief of Pharmacy Services has overall supervision of pharmacy care provided in all Pharmacy services areas. The position is a leadership role in formulating policy and instituting models that promote medication safety in all aspects of the medication management process. Plans, directs, and monitors all financial, operational, professional, quality and clinical activities of the department. Participates in pharmacy administrator on call in rotation with other leadership members of the Pharmacy Department.

Necessary Qualifications

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a school recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education

Credentialing

Must be a credentialed member of the TCRHCC Medical Staff

Experience

• Two (2) years of retail/ambulatory pharmacy experience
• Two (2) years of inpatient hospital pharmacy experience
• Three (3) years of current management/supervisory experience

License/Certification

• Must possess and maintain a current and unrestricted license to practice as a pharmacist in any stated within the United States, District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
• Must maintain a current valid certification of the following throughout employment:
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association

Other Skills and Abilities

A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:

• Management of Progressive ambulatory and institutional pharmacy practice with patient focused pharmacy services
• Inventory Control
• Staff development and education on current and future service lines
• Influences others; understands how to effectively lead and operate in a matrixed organization.
• Executive level communication experience, including strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proven contract administrative and negotiation experience
• Possess excellent time management and organizational skills
• Must be autonomous (self-education and learning, self-motivation and self-management)
• Positive working relationships with others
• Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
• Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences
• Completion of an above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewees and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

Mental and Physical Effort

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical: Frequent sitting, standing, walking, twisting, and maintaining balance required. Occasionally reaching, bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, and crouching required. Incumbent must be able to do moderate lifting of up to 10 pounds for prolonged periods of time and frequently be able to push/pull up to 10 pounds in the performance of assigned duties. Sensory requirements required include prolonged ability to see near and have colored vision. Incumbent will also need to frequently be able to have far vision, depth perception, see in fine details, hearing normal speech, and be able to use a telephone. Must be able to hear overhead pages announced over a loudspeaker. Incumbent must be able to use both hands to do simple grasping and keyboarding. Must frequently be able to perform firm grasping and fine motor manipulations with both hands.

Mental: Must carry out daily duties and project assignments in an independent manner utilizing knowledge and experience of the section time limits, procedures, and objectives to establish individual work priorities; and the ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking/writing, so others understand. Incumbent must be able demonstrate a prolonged ability to concentrate, adapt to shift work, and work in areas that are close and crowded. There will be frequent times when the incumbent must be able to handle a high degree of flexibility; handle multiple priorities in stressful situations; work alone; demonstrate high degree of patience; manage altercations; make decisions under high pressure; and cope with high level of stress. Occasionally, the incumbent must be able to cope with a high level of stress. Must be able to accept flexible schedule to meet unit needs.

Environmental: This position does require working frequently around the environment exposure of chemical agents; dust, fumes, gases; hazardous or moving equipment; and loud noises. Incumbents will occasionally be exposed to infectious disease and extremes in temperature or humidity.

Essential Functions

Administrative Duties:

1. As Chief of the Pharmacy, incumbent assigns, directs, and supervises the activities of the pharmacy leadership team who supervise pharmacy staff. Mentors, develops, and manages, a leadership team capable of meeting management objectives for the Pharmacy department.
2. Plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs the Pharmacy services of TCRHCC and represents the department to the Chief Medical Officer and Medical Executive Committee. Serves as the principal advisor to the hospital and clinical executive committees and to the governing body on matters pertaining to all aspects specific to pharmacy services.
3. Strategic planning and execution to enhance profitability, productivity, and efficiency of the Pharmacy services operation. Provide leadership to adapt to new best practices.
4. Routinely meet with vendors, sales, marketing, management, and pharmacists to strategize cost effectiveness. Lead negotiation of vendor/supplier relationship, pricing negotiations, utilization of rebates and cooperative savings, and review and authorize service contracts and subcontracts.
5. Oversee the tracking of vendor/supplier required certifications and ensure compliance.
6. Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing professional networks; participating in professional societies.
7. Oversees reporting and monitoring of organizational metrics related to departmental operations, quality assurance, and performance improvements supporting TCRHCCs Mission and Vision.
8. Implements policies and procedures that ensure the pharmacy department provides optimal pharmaceutical services that meet all legal, accreditation, and certification requirements.
9. As Chief of the Pharmacy, incumbent is responsible for assuring that TCRHCC meets the requirements of the Joint Commission on Accreditation (TJC) regarding quality of care within the Pharmacy Department and assures that hospital and departmental policies and procedures are followed.
10. Maintain organizational operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
11. Provide guidance and leadership in driving the teams in the development and execution of improvement initiatives to achieve yearly direct and indirect cost improvements.
12. Safeguard organizational operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.
13. Provides leadership for monitoring medication orders, dispensing, and administration to ensure accuracy and adherence to protocols.
14. Conducts regular audits and quality assurance activities to maintain high standards of pharmaceutical care.
15. Stay updated on current trends and advancements in pharmacy practice to drive continuous improvement.
16. Establish and maintain contact with other department heads, medical staff, and nursing staff to determine needs, resolve problems, improve processes, and promote effective drug therapy.
17. Partners with the Pharmacy Services leadership team and Senior Leaders to continually identify and implement process improvements and increase efficiency within the organization to improve productivity levels and profitability.
18. Responsible for establishing and meeting financial objectives, preparation of annual budget, scheduling expenditures, variances analysis, and initiation of corrective actions.
19. Assures licensure and certifications are active for the Pharmacy Department.
20. Ensure narcotic management is in line with regulatory requirements, works with Nursing leadership to investigate.
21. Provides coaching and leadership management to the team to assure compliance, employee performance appraisals, and patient satisfaction and to create and maintain a work environment with high moral and productivity.
22. Document discrepancies. Ensures pharmacy managers maintain appropriate chain of custody of narcotics.
23. Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty including but not limited to, face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher, if available), and eye or face shield.
24. Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. (see CDC website for most current updates).
25. Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee, and external customer satisfaction.

Clinical Duties:

26. If needed, the Chief of Pharmacy Services will function in direct pharmacy functions.
27. Performs other duties as assigned.