HOSPITAL Pharmacy Director

Our client, a small hospital in CA, located near Stockton, has a need for a HOSPITAL Pharmacy Director to join their team. Candidates MUST have HOSPITAL leadership experience. They are looking for someone in CA already.

They are offering a $15k sign-on bonus

• Convey the mission of the hospital and organization to pharmacy staff, holding them accountable for performance, while motivating them to enhance and develop their capabilities.
• Oversee the pharmacy department's operations, including scheduling, continuous assessment, and the implementation of process improvements to optimize department performance.
• Provide direct patient and pharmaceutical care.
• Demonstrate and maintain competence in clinical health system pharmacy practices, including antimicrobial stewardship, non-sterile and sterile drug preparation, controlled substances, hospital pharmacy accreditation, anticoagulation drug therapy management, and medication safety.
• Educate staff on pharmaceutical care and medication management, ensuring the pharmacy consistently complies with local, state, and national regulations.
• Stay current with new medications, indications, and evidence-based medicine. Collaborate with the Controller to prepare and manage departmental budgets for staffing, drugs, and supplies.
• Actively serve and lead various hospital committees, including Quality Assurance, Formulary, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, MEC, and Safety, as needed.
• Celebrate the achievements and victories of our dedicated employees along the way.

Dept details

• Approx. 50 bed hospital
• Reports to CEO
• Serves on the Senior Leadership Team
• This is a working director position, so they will be responsible for working as a Pharmacist and leading and directing the team
• The hours for the director are M-F – 8:30am – 5pm. There will be occasional weekend work to help with weekend coverage
• Pharmacy Hours are as follows:
• 2 shifts 8-4:30 and 10:30 - 7pm; M-F
• On call (On call is they would only have to come in if Pyxis couldn't fill it and they would have to fill) 7pm -8am
• After hours 7pm-11pm
• Weekend Hours are as follows:
• 10am-3PM Sat and Sun
• On call hours 3pm -10am
• After hours 4pm-8pm
• Dispensing system is Pyxis
• The have 2 FT Pharmacist and 1 Pharmacy Tech for M-Th and 1 Pharmacist and 1 tech on Fridays and PRN Pharmacist on Saturday
• Looking for someone with strong leadership skills and that is familiar with the California Pharmacy Laws

QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensed in good standing by the State Pharmacy Board for the state where the hospital is located.
• Successful completion of a degree from an accredited pharmacy program or one recognized as substantially equivalent to a U.S. accredited program by an appropriate certifying agency.
• A minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience.
• May be required to work weekdays and/or weekends, evenings and or night shifts.
• May be required to work on religious and/or legal holidays on scheduled days/shifts.