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.
