Director, Pharmacy

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilites and Essential Functions

• Medication Use: Responsible for the creation and development of an evidence based, best practice medication use system with impact considerations for the WellStar Pharmacies across the system.
  
  
• Strategic Planning: Involvement in the hospital?s strategic planning for patient-centered care. Utilizes his/her expertise to improve patient care and patient safety.
  
  
• Technology: Optimizes the use of information system and technology in the WellStar system to lead the hospital to maximize safety, efficacy, and efficiency of the medication use system.
  
  
• Quality and Performance Improvement: The Director will be involved with all performance improvement committees/activities.
  
  
• Drug-Utilization: Takes a leadership role in the hospital system to develop drug-utilization and formulary initiatives.
  
  
• Financial: Leads the hospital pharmacy financial initiatives.
  
  
• Regulatory: Responsible for the Pharmacy Department?s compliance with Regulatory Agency rules, regulations and standards (e.g. Georgia State Board of Pharmacy, Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency, DEA, FDA, TJC, etc.):
  
  
• Human Resources: Manages the hospital pharmacy?s human resources.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited School/College of Pharmacy required is required; PharmD is preferred.
• Advanced Management degree (MBA or MHA) is preferred.
• Completion of a Pharmacy Residency Program is preferred. 

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

• Registered Pharmacist 
• Actively licensed and in good standing (no restrictions) with the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy is required

Required Minimum Experience

• Knowledgeable and experienced in the specialized functions of a hospital pharmacy is required.
• Minimum 7 years in hospital pharmacy practice is required.
• Minimum 3 years in a supervisor/manager/director of hospital pharmacy role is required.
• General knowledge of hospital financial systems (responsibility reports, budgetary process, billing programs, etc) is required.
• Knowledge of healthcare reimbursement is required.
• Expereince with 340B Drug Pricing Plan highly desireable is required. 
• Knowledge of the various pharmacy technologies available is required. 
• Knowledge of computerized pharmacy systems; preferably hospital pharmacy based computer systems is required. 
• Knowledge of Federal and State laws and regulatory guidelines governing pharmaceutical practice and the use of controlled substances is required.

Required Minimum Skills

• Demonstrated leadership qualities.
• Ability to supervise both exempt and non-exempt employees.
• Ability to work with other Hospital and System leaders
• Ability to address Medical Staff Leaders on issues pertaining to pharmacy
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written)
• Strong customer service attitude
• Moderate computer skills (Microsoft Office).
• Ability to think/act independently as required by situation; adept at change management