The director of pharmacy is responsible for overseeing all medication storage and preparation in the health system or organization. The director of pharmacy ensures that the pharmacy provides optimal services; meets all legal, accreditation, and certification requirements; and complies with all applicable policies, procedures, codes, and standards of the organization.

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develops and enforces policies and procedures that promote cost-effective, appropriate, and safe medication use.
• Develops and maintains a medical staff-approved formulary.
• Supervises medication storage and preparation areas throughout the facility.
• Provides for the educational needs of health care professionals, patients, and their families.
• Ensures maintenance of an adequate medication supply. Ensures the integrity of the medication supply. Establishes specifications for the procurement of medications, chemicals, and biologicals.
• Ensures strict control and accountability for medications dispensed to patients or distributed to floor stock.
• Assures adequate control and documentation of controlled substances.
• Ensures applicable continuing education records and licensure are maintained in department files.
• Supervises all pharmacy personnel and recruits, interviews, promotes, disciplines, and terminates pharmacy staff.
• Develops job descriptions and performance standards. Evaluates and counsels staff on their performance.
• Prepares work schedules and monitors workload statistics. Maintains an appropriate staffing level.
• Provides for the educational needs of the pharmacy staff.
• Prepares a pharmacy budget annually.
• Reviews monthly financial statistics and plans expenditures within budget guidelines.
• Monitors and justifies all expenses exceeding budgeted targets.
• Ensures preparation and submission of patient charges and financial reports to administration in accordance with policy.
• Administers reports, documents, payroll records, statistical surveys, and other required data.
• Ensures compliance with health system policies and procedures that apply to pharmacy services. Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.

Qualifications:

• Pharmacy Degree (B.S. or PharmD).
• 1 to 5 years hospital experience with 3 to 5 years in a management position preferred.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proven P&L responsibility and results.
• Ability to manage a team.
• Proven customer service skills.