Director - Pharmacy

Location:

Avera Queen of Peace Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays (United States of America)

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Under the general supervision of the Pharmacy leadership, the Director plans, directs and oversees the clinical and distributive pharmacy services for the assigned facility. The Director is responsible for creating and maintaining a hiring and retention plan for pharmacy personnel, ensuring that an effective schedule is in place, and creating and adhering to a budget for operations and capital for the department. The director will actively participate in the appropriate/assigned local and system level management team(s) to ensure standardization and integration with other areas and facilities while optimizing performance at the local site. The Director will also provide leadership to various committees of the organization.

What you will do

• Plans, directs and oversees the clinical and distributive pharmacy services for the hospital and/or related areas to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and to provide optimal patient care.
• Develops and maintains a plan for recruiting, hiring and maintaining a pharmacy workforce while ensuring an effective staffing plan/schedule is in place to meet the needs of the department.
• Accountable for the ongoing operations of the department with regard to established safety/quality standards, established goals and objectives, and efficiency and productivity standards.
• Actively participates in the appropriate system management team(s) to ensure the development of and adherence to system standards and practices.
• Assures the establishment and maintenance of standards of practice, competency-based orientation, and continuing education programs for the department.
• Establishes and maintains clinical and operational systems that insure maximum resource utilization and financial performance of the department. Responsible for budget for the department.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary teams and leads to teams to develop patient-centered services, designs and implements corresponding programs, and measures their effectiveness within the Health System's goals related to cost, quality and patient outcomes.
• Provides leadership and ensures pharmacy representation on committees, service lines, and work groups related to the development of medication use and pharmacy services ensuring quality patient care and delivery of services.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the practice of pharmacy.
• Maintains state of the art technical skills by review of literature, professional journals and participation in professional groups.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Pharmacist- Board of Pharmacy active in the state(s) of practice Upon Hire
• Hospital Pharmacy Practice experience

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Doctorate (PHD) from an accredited School of Pharmacy
• Some College Completion of ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Residency
• BPS Certification- Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Board certification by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Upon Hire

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera's mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera's values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera's standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Free health insurance options, for full-time single coverage on Avera High Deductible Health Plan

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer- Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.