Overview
Job Description
The Supervisor Pharmacy Services Hospital serves as the primary resource for pharmacist, technician, and support staff in the department. The position ensures that technical personnel are well trained and competent in their responsibilities, and that the drug distribution system operates as effectively and efficiently as possible. Additional responsibilities include identifying areas for improvement related to drug distribution, the pharmacist and technician practice model and day-to-day pharmacy operations, and making appropriate, informed decisions or recommendations to address these areas.WHO WE ARE
Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
- Facilitating Change Communicates and supports all organizational/system contracting decisions and related policies. Coordinates communication within pharmacy operations community throughout the facility to ensure new and/or updated medication management information is effectively shared and implemented.
- Budget and Policies Develops, implements and manages policies and a budget, ensuring cost control and expenses are in alignment with the budget.
- Compliance Ensures pharmacy services and supporting education are compliant with all regulatory, professional and departmental standards.
- Effective Communication Ensures the exchange of information (written and verbal) and ideas are timely, effective, and respectful. Informs executive management of pertinent information. Acts as the communication link between management, staff, and outside agents as needed. Prepares reports that are professionally written and provides an accurate interpretation of the information.
- Operational Planning Establishes goals and objectives for the pharmacy team and provision of pharmacy services and integrated Healthcare delivery. Develops and monitors implementation strategies and plans to achieve goals. Collaborates with medical staff, executives, hospital leaders, and hospital staff to ensure departmental goals are in congruence with other organizational plans and priorities.
- Team Leadership Leads team to ensure seamless quality pharmacy centered care throughout the health-illness continuum. Participates and leads initiatives to improve patient and hospital operations. Delegates effectively by entrusting responsibility and authority to others.
- Professional Development Maintains a current understanding of Franciscan Pharmacy System strategies and knowledge of the marketplace. Integrates knowledge and healthcare subject matter expertise of all areas of responsibility and management theories and concepts into the practice environment. Establishes goals for own professional growth including participation in professional organizations. Serves an internal expert to the organization, develops, and implements training programs for staff.
- People Management Activities Makes decisions for direct reports and performs people management activities such as performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, staff planning, and interviews. Performance Management Supervises direct reports and manages the performance of individuals through ongoing coaching, feedback, and development to motivate, engage and drive a high performing team.
- Program Evaluation Utilizes monitoring and trending data to ensure delivery of appropriate, cost-effective patient care and achievement of key organizational performance metrics and objectives.
- Organizational Collaboration Works in collaboration with Franciscan Alliance operational systems and operational program leaders in establishing and achieving shared goals fostering hospital pharmacy services. Serves on various committees as requested and represents pharmacy services in planning, communication and decision-making discussions. Acts as a subject matter expert to others internal to the hospital.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Required Bachelor's Degree Pharmacy
- Preferred Doctorate PharmD
- 3 years progressive hospital pharmacy practice experience with documented success in a hospital or integrated healthcare system, managed care, and/or hospital environment with broad clinical, operational, and regulatory practical experience. Preferred
- Registered Pharmacist (RPh) - State Licensing Board Required
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.
Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.
Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.
Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.
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