Pharmacy Director

• Directs, manages and oversees Pharmacy assign programs, activities and operations
• Ensures adherence to established policies and procedures
• Prepares and presents in-service educational programs to medical and pharmacy staff
• Develop efficient organizational structure
• Supervise employees and select, terminate, train, educate, correct deficiencies, perform appraisals, issue discipline, counsel, schedule work assignments
• encourage staff teamwork and growth initiatives
• Manage and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and procedures to ensure continued quality of care
• Monitor and evaluate the efficiency of department programs and activities
• identifies and recommends areas of improvement
• Assist in coordinating the annual hospital drug bids
• Maintain invoices and purchase orders
• ensure prompt payment by utilizing discount offers
• Establish and monitor investigational drug projects
• Prepare and maintain a variety of reports
• analyze and interpret reports as required
• identify and recommend areas of improvement through data research and statistical analysis
• Ensure pharmacy services are provided in a timely manner consistent with patient needs
• Coordinate pharmaceutical services functions within pharmacy to include drug distribution, purchasing and procurement activities in a cost-effective manner
• Develop, implement and monitor clinical pharmacy programs to include Medication Usage Evaluation (MUE) programs
• Prepare monographs for drugs going the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Coordinate clinical clerkship rotations for pharmacy students
• Manage formulary and non-formulary drug approvals and criteria enforcement
• Prepare, publish and distribute Pharmacy and Therapeutics newsletter
• Develop and submit proposals and articles
• conduct presentations at educational and research meetings
• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

• Program Graduate
• Accredited College of Pharmacy
• 5 years directly related experience
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• Pharmacist License in New Mexico

• Doctorate Degree
• Master's Degree
• Pharmacy
• Business or Healthcare Related Discipline
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
• PALS

Relocation Assistance Available