Pharmacy Director

Maintain state of regulatory readiness: Board of Pharmacy, The Joint Commission, DEA, KRSA, CHC. Develop, regularly review and revise when necessary departmental organizational structure to delineate authority, functional responsibilities and lines of communication. Make budget recommendations for capital equipment needs and operational expenses along with a projection of departmental revenues.

Develop and implement departmental policies and procedures. Establish goals in measurable terms, evaluate and revise goal projection with appropriate documentation. Interview, select, evaluate, counsel, commend or terminate employees according to departmental and hospital policy. Develop and implement departmental plan for employee development/orientation.

Develop and implement departmental strategic plan. Maintain departmental records as required. Serve on committees as outlined in Administrative policies and Procedures. Prepare departmental work schedules and approve payroll. Communicate and enforce hospital policies and procedures to departmental employees. Plan and implement new concepts of service to maintain currently with accepted practices.

Advise administration of departmental activities. Communicates with nursing services and medical staff. Responsible for purchasing of drugs and biologicals, maintaining inventory and storage. Oversees Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement activities. Responsible for the use, storage, inventory and documentation of controlled substances.

Contacting and conferring physicians if there are any questions or irregularities regarding medication orders. Responsible for the collection of Quality Assurance/Performance improvement data. Interprets prescription orders and contacts provider or insurer as indicated. Prepares and dispenses prescriptions in accordance with state and federal regulations.

Maintains patient profile to include information on allergies, disease history and other information as appropriate. Performs medication counseling for patients as requested. Supervises activities and checks work on pharmacy technicians. Oversees accounting and financial records related to purchasing, dispensing and remittance.

Reconciles third party payments and submits claim disputes as necessary. Services as Pharmacist in Charge in accordance with Louisiana Sate Board of Pharmacy requirements. Responsible for complete supervision, management, and compliance with all federal and state pharmacy laws and regulations. Develops policy/procedures regarding quality pharmacy services including drug control, distribution, patient compliance accountability, inspection and record testing.

Responsible for all aspects of prescription benefit manager contracts. Prepares and submits contract documents.

Education and Experience

Bachelors Degree or Doctorate of Pharmacy, must meet state requirements for Pharmacist and registered by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy Minimum of three years of experience in a hospital pharmacy preferred Supervisory Experience preferred