Director of Pharmacy

Schedule

Full Time, Days

About the role

Rainer Springs is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Outpatient Therapist joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Responsibilities

• Leads the hospital pharmacy department, overseeing daily operations, staffing, and clinical and regulatory performance.
• Establishes goals, policies, and procedures; ensures safe, effective, and compliant medication-use processes; partners with medical and nursing leadership on evidence-based formularies, guidelines, and medication safety; and drives continuous quality and performance improvement.
• Demonstrates administrative responsibilities related to daily operations management.
• Develops goals, objectives, policies and procedures for departmental operation.
• Works to improve services provided and assure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Keeps leadership informed of operational activities, needs and problems.
• Drives installation and implementation of new services, procedures and pharmacy automation products.
• Fosters teamwork throughout the organization.
• Develops and executes Performance Improvement Programs involving pharmacy operations.
• Demonstrates skills in measuring, assessing, and improving organizational performance.
• Encourages professional development of departmental personnel through in-service education and external education.
• Manages the pharmacy team including hiring, training, scheduling, resolving performance issues, coaching and mentoring.
• Reviews and approves Technician and Pharmacists schedules prior to distribution to staff.
• Meets regularly with pharmacy staff regarding pharmacy operations.
• Develops, implements and monitors appropriate staffing plans based on factors such as acuity and census.
• Coordinates and facilitates the performance reviews within the organizations recommended time frame using appropriate methods of assessing staff competence.
• Provides oversight for purchasing and inventory management.
• Demonstrates understanding of JC Standards, HCFA, CARF and State Standards and monitors department's compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Education: BS in Pharmacy required; PharmD and/or MBA/MS (or equivalent education/experience) preferred.
• Licensure: Current state pharmacist license required.
• Experience: Minimum five (5) years of hospital pharmacy experience desirable; demonstrated leadership and/or program management experience.
• Competencies: Regulatory compliance (JC, CMS/HCFA, CARF, state), performance improvement, guideline/protocol development, data analysis, team leadership, effective communication, and collaboration across disciplines.

Pay

Salary range: $175,000-198,000 annually