Director, Site Pharmacy
Company: AdaptHealth LLC
Location: Chula Vista
Posted on: October 19, 2024
Job Description:
Description:Position Summary:Responsible for all aspects of the
pharmacy fulfillment site operation. This role is responsible for
maintaining high standards of patient care, ensuring compliance
with legal and regulatory requirements, managing pharmacy staff,
and optimizing pharmacy services to meet the needs of patients and
healthcare providers. The site director collaborates with various
departments and stakeholders to develop and implement strategies
that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the pharmacy
department. This position provides guidance for the clinical
operational aspects of the Pharmacy program. Responsible for
providing oversight of clinical decision-making aspects of the
pharmacy program. This role directly supervises the pharmacy team
responsible for dispensing medication including pharmacists,
technicians, warehouse clerks and other adjacent roles involved in
running the fulfillment location.
Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement pharmacy policies, procedures, and
protocols in compliance with federal and state regulations and
industry standards.
- Lead and manage pharmacy staff, including hiring, training, and
performance evaluations to ensure a competent and motivated
team.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives such as
medication safety programs, adverse event reporting and medication
utilization evaluations.
- Foster effective communication and collaboration with other
departments and healthcare providers to optimize patient
outcomes.
- Oversee the procurement, storage, and distribution of
medications, ensuring accurate inventory management and safe
medication practices.
- Fill and distribute prescriptions to patients in a timely
manner.
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the
needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability.
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions,
side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
- Ensure medication will not interact adversely with another
prescribed medication.
- Submit prescriptions to doctor for automatic refills.
- Monitor the health and progress of patients to ensure that they
are using their medications safely and effectively.
- Advise patients on over the counter medications
- Provide information on durable medical equipment.
- Advise patients with conditions such as diabetes, asthma,
smoking cessation, or high blood pressure.
- Maintain and update confidential computerized records of
patients' drug therapies to prevent harmful drug interactions.
- Maintain records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles,
charge system files, inventories, and control records for narcotics
or controlled drugs.
- Plan, implement, or maintain procedures for mixing, packaging,
or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal
requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper
disposal.
- Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to
prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- Advise customers on the selection of medication brands, medical
equipment, or healthcare supplies.
- Teach pharmacy students serving as interns in preparation for
their graduation or licensure.
- Maintain unrestricted licensure as required in all states where
pharmacy dispenses.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and function within the
guidelines of HIPAA.
- Completes assigned compliance training and other educational
programs as required.
- Maintains compliant with AdaptHealth's Compliance Program
- Perform other related duties as
assigned.Management/Supervision:
- Responsible for selection and hiring of qualified staff,
ensuring an effective on-boarding, and providing comprehensive
training and regular feedback.
- Accomplishes staff results by communicating job expectations;
planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching,
counseling, and disciplining employees; developing, coordinating,
and enforcing systems, policies, procedures, and productivity
standards.
- Establishes annual goals and objectives for the department
based on the organization's strategic goals.
- Responsible for achieving organizational performance and
retention goals, including timely completion of performance
evaluations.Competency, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong leadership and managerial skills to lead and motivate a
team.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively
collaborate with various stakeholders, including healthcare
providers, patients, and administrative staff.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced
environment while maintaining attention to detail and
accuracy.
- Read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical
journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
- Author routine reports and correspondence.
- Respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers,
regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
- Willingness to seek and obtain licensure in all states where
business is conducted.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete
variables in standardized situations.
- Mental alertness and the ability to properly treat confidential
information.
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite - Excel, Word, and
PowerPoint
- Organized and Detail oriented.Requirements:Education and
Experience Requirements:
- Doctorate in Pharmacy (PharmD) is required
- Eight (8) years of prior Pharmacy experience is required.
- Two (2) years leadership experience required.
- Valid and unrestricted Pharmacist license required in the
state(s) of practice.
- Registered with the applicable Board of Pharmacy and in good
standing.
- Valid and unrestricted driver's licensePhysical Demands and
Work Environment:
- Mental alertness and ability to analyze large amounts of data
and report in a clear and concise manner.
- Must be able to bend, stoop, stretch, stand, and sit for
extended periods.
- Ability to perform repetitive motions of wrists, hands, and/or
fingers due to extensive computer use.
- Work environment may be stressful at times, as overall office
activities and work levels fluctuate.
- Subject to long periods of sitting and exposure to computer
screen.
- Must be able to lift 30 pounds as needed.
- Excellent ability to communicate both verbally and in
writing.
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Keywords: AdaptHealth LLC, Escondido , Director, Site Pharmacy, Executive , Chula Vista, California
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