PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Develops and implements quality improvement activities and ensures compliance with patient care and medication practice standards. Continuously assesses and improves the performance of pharmacy services provides.
• Provides direct supervision of pharmacy staff in order to provide safe and effective pharmacy services.
• Implements and enforces policies relevant to the operation of the department.
• Assists in planning and implementing new concepts in drug distribution and control in accordance with established hospital policy and accepted standards of proper pharmacy practice. 
• Coordinates department’s activities with those of other departments; and coordinates with other management staff in establishing checks and quality controls to ensure quality of care. 
• Compiles reports and special studies as arranged or as specifically requested; keeps informed on developments and trends inside and outside the hospital that relate to assigned functions. 
• Acts as a consultant to support services and ancillary departments. Serves as a resource to the pharmacy staff.
• Leads staff members in the pharmacy by assigning work tasks, supervising, evaluating, hiring, disciplinary action, training, and scheduling work shifts for all employees. 
• Recruits, interviews, promotes, disciplines, and terminates pharmacy staff. Sets performance standards and goals for direct reports and the department. Evaluates and counsels staff on their performance.
• Monitors workload statistics to ensure appropriate staffing levels. 
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

EDUCATION 

• Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D; Bachelor of Pharmacy) from an accredited school of pharmacy 

EXPERIENCE 

• Two years' experience, with demonstrated progressive leadership responsibility

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.