Director of Pharmacy; Clifton T. Perkins

The University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy (UMSOP), Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research (P-SHOR) has an opening for a Director of Pharmacy at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital in Jessup, Maryland.

Established in 1841, the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) is the fourth oldest school of pharmacy in the United States. As a leader in pharmacy education, scientific discovery, patient care, and community engagement; the School conducts cutting-edge research and engages in a wide variety of professional practice activities to improve the health and well-being of citizens in the state of Maryland and beyond.

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UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development. This position participates in a retirement program that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire. Exempt regular staff receive a generous leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, paid holidays, personal leave, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance;

professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at participating University System of Maryland schools; and flexible work schedules and teleworking options (if applicable per job)..

For more information, please visit HR Benefits at https://www.umaryland.edu/hrs/benefits/

For information regarding UMB Employee Perks, please visit https://www.umaryland.edu/hr/benefits-and-well-being/benefits-programs-and-perks/

UMB is a public university and constituent institution of the University System of Maryland. All employees are expected to work primarily physically within the State of Maryland.

Employees whose job duties require them to work in a clinical setting or at clinical or field sites are required to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine requirements of those specific sites. For additional information on protocols and exemptions, please visit the COVID-19 website.

• Direct all pharmacy activities, including clinical services, performance improvement, dispensing, and the purchasing, receipt, and storage of pharmaceuticals. Collaborates with upper-level administrators and other directors within the business unit and throughout the campus in order to ensure the deliverance of high-quality pharmacy services and safe, effective and appropriate medication treatment.
• Ensure efficient recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, training, performance management, and coaching functions to continually assess strengths and areas for improvement while maintaining a well-trained, highly engaged, motivated, and high-performing staff.
• Prepare medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders. Detect therapeutic incompatibilities. Dispense medication by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Develop, recommend, and implement policies and procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, disposal of hazardous waste drugs, maintenance of inventory, and record keeping meeting the changing needs and requirements and enforce standards.
• Partner management on a regular basis in setting strategic goals/objectives and budgets, and/or in fostering improvements in policies/procedures for the entire department.
• Consult with and advise medical staff regarding drugs and pharmaceuticals.
• Direct all aspects of departmental functions to maintain their efficient operation.
• Direct performance improvement processes related to medication treatment including medication use evaluation, adverse event monitoring and medication error monitoring.
• Direct program development and improvement initiatives and a member of multidisciplinary committees or teams. Communicate with prescribers to obtain clear prescriptions by confirming the dosage and formulation to ensure patient's safety. Collaborate with physicians to discuss drug options and incompatibility issues with patient prescriptions.
• Direct the stocking and inventory of drugs. Ensures drug rotation and removal of expired drugs from inventory.
• Maintain and nurture effective communication and partnerships by conferring with business unit and campus leadership on issues pertaining to the promotion and understanding of the departmental functions.
• Develop and maintain pharmacy department's budget, including cost containment and guarantee…