Director of Pharmacy

Complete Rx is seeking a results-driven and visionary Director of Pharmacy to oversee pharmacy operations at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. You’ll have the opportunity to shape pharmacy programs, drive performance improvements, and partner with hospital leadership to elevate patient care at a 772-bed acute care facility located in Tallahassee, FL.

Sign on Bonus: $10,000

The Director of Pharmacy provides leadership and strategic direction at our partnered hospital while having the support and expertise of Complete Rx’s operations team as a resource. Your positive leadership and innovation will enable the hospital to provide the best services to the local communities.

Founded in 1948, Tallahassee Memorial Health Care (TMH) is a private, nonprofit healthcare system serving North Florida and South Georgia. At the center of the system is a 772-bed acute care hospital providing advanced and specialized services, including the region’s only Level II Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. TMH also provides comprehensive cancer care through its Cancer Center and includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

At Complete Rx, we believe healthcare should be about serving others. That's why our mission is to deliver better care and better service, through innovation. The goal of our exceptional teams is to perform like champions. This means we are committed to being the best at delivering quality care to the patients we serve. Each team member's dedication is essential to meeting and exceeding the needs of our patients and families.

Evaluates operations on an ongoing basis to ensure safe, appropriate, cost-effective care delivery

• Develops, enforces, and maintains policies and procedures that promote cost-effective, appropriate, and safe drug use.
• Evaluates operations on an ongoing basis using principles of continuous process improvement.
• Develops, implements, checks, and retools action plans to address variances and improve efficiency.
• Participates in select Hospital committees.
• Leads the Antibiotic Stewardship Committee in conjunction with the Hospital's Infection Control leader.
• Develops and maintains a medical-staff-approved formulary.
• Supervises drug storage and preparation areas throughout the hospital.
• Provides for the educational needs of healthcare professionals and patients and their families.
• Ensures maintenance of an adequate drug supply. Ensures the integrity of the drug supply. Establishes specifications for the procurement of drugs, chemicals, and biologicals.
• Ensures strict control and accountability for drugs dispensed to patients or distributed to floor stock.
• Assures adequate control and documentation of controlled substances.
• Maintains a quality improvement plan for the department
• Ensures the pharmacy is in compliance with all federal, state, and other regulatory agency laws and standards.

Supervises, trains, mentors, and evaluates staff.

• Recruits, promotes, disciplines, and terminates pharmacy staff.
• Develops job descriptions, performance standards, and performance goals.
• Evaluates and counsels staff on their performance.
• Prepares work schedules and monitors workload statistics. Maintains an appropriate staffing level.
• Provides for the educational needs of the pharmacy staff.
• Acts as a positive role model, mentor, and preceptor.
• Promotes individual professional growth.
• Communicates with staff and promotes staff ownership in problem-solving and participation in operational decision-making.

Prepares annual budget, controls and reduces costs, forecasts operational needs, and reviews…