Director of Pharmacy

Location: Cozad

Our Mission:
To improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve demonstrating compassionate, patient-centered care.

Summary- SIGN ON BONUS AND LOAN FORGIVNESS AVAILABLE Responsible for the daily operation of the Hospital Pharmacy, ensuring compliance with patient care quality standards as they relate to the care provided to all age groups of patients. Provides support for Home Health, Physical Therapy, and Medical Clinic as needed. Interprets physician/provider medication orders and subsequently compounds and/or dispenses prescribed medications for patient care during hospitalizations, in accordance with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of Cozad Community Health System.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Directly responsible for the day-to-day functional operations of the Pharmacy, including medication procurement, storage, distribution, and management.

Applies expertise to medication related systems and equipment, including, but not limited to, maintenance of medication database for Hospital and Medical Clinic, and maintenance of medication database for automated dispensing cabinets.

Reviews and interprets prescription medication orders for inpatients, surgical patients, and outpatients to ensure that dosage, route, frequency, potential interactions, and allergies have been screened.

Provides clinical pharmacy services to hospital patients, including, but not limited to, order review and verification, pharmacokinetic dosing/monitoring, renal dosing adjustment, IV to PO conversion and patient education.

Medication distributive functions, including, but not limited to, maintenance of stock in automated dispensing cabinets, pharmacy, and controlled substance cabinet, preparation and/or verification of medications, labeling, compounding, and dispensing.

Controls the purchase of all pharmaceuticals and related substances and supplies and performs all functions of inventory database maintenance for the Hospital and Medical Clinic.

Provides direction and oversight for Hospital 340B program.

Directs and oversees key programs including Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship, Opioid Stewardship, and the CCHS Drug Diversion Program.

Maintains/establishes policies and procedures concerning all aspects of pharmacy, including, but not limited to, quality assurance monitoring, security of controlled substances, disposal of hazardous medications, USP standards, automated dispensing, and the 340B program.

Serves as a drug information resource for prescribers, health system staff, and patients.

Recommends processes to ensure quality of medication techniques and promotion of safe, legal, and ethical practices of medication administration of clinical staff.

Provides consultation with other healthcare professionals, participates as a drug expert on multidisciplinary teams, and performance improvement teams.

Directs and participates in the preparation of the Pharmacy annual budget.

Performs duties in documented accordance with requirements of all regulatory and governing bodies and maintains licensure/regulatory status for all services.

Participates in ongoing and systematic quality improvement efforts while providing quality healthcare services to all patients in a financially responsible manner.

Ensures adequate documentation and accurate charge capturing for Chargemaster.

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