Assistant Director Inpatient Pharmacy

WH Wheeling Hospital Inc.; Wheeling (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wheeling Hospital Inc. seeks an experienced pharmacy leader to develop and coordinate distributive and clinical services across the department. You will supervise personnel, lead educational programs, and ensure compliance with standards to optimize patient care.

The role requires active licensure in West Virginia, with leadership responsibilities for budgeting, policy development, and performance improvement across the pharmacy services.

Qualifications

• Must possess a current license as required by the state board where services will be provided or be license eligible.
• Licensure must be completed within 100 days of hire.
• WV: Pharmacist license through the West Virginia State Board of Pharmacy.
• Waiting on licensure restrictions before practicing.
• Cannot function as Pharmacist-in-Charge until fully licensed.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements staff orientation, training, and education to ensure competence across teams.
• Monitors safety and effectiveness of drug distribution within assigned areas.
• Plans and implements programs and services to meet national standards for patients.
• Directs activities of staff and promotes cooperation across teams.
• Conducts interviews, hires, and manages performance of direct reports.
• Ensures adherence to hospital and department policies and procedures.
• Investigates trends in pharmacy practice and updates policies and manuals.
• Prepares training materials to support clinical and operational services.
• Identifies and implements new products, technology, and procedures to improve operations.
• Works with Director on product standards and regulatory compliance.
• Assists in budget preparation and cost-control plans for the department.
• Contributes to annual labor, non-labor, and capital budgets as requested.
• Ensures services are delivered within budgeted resources.
• Promotes safe and effective use of pharmacy resources.
• Supports performance improvement indicators and patient safety initiatives.
• Develops communication channels between pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintains professional knowledge through continuing education and professional society involvement.
• Precepts pharmacy students and residents.

Skills

Time management

Verbal and non-verbal communication

Teamwork

Education

MBA / MHA / MS in Health-System Pharmacy Administration / MPH

Job description

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us! Below, you’ll find other important information about this position.

Develops, coordinates, and leads distributive and clinical services provided by the Department of Pharmaceutical Services, including supervision of personnel and educational programs offered by the department.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess a current license as required by the state board where services will be provided or be license eligible. Licensure must be completed within 100 days of hire.
• WV: Pharmacist license through the West Virginia State Board of Pharmacy
• NOTE: While waiting on licensure, employee may not practice pharmacy under West Virginia law and may not be allowed within the licensed pharmacy area without direct and guided supervision of a licensed pharmacist
• Employee may not function as a Pharmacist-in-Charge or perform any function of a practicing pharmacist.
• Incumbents will refrain from engaging in any responsibilities that necessitate a pharmacist's license until they have obtained full licensure.

EXPERIENCE:

• Candidates should have experience in at least ONE of the following areas: Completion of a health system pharmacy administration residency programANDTwo (2) years of administrative experience
• Completion of non-health system pharmacy administration residency programANDThree (3) years of administrative experience
• Five (5) years health-system pharmacy administrative experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master of Business Administration, Master of Health Administration, Master of Science in Health-System Pharmacy Administration, or Master in Public Health
• Board Certification in a clinical pharmacy specialty

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 1. Develops and implements processes, within assigned teams, through orientation, training, and education to ensure that the competence of all staff members is assessed, maintained, improved, and demonstrated throughout their employment.
• 2. Develops systems and provides feedback to the Director to monitor the safety and effectiveness of drug distribution within assigned areas of responsibility.
• 3. Develops and, with approval, implements programs, systems, and services to provide drug distribution and clinical services that meet or exceed national standards for patients at WVU Medicine.
• 4. Formulates and refines systems used in the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients.
• 5. Directs the activities of staff, within assigned teams, and monitors performance, clarifies work expectations and promotes cooperation among individuals and groups.
• 6. Performs personnel functions such as interviewing, hiring and performance management of direct-report employees.
• 7. Ensures that hospital and department policies and procedures are followed.
• 8. Investigates and studies trends and developments in pharmacy practice; develops policies and procedures and operational manuals; introduces new products and procedures to staff within their assigned teams and responsibilities.
• 9. Assures the development of policies, procedures and other orientation and training materials to support clinical and operational services.
• 10. Identifies, seeks approval for and with approval implements new products, technology, and procedures to improve clinical and distribution operations.
• 11. Works with the Director to determine product standards and assure compliance with national standards and regulatory requirements.
• 12. Assists in the preparation of the annual budget for the Department of Pharmacy; monitors budget and other financial indicators during the year. Assists in the development and implementation of plans to control costs and improve departmental operations.
• 13. Assists the Director in the preparation of the annual labor, non-labor and capital budgets as requested.
• 14. Ensures delivery of pharmacy services within budgeted level of resources.
• 15. Develops, and with approval, implements systems to promote safe and effective use of pharmacy resources.
• 16. Assists the administrative team to develop and maintain performance improvement indicators and programs to improve quality of service and optimize patient safety.
• 17. Works to develop, implement and effectively respond to performance improvement indicators that routinely assess pharmaceutical services and promote improvement in the quality of services provided.
• 18. Assures adequate and timely submission of data and reports for performance improvement activities.
• 19. Establishes systems to encourage effective communication and working relationships between pharmacy employees and other healthcare professionals.
• 20. Takes a proactive and innovative approach to problem identification and resolution.
• 21. Maintains professional knowledge and skills by active participation in continuing education activities.
• 22. Maintains professional society involvement (local, state and national).
• 23. Precepts pharmacy students and pharmacy Residents.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• 1. Walk and stand for long periods of time
• 2. Must be able to lift 30 pounds and push 50 pounds
• 3. Dexterity required to finger, handle, and reach

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• 1. Time management skills
• 2. Verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• 3. Teamwork skills

Additional Job Description: Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt: United States of America (Exempt) Company: WH Wheeling Hospital Inc. Cost Center: 405 WH Quality Management Address: 1 Medical Park Drive Wheeling West Virginia Equal Opportunity Employer West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

Thank you for your interest in working for WVUM.

The West Virginia University Health System is a West Virginia-based academic health system that provides the full continuum of healthcare services at 30 hospitals in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Maryland. With more than 47,000 employees, of which 7,200 are providers, and $10 billion in total operating revenues, the WVU Health System is anchored by an 890-bed academic medical center and the 150-bed WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. Together, the Health System’s hospitals, clinics, and specialty programs provide a comprehensive continuum of care, ranging from community-based primary and specialty services to highly complex, quaternary care and post-acute care.