Director of Pharmacy

Aquarius Professional Staffing; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquarius Professional Staffing seeks a Director of Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition for a prominent Massachusetts healthcare system in Boston. Lead pharmacy services, clinical nutrition programs, regulatory compliance, budgeting, and strategic planning to support high-quality patient care and system-level goals.

The role requires a PharmD with at least five years of supervisory experience, Massachusetts license, and strong leadership, teaching, and communication skills to develop staff, manage

Qualifications

• PharmD and current Massachusetts pharmacist license.
• Experience leading pharmacy operations and clinical nutrition programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pharmacy post graduate programs and student activities.
• Lead Pharmacy to achieve high-quality patient care and system-level goals.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with state and federal requirements and budget adherence.
• Hire, train, promote, and develop staff; manage performance.
• Participate in multidisciplinary committees and strategic planning.
• Manage department budgeting, purchasing, and inventory control.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Educator skills

Budget management

Inventory control

Presentation skills

Patient care focus

Education

PharmD

MS/MBA/MHA/MPH or equivalent

Massachusetts Pharmacy License

Job description

Are you a driven Director of Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition looking to be a vital asset to a reputable healthcare organization? Don't miss your chance.

What you will be doing as the Director of Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition:

• Ensures oversight of pharmacy post graduate programs and pharmacy student activities.
• Report to the Executive Director, Acute Care & Ambulatory Pharmacy, the Director leads the Pharmacy to ensure high-quality patient care through facilitation of institutional and system level goals and objectives. This includes but is not limited to oversight of clinical, regulatory and operations processes to ensure safe and effective medication and nutritional management. Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals and administrative teams across the institutional and system.
• Ensures the Department of Pharmacy operates in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations and standard-setting organizations; and within the approved operating and capital budgets
• Continually innovates Department of Pharmacy through service line enhancements and provider collaboration.
• Responsible for hiring, training, promotion, demotion, termination, performance management, and professional development of staff members.
• Oversees strategic planning for all departments in conjunction with institutional and system-level strategic plan.
• Establishes and maintains fiscal control of the departments, including purchasing and inventory control.
• Serves as Controlled Substances Registrant for Medical Center and controlled substance subject matter expert for other departments.
• Ensures compliance with state and federal regulations including but not limited to: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy, USP Chapters, Joint Commission, FDA, DEA, HRSA and others as needed.
• Determines the allocation of department's annual operating budget within the hospital's annual guidelines.
• Reviews and approves contracts related to Pharmacy Services (contracted work, automation, service changes, etc.) as identified by institution and system-level administration.
• Serves as liaison between departments and outside associations relating to hospital pharmacy as needed.
• Ensures development and ongoing quality improvement plan.
• Participates in multidisciplinary committees local and system levels. Voting member of local and system Pharmacy & Therapeutics committees.
• Interacts with various members of the medical staff, including service chiefs, to ensure appropriate and cost-effective medication management.
• Reviews all policies within the hospital related to the dispensing, administration, and record keeping for all medications.
• Evaluates and recommends medications for addition or deletion from the hospital formulary.
• Prepares statistical and analytical reports as required by regulation.
• Oversee all aspects of Department of Pharmacy including but not limited to planning, budgeting, fiscal reporting, goal setting with measurement, operational processes, clinical services, research, regulatory compliance and policy development.
• Votes on behalf of Medical Center on appropriate health system level committees.

What you will need as the Director of Pharmacy & Clinical Nutrition:

• PharmD with a minimum of five years of supervisory experience within a Pharmacy Department
• 2-3 years of experience as an Assistant Director in a Pharmacy Department at an organization with a Residency program up to PGY2 in Pharmacy Administration.
• MS/MBA/MHA/MPH or equivalent
• Current License to practice Pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by the hire date.
• Strong communication and educator skills.
• Strong orientation to patient care in accordance with the mission of the medical center & organizational values.
• Ability to effectively manage the department budgets.
• Ability to develop and implement inventory control system.
• Ability to make formal presentations related to clinical, operational, educational, research, and financial issues.
• Well-informed of national trends and perspectives regarding medications which may impact patient care, hospital, or on the departmental operation.