Director Pharmacy

Selectminds; Pontiac (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a senior Pharmacy leader to establish and direct a comprehensive pharmacy services program across multiple sites. You will supervise pharmacists and staff, develop budgets, and drive revenue growth while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and accreditation.

The role requires Michigan licensure, 5+ years in pharmacy management, and experience with retail or specialty pharmacy operations, including intravenous therapy.

Qualifications

• Current Michigan Pharmacist license with controlled substance licensure.
• Minimum two years in pharmacy operations with retail/clinical experience including IV meds.
• Five years of management directing pharmacy operations and program expansion.
• Valid Michigan driver's license and proof of auto insurance.

Responsibilities

• Formulates and achieves strategic plan initiatives related to Pharmacy Services.
• Coordinates Pharmacy Services with other departments and McLaren Health Care subsidiaries.
• Collaborates on market research, pro formas, and program development strategies.
• Establishes departmental policies in conjunction with other leadership; resolves issues.
• Oversees management-level staff, including hiring, training and performance appraisal.
• Develops and manages Pharmacy budgets and capital equipment expenses.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory and reimbursement changes affecting Pharmacy Operations.
• Maintains inventory control accuracy and licensing/orientation records.

Skills

Pharmacy operations

Pharmacy management

IV medication therapy

Education

Michigan Pharmacist license

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Establishes and directs a comprehensive pharmacy services program, including, but not limited to, retail pharmacy, long term care pharmacy, medication therapy management, home and ambulatory infusion, specialty pharmacy, mail-order pharmacy according to established policies, standard practices of profession, and state and federal laws. Initiates pharmacy program development, collaborates with system leadership and executes multi-site start-up and expansion, and identifies revenue growth opportunities.Responsible for supervising and evaluating work performance of pharmacists and support staff, quality, revenue cycle, information system(s) implementation, purchasing, inventory, asset and expense control and communication.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Formulates and achieves strategic plan initiatives related to Pharmacy Services.

2. Responsible for coordination of Pharmacy Services in conjunction with other departments and other McLaren Health Care Subsidiaries.

3. Collaborates with other leaders to perform market research and analysis, develop pro formas as appropriate, and lead the implementation of the program development strategies and business planning determined in the strategic plans.

4. Works in conjunction with other leadership, including CEOs and leadership of hospitals, in order to establish departmental policies and procedures. Resolves issues and concerns related to the same.

5. Oversight of management level employees including interview, selection, training, performance appraisal, work allocation and discipline. Travels regularly to offices/entities within the service delivery area.

6. Oversees/approves McLaren Pharmacy departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety program, environmental and infection control standards.

7. Prepares for changes in regulatory and reimbursement as it pertains to the Pharmacy Operations.

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9. Prepares written documentation as required by the business and the department (policies/procedures), meeting applicable accreditation standards, and state and federal guidelines.

10. Develops in conjunction with finance Pharmacy budgets and is accountable for the expense and capital equipment expenses for the pharmacy retail locations.

11. Ensures accuracy of inventory control practices.

12. Becomes educated and proficient in the operation of the computer systems used by Pharmacy.

13. Analyzes records on quality assurance, staff continuing education and other related record-keeping functions and takes appropriate action.

14. Ensures cross training of personnel and assures maintenance of licensing and orientation records for staff.

15. Plans, organizes and directs all phases of product distribution activities.

16. Analyzes inventory reports and surplus stock lists to determine need for improvement in control methods; directs the initiation of corrective measures to restore satisfactory inventory control balance.

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18. Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings as assigned.

19. Reviews results of billing activities and works with Finance Director to achieve AR goals.

20. Responsible for revenue growth.

21. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Current Michigan Pharmacist and controlled substance licensure required.
• Possess a minimum of two (2) years of pharmacy operations with retail and/or clinical pharmacy experience with intravenous medication therapy.
• Five (5) years of management experience directing pharmacy operations and expanding programs, preferably in a retail or specialty pharmacy environment.
• Valid Michigan driver’s license and proof of current automobile insurance.

Preferred:

• Sales experience, managed care experience, billing experience, familiarity with governing regulations.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26010675
• Daily Work Times: 8:00am-4:30pm
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.