Pharmacy Director
Listed on 2026-01-11
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Healthcare
Pharmacy
PHARMACY DIRECTOR – UNM Hospital
Relocation Assistance Available
Minimum
Offer:
$ 73.58/hr.
Maximum
Offer:
$ 94.51/hr.
Compensation Disclaimer:
Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.
Department:
Pharmacy - Admin
FTE: 1.00 (Full Time, Shift: Days)
Position SummaryDirects, manages and oversees Pharmacy assignment programs, activities and operations. Ensures adherence to established policies and procedures. Prepares and presents in-service educational programs to medical and pharmacy staff. Patient care assignment may include:
Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric age groups.
- SUPERVISION – Develop efficient organizational structure. Supervise employees and select, terminate, train, educate, correct deficiencies, perform appraisals, issue discipline, counsel and schedule work assignments; encourage staff teamwork and growth initiatives.
- QUALITY – Manage and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and procedures to ensure continued quality of care.
- QUALITY – Monitor and evaluate the efficiency of department programs and activities; identify and recommend areas of improvement.
- SUPPLY – Assist in coordinating the annual hospital drug bids.
- SUPPLY – Maintain invoices and purchase orders; ensure prompt payment by utilizing discount offers.
- PROJECTS – Establish and monitor investigational drug projects.
- REPORTS – Prepare and maintain a variety of reports; analyze and interpret reports as required; identify and recommend areas of improvement through data research and statistical analysis.
- PATIENT SERVICES – Ensure pharmacy services are provided in a timely manner consistent with patient needs.
- COORDINATION – Coordinate pharmaceutical services functions within pharmacy to include drug distribution, purchasing and procurement activities in a cost‑effective manner.
- PATIENT CARE – Develop, implement and monitor clinical pharmacy programs to include Medication Usage Evaluation (MUE) programs.
- DOCUMENTATION – Prepare monographs for drugs going the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
- SUPERVISION – Coordinate clinical clerkship rotations for pharmacy students.
- PATIENT CARE – Manage formulary and non‑formulary drug approvals and criteria enforcement.
- DOCUMENTATION – Prepare, publish and distribute Pharmacy and Therapeutics newsletter.
- COMMUNICATION – Develop and submit proposals and articles; conduct presentations at educational and research meetings.
- DEVELOPMENT – Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in‑services, meetings and workshops.
- PATIENT SAFETY 1 – Follow patient safety‑related policies, procedures and protocols.
- PATIENT SAFETY 2 – Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes.
- PATIENT SAFETY 3 – Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk.
- PATIENT SAFETY 4 – Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner.
- PATIENT SAFETY 5 – Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right".
- Education – Essential: Program Graduate
- Education – Nonessential: Doctorate Degree, Master’s Degree
- Education specialization – Essential: Accredited College of Pharmacy
- Education specialization – Nonessential: Pharmacy, Business or Healthcare Related Discipline
- Experience – Essential: 5 years directly related experience
- Experience – Nonessential: No preferred experience
- Credentials – Essential: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Provider or Professional Rescuer within 30 days;
Pharmacist License in New Mexico - Credentials – Nonessential: Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification, PALS
Medium Work:
Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
- Minor Hazard – physical risks, dirt, dust, fumes, noise.
- Subject to an annual contract and performance appraisal.
- Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required.
Director
Employment TypeFull‑time
Job FunctionHealth Care Provider
IndustriesHospitals and Health Care
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