Assistant Director of Pharmacy Services

Assistant Director of Pharmacy Services

NYC Health + Hospitals

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NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the United States. We provide essential outpatient, inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New Yorkers every year across the city’s five boroughs. Our large health system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care centers, post‑acute care/long‑term care, rehabilitation programs, Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person‑centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy Services, assists in formulating, planning, directing, administering, coordinating and evaluating Pharmacy services and programs in a health care setting. Promotes effective functioning and operations of inpatient, outpatient and satellite pharmacies in coordination with other professional and administrative disciplines. Assists the Director of Pharmacy Services in creating an environment that promotes growth, leading pharmacy staff to perform within regulatory guidelines, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.

Assumes full responsibility and authority in Director’s absence.

• Directs pharmaceutical personnel with respect to compounding and dispensing of drugs, in accordance with prescribed policies and standards and legal requirements, requisitioning and procurement of drugs and pharmaceutical supplies, inventory control and maintenance, storage of supplies and their issuance and maintenance of such controls and standards, orderliness and cleanliness of Pharmacy area, and inspection programs.
• Participates with the health care setting in formulation and development of policies regarding the evaluation, selection, procurement, storage, distribution, use, and all other matters relating to drugs in the hospital, with consideration being given to the following:
• Drug Formulary
• Evaluations or clinical data on new drugs or preparations for use in health care settings
• Investigational drug protocols
• Drugs to be stocked and other related services
• Assists in developing, recommending and implementing pharmaceutical service programs consistent with the medication needs of the patients, including control and accountability of drug products throughout the health care setting.
• Collaborates in the development, makes recommendations and implements programs of records management, whereby records are correlated with other health care setting records, in accordance with the health care setting’s procedures and practices, such as:
• Transactions of the Pharmacy
• Record systems and bookkeeping, in accordance with accounting department standards
• Controls over requisitioning and dispensing of drugs and pharmaceutical supplies
• Assists in formulating, developing, implementing and directing clinical pharmacy activities involving the review and interpretation of all drug orders, maintenance of patient medication profiles and participation in direct patient care, and develops patient care evaluation programs relating to drug utilization and effectiveness.
• Assists in the development and preparation of financial goals and pharmacy budget based on System-wide initiatives and competitive business trends. Assists in making recommendations regarding staffing patterns.
• Communicates and manages relationships across the System to promote staff engagement and offer support.
• Assists in selection of the Pharmacy personnel, guides them in their performance, trains and reviews their performance, makes recommendations regarding the efficiency of department personnel (their performances, potential and development), and follows through in accordance with System’s policies and programs in personnel and labor relations on such matters as compensation,…