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Job Details: PHARMACY DIRECTOR

 

Company: Vanderbilt Medical Center – We are considered one of America's best hospitals. We're also the 2nd-largest private employer in Tennessee!

Description: Our patients trust in your expertise.
So do we. At Vanderbilt Medical Center, we're proud of our legacy of excellence: attracting the best and brightest medical professionals from across the nation and around the world. Vanderbilt Medical Center is an 800 bed Level I trauma hospital designated as a Magnet facility, and ranked among the "100 Best Hospitals" and the "Top 15 Teaching Hospitals" in the nation. We are an internationally recognized healthcare pioneer known for excellence in education, patient care, and research.

We are currently seeking an experienced Pharmacy Director. Key responsibilities include:

• Planning, organizing and directing overall programs and activities for the Department of Pharmacy.
• Establishing a service to optimize medication therapy and integrate best practices into all patient settings and an environment of trust, fairness, consistency and confidentiality among team members.
• Reviewing, communicating and implementing policies, procedures and standards related to operations of Pharmacy. Interprets policies and procedures to staff.
• Developing and operationalizing plans for the Department of Pharmacy. Directing and leading teams to achieve targeted results. Establishing goals and aligns staff using techniques and programs consistent with direction of organization. Recognizing and rewarding desired performance.
• Reviewing and reporting financial and operational data evaluating quality of service, workloads revenue and expenses.
• Negotiations for VMC as appropriate including preparing and signing contracts


Our successful candidate will have a proven track record of at least 10 years of senior leadership experience managing a pharmacy department in a large medical center. In addition qualified candidates must possess the following credentials:

• Tennessee pharmacist licensure and advanced degree
• Knowledge of pharmacy educational programs, purchasing and cost control, budgeting, automation, human resources, and strategic planning initiatives regarding pharmacy operations
• Experience leading hospital, clinic, and retail operations
• Expertise in strategic planning and new program implementation
ASHP accredited hospital pharmacy residency preferred
• Experience in an academic medical center a plus


As the largest, most well-respected employer in middle Tennessee, we offer an unmatched benefits package - medical, dental, life, disability, AD&D, tuition benefits (employee/spouse/dependent children), retirement plan with match, and more. In addition, you'll enjoy many perks, including the use of our state-of-the-art exercise facilities, pet insurance, domestic partner coverage, free bus rides to and from work, discounts on concerts and sporting events, and SO much more!

In fact, there are 147 reasons why you should join the stable work environment of Vanderbilt University and Medical Center - view them all at http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/jobs.
Please apply online, and search using requisition number RN63325

Vanderbilt University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Posting Date: Apr 14 08

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