Director of Pharmacy

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 Option Care Health, Inc. is the largest independent home and alternate site infusion services provider in the United States. With over 8,000 team members including 5,000 clinicians, we work compassionately to elevate standards of care for patients with acute and chronic conditions in all 50 states. Through our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale, Option Care Health is re-imagining the infusion care experience for patients, customers and team members.

Join a company that is taking action to develop an inclusive, respectful, engaging and rewarding culture for all team members. At Option Care Health your voice is heard, your work is valued, and you’re empowered to grow. Cultivating a team with a variety of talents, backgrounds and perspectives makes us stronger, innovative, and more impactful. Our organization requires extraordinary people to provide extraordinary care, so we are investing in a culture that attracts, hires and retains the best and brightest talent in healthcare.

Job Description Summary:

The Director of Pharmacy is a licensed pharmacist who is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and providing safe and appropriate pharmacy services for Option Care patients in the assigned areas and locations in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Option Care, current pharmacy practice professional standards, and other regulatory entities. The Director of Pharmacy is responsible for the coordination of patient services with the nursing, delivery and reimbursement departments of their assigned pharmacy locations. The Director of Pharmacy is responsible for the appropriate budgeting, purchasing, control and security of all drug products and medical supplies for each pharmacy that they supervise. The Director of Pharmacy is responsible for assisting the Senior Director of Operations (SDO) of each Regional Compounding
Center (RCC) or Center of Excellence (COE) in meeting operational and financial goals.

Job Description: ​

Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent)

• Determines suitability of patients for home care. Supervises monitors and evaluates the quality and effectiveness of patient care provided by pharmacy staff. Oversees and/or manages daily activities with

  Regards to effective operations and communications.
• Oversees and/or directs the activities of the pharmacies in the assigned areas and locations. Schedules work activities of pharmacy staff so that the pharmaceutical care needs of the patients are met.
• Develops and mentors staff through on-boarding, open communication, training and development opportunities and performance management processes.

• Oversees product purchasing, inventory, budget and equipment management. Assists each the SDO in preparing, securing approval for, and implementing operating and expenditure budgets for department, and operates within those guidelines. Evaluates and oversees the purchase, management and security of all medications, pumps and medical supplies in accordance with the Option Care policies and formulary Guidelines.

• Provides support to sales professionals and general manager by speaking knowledgeably of the scope of services that are available through Option Care. Description of available services is accurate. Meets with managed care organizations and other accounts to facilitate education regarding available services.

• Services that are available through Option Care. Description of available services is accurate. Meets with Managed care organizations and other accounts to facilitate education regarding available services.

• May serve as the Administrator in Charge with the Nurse Manager in the absence of the SrDO. Collects and organizes all patient-specific information needed to prevent, detect, and resolve medication-related problems and to make appropriate medication therapy recommendations.
• Monitors the clinical staff’s clinical documentation for home care and ATS patients based on evaluation of monitoring data and other pertinent patient-specific information. Evaluates competency in the use of pharmacokinetic principles and formulas and competency.
• Coordinates and participates in on-call responsibilities of the pharmacy department. Ensures reliable pharmacy coverage for on-call activities. Provides reliable pharmacy services when scheduled to be on-call.
• Manages the use of investigational drug products according to established regulations and Option Care policies and procedures. In all activities, complies with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? (i.e. hiring, recommending/approving promotions and pay increases, scheduling, performance reviews, discipline, etc.) Yes

Basic Education and/or Experience Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy and experience compounding sterile products and managing patient care.
• Required licensure as a Pharmacist as granted by the Board of Pharmacy in each state in which assigned pharmacies are located. 
• At least 5 years of pharmacy management experience in a specialty pharmacy or compounding pharmacy setting.
• At least 5 years of experience directly managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people as they work.
• At least 3 years of experience in indirect management of team members, including assisting in the development, training and assignment of work/projects to other team members.
• At least 3 years of experience planning, developing, and managing departmental expense and budgets.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience compounding sterile products and managing patient care.
• Experience overseeing purchasing and inventory process of all pharmaceutical and related substances and supplies.
• Access to a reliable means of transportation which will enable the incumbents to travel to assigned. If such means of transportation would include a personal vehicle, a valid driver’s license and a proof of insurance would be required.
• Active membership in a related state or national clinical, pharmaceutical, or home health care organization.
• Experience in identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• Experience providing customer service to internal and external customers, including meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: opening a document, cutting, pasting and aligning text, selecting font type and size, changing margins and column width, sorting, inserting bullets, pictures and dates, using find and replace, undo, spell check, track changes, review pane and/or print functions).
• Basic level skill in Microsoft Excel (for example: opening a workbook, inserting a row, selecting font style and size, formatting cells as currency, using copy, paste and save functions, aligning text, selecting cells, renaming a worksheet, inserting a column, selecting a chart style, inserting a worksheet, setting margins, selecting page orientation, using spell check and/or printing worksheets).
• Basic skill level in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: inserting, rearranging, hiding and deleting slides, navigating between slides, increasing list level, adding, centering and editing text, changing views, inserting a table or a note, moving objects, printing outline view and/or running a slide show).
• Experience in direct or indirect management of team members, including assisting in the development, training and assignment of work/projects to other team members.

Travel Requirements:  (if required)

Willing to travel up to 75% of the time for business purposes. (Within state and out of state).  Time will be allocated to each pharmacy location as agreed upon Sr Director of Operations and Area Leadership.

Preferred Qualifications & Interests (PQIs)

• Post-graduate residency program in clinical pharmacy services.
• Board certification in Nutrition Support Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy or other clinical pharmacy practice area.
• Experience managing inventory and logistics.
• At least 5 years of experience compounding sterile products and managing complex infusion patients.
• At least 3 years of experience overseeing purchasing and inventory process of all pharmaceutical and related substances and supplies.
• At least 3 years of experience planning, developing, and managing departmental expense and capital budgets.

This job description is to be used as a guide for accomplishing Company and department objectives, and only covers the primary functions and responsibilities of the position. It is in no way to be construed as an all-encompassing list of duties.

May perform other duties as assigned

Due to state pay transparency laws, the full range for the position is below:

Salary to be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Pay Range is $129,386.61-$215,629.34

Benefits:

-Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

-Paid Time off

-Bonding Time Off

-401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match

-HSA Company Match

-Flexible Spending Accounts

-Tuition Reimbursement

-myFlexPay

-Family Support

-Mental Health Services

-Company Paid Life Insurance

-Award/Recognition Programs

Option Care Health subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, making employment available without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status according to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information.

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