Director, Pharmacy Operations, Inova Fairfax Hospital

• Directs and coordinates the establishment of scheduled, task assignment and allocation of man hours and equipment to assure compliance with departmental commitments.
• Selects, hires and trains staff according to Inova Health System policies and procedures and establishes, reviews, and revises performance standards for assigned staff, interacting appropriately to set goals, communicate expectations and provide feedback.
• Assesses, identifies and coordinates staff education needs based on annual assessments.
• Coordinates development of an annual department budget, monitors and reports on financial performance as a whole and recommends needed corrective action based on analysis.
• Analyzes direct and indirect costs and determine proper allocation for recording cost elements; develop and improve methods of calculating and controlling cost; compile cost data for use in developing budget proposals; implement and monitor cost accounting procedures and manage cost systems and methods for the Pharmacy ensuring compliance with overall Hospital regulations.
• Supervises inventory and ordering of pharmacy supplies; approve bills for payment.
• Develops and regularly completes reports and analyses of all phases of department operations.
• Establishes and maintains system of records and bookkeeping in accordance with hospital policy, and State and Federal guidelines concerning charges for prescriptions and requisitioning and dispensing of all pharmaceuticals including controlled substances.
• Determines accuracy of distribution of labor and projection of labor needs, as well as materials and overhead charges, and trace discrepancies to source.
• Consults with physicians on the Institutional Review Committee and provides information and input for review of investigational drug and product usage if appropriate.
• Consults with Purchasing and Materials Management personnel to evaluate and improve pharmacy purchasing practices.

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