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This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
GENERAL DUTIES
Medication Management and Improvement
Oversees the design, implementation, and management of a safe and effective medication management system. Ensures that systems are developed and improved based on evidence and best practices, operates effectively and efficiently across the continuum of care, and are continuously evaluated and improved using quality-improvement methods. Provides leadership at the organizational level to ensure that pharmacists are positioned to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of medication management throughout the health system. Leverages technology to advance pharmacy practice.Strategic Planning
Assesses the ever-changing healthcare environment for emerging trends that will influence the pharmacy enterprise. Identifies opportunities to leverage pharmacy expertise to improve quality, safety, the patient’s experience, patient access to quality healthcare across the continuum of care, and the economic performance of the organization.Financial Management
Develops departmental budgets that are aligned with overall organizational objectives. Monitors financial performance, performs financial audits and analyses as needed to ensure accurate, appropriate, and timely recording and classification of actual revenue capture.Supply Chain Management
Oversees pharmaceutical contracting, procurement, receiving, security, inventory control, diversion prevention, and distribution across the continuum, including outsourced sterile products, alternative distribution channels used during drug shortages, reverse distribution, and other methods of pharmaceutical waste disposal. Ensures that the methods used to contract and obtain products are safe, cost-effective, and timely. Develops strategies to ensure ongoing safe and effective patient care during drug product shortages through the collaborative development of alternatives to treatment and restricted-use guidelines.Regulatory and Accreditation Compliance
Ensures continued compliance with all national, state, and local regulations related to medications and their management. Implements policies to ensure compliance with State Board of Pharmacy, Drug Enforcement Administration, the Joint Commission, and other medication management accreditation standards.Workforce Management
Determines the appropriate number, type, and qualification of staff required to meet patient care needs, satisfy regulatory and accrediting requirements, achieve the organization’s mission, and advance pharmacy practice. Ensures effective and timely staff recruitment, orientation, training, education, mentoring, career development, performance review, and retention efforts.
EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
WORK SHIFT:
Days (United States of America)LCMC Health is a community.
Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary
About University Medical Center
University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region’s safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for 300+. Learn more about University Medical Center’s legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.
Your extras
Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion. Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we doYou are welcome here.
LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
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