Job Details

The Assistant Director of Pharmacy provides operational leadership, administrative oversight, and clinical management for the hospital's pharmacy department. This role ensures the safe, efficient, and cost-effective distribution of medications while maintaining compliance with all state, federal, and institutional regulations. Collaborating closely with the Director of Pharmacy, The Assistant Director of Pharmacy drives quality improvement initiatives, manages pharmacy staff, and elevates patient care standards across the facility.

Job Description

Job Duties

• Personnel Management & Operations: Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate pharmacy staff. Cultivate a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and patient safety.
• Regulatory & Quality Compliance: Ensure adherence to FDA, DEA, Department of Health, State Board of Pharmacy, and Joint Commision standards.
• Financial Stewardship: Assist in managing the pharmaceutical budget, tracking drug expenditures, minimizing waste, and implementing cost containment strategies.
• Clinical Integration & Safety: Collaborate with the Medical and Nursing Staff to optimize formulary management, implement medication safety protocols, and reduce medication errors through robust root cause analyes.
• Technology & Innovation: Oversee the optimization and maintenance of pharmacy automation systems, electronic health record (EHR) workflows, and automated dispensing cabinets ADC's).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree Bachleor of Science in Pharmacy from ACPE accredited school of pharmacy.
• 3 years Minimal of 3 years of related hospital and/or ambulatory pharmacy experience, showcasing progressive clinical or supervisory responsibilities.
• Strong foundational knowledge of contemporary hospital/ambulatory pharmacy practice and clinical therapeutics.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, with the ability to manage complex interpersonal dynamics and resolve conflicts constructively.
• Analytical capability to interpret clinical, operational, and financial data to drive decision making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for collaborating across diverse multidisciplinary teams.
• RP - Registered Pharmacist - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate Doctor of Pharmacy
• Managerial in an Infusion Pharmacy setting

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 40-50 lbs. Examples: Push/pull patients on bed, stretcher (requires 29 lbs. push force), lateral transfers up to 50 lbs. of the patient's weight. Frequent to continuous standing/walking. Patient transporters can walk 8-10 miles per shift. *Patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address

100 S 9th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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