Job Description

Job Description:

Responsible for operations, clinical practice, and ongoing development of pharmacy centralized services. Services include, but are not limited to, mail-order and home delivery, call center, long-term care pharmacy, central fulfillment services, drug warehousing and clinic medication distribution. The Director participates in departmental long-range planning, collaborates with pharmacy leaders and cross-functional teams to provide leadership and oversight of programs, processes, and business strategies.

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​Key Responsibilities:

• Provide oversight of operations in assigned pharmacy and/or clinical service areas, driving patient care excellence while ensuring achievement of department and organizational goals

• Maintain accountability to and resolve challenges and issues with budget and financial targets for assigned areas, in collaboration with other stakeholders

• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to anticipate needs and ensure alignment within a highly matrixed environment

• Foster an environment that provides consistent excellence in patient and customer experience, outcomes that meet or exceed quality standards and financial targets, a culture of employee engagement, and regulatory compliance

• Develop, implement, and communicate key metrics and improvement activities to monitor operational performance

• Ensure contractual obligations are met and support of external relationships

• Timely and accurate analysis and decision-making to support pharmacy business performance, operational, and financial objectives

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement to achieve system pharmacy and organizational goals

• Maintain knowledge to ensure and facilitate compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards

• Other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate in Pharmacy

Required Qualifications:

• Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist by the Minnesota and Wisconsin Boards of Pharmacy. If not licensed as a Registered Pharmacist upon hire, the candidate must have a Pharmacy Intern License and/or is eligible to work as an intern and must become a Registered Pharmacist within 90 days of hire

• Experience providing and overseeing pharmacy services including one of the following: 8 years of applicable pharmacy experience with minimum of 3 years pharmacy management experience; OR completion of accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency and minimum of 3 years applicable pharmacy management experience; OR completion of a PGY2 pharmacy residency and a minimum of 2 years applicable pharmacy management experience

• Must be able to pass pre-employment drug test

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s in Business Administration or similar degree

• Previous experience managing pharmacy centralized fulfillment or long-term care pharmacy

Licensure/Certification Qualifications:

Certification/Licensure Requirements:

• Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist by the Minnesota and Wisconsin Boards of Pharmacy. If not licensed as a Registered Pharmacist upon hire, the candidate must have a Pharmacy Intern License and/or is eligible to work as an intern and must become a Registered Pharmacist within 90 days of hire

Job Location: Essentia Health Superior Belknap Pharmacy

Shift Rotation: Day Rotation (United States of America)

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FTE: 1

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