What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Director - Inpatient Rehab Hospital position at Exalt Health Rehabilitation Hospital Wildwood LLC?
Exalt Health is thrilled to announce the commencement of our recruitment process for the brand-new Exalt Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Wildwood, Florida!
Timeline for Recruitment
- April 2025 - June 2025: Candidate Sourcing
- June 2025 - July 2025: Interviews & Candidate Selection
- August 2025 - September 2025: Initial Onboarding
- September 2025 - October 2025: New Hire Training in preparation for 1st Patient
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The Pharmacy Director ensures the safe and effective use and administration of medications through proper storage, handling, evaluation, preparation, compounding, labeling, and dispensing. In addition, The Pharmacy Director will provide oversight of the hospital pharmacy's clinical, operational, administrative, staffing, and financial management. Pharmacy Director educates patients and caregivers about drugs and their use. They also provide patient counseling and customer service. While advising physicians and other healthcare team members on medication selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects. The Pharmacy Director will assign tasks, supervise and coach Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, and support the Corporate Director of Pharmacy’s strategy. The Pharmacy Director will also serve as a member of the hospital Leadership Team.
Requirements:Licenses or Certifications
- Current license to practice as a Pharmacist in the state where currently practicing.
Education, Training, and Experience
- Experience with the hands-on build out of a pharmacy department and hospital pharmacy operations is a plus, from pre-opening to department launch, including:
- Completing licensure applications
- Pharmacy inspection
- Implementation of automated dispensing cabinets (pending and loading medications)
- Pre-packaging medications
- Interviewing and training staff
- B.S. or PharmD from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy
- Previous hospital supervisory experience required.
- 5 years of experience in a hospital or clinical setting (experience in rehabilitation preferred).
- Strong knowledge of pharmacology, therapeutics, and medication safety principles.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and prioritize tasks.
- Commitment to patient education and providing compassionate care.
Skills and Abilities, Proficiency and Productivity Standards
- Knowledge of legal and ethical considerations in pharmacy services.
- Ability to perform functions in providing patient service.
- Communicates effectively with physicians, staff, patients, and families.
- Protects confidentiality in all areas as applicable.
- Ability to write legibly.
- Ability to correlate clinical data with patient’s medical care.
- Ability to set priorities.
- Maintains compliance with standards of pharmacy practice.
- Authors, reviews and assures compliance with current policies and procedures.
- Excellent leadership and management skills.
- Ability to foster a positive, effective patient care environment.
- Organizes and prioritizes tasks and projects; accurately completes job responsibilities within the specified time constraints.
- Adheres to ethical, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
- Speaks and communicates English effectively, both in verbal and written format.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
- Respects Patient Rights and promotes patient satisfaction.
- Works cooperatively with all hospital employees.
- Adapts to changes necessitated by patient/staff situations.
- Seeks assistance as needed.
- Functions proficiently in a Microsoft Windows environment.
Exalt Health is an equal opportunity employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.
