Director of Pharmacy - Eastern Long Island Hospital

Director of Pharmacy - Eastern Long Island Hospital

Position Summary

This position requires the Director of Pharmacy responsible for determining, developing, implementing and monitoring long term and short-term goals for the pharmacy based on developments and trends in healthcare and institutional pharmacy practice and the specific needs of the institution.

Duties of the Director of Pharmacy may include the following but are not limited to:

• To register with the New York State Board of Pharmacy as the supervising pharmacist, recognizing the full responsibility for all activities in the pharmacy department.
• The Pharmacy Director will manage all administrative duties associated with overseeing pharmacy staff and spearhead strategic planning initiatives.
• Ideal candidates will foster a sense of belonging within the team and possess the ability to multitask and build effective working relationships across all departments.
• To serve as Secretary of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and to be a member of the Infection Control and Safety Committees and any other committee when called upon.
• To develop and maintain a drug formulary and performance improvement program for the pharmacy through the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
• To provide accurate record keeping and control of all controlled substances as required by state and federal laws.
• To provide information to the hospital and medical staffs on pharmaceuticals by sharing these resources through in-service programs.
• To ensure continued competency of all pharmacy staff personnel through relevant continuing education programs and activities.
• To develop and maintain a pharmacy department policy and procedure manual in accordance with Joint Commission standards and federal and New York State laws.
• To develop and maintain job descriptions for all categories of pharmacy personnel and to provide an annual written, criteria-based performance review for each member.
• To interview and recommend persons for hiring, disciplinary action or discharge in cooperation with the Human Resources Department and administration.
• To establish procedures for in servicing new employees in the Pharmacy Department. To orient new nurses and nursing supervisors to the Pharmacy Department’s policies and procedures.
• To supervise the day-to-day operation of the Pharmacy Department including work schedules, systems and procedures to most efficiently utilize personnel and resources.
• To prepare salary, operating and capital expense budgets, year-end inventories and to provide other statistical reports as needed for administration and fiscal services departments.
• To have full responsibility for procurement, distribution and control of all medications that are ordered through the Pharmacy Department. This includes the removal from stock of all unusable, outdated or recalled items.
• To meet with pharmaceutical sales representatives to discuss new products, health trends, contract negotiations, in-service training, sampling, and policy and procedures governing sales representative’s activities while in the hospital.
• To consult with other department directors to resolve problems.
• To serve as program coordinator of the Hazardous Materials Program as per policy A-177.
• Maintain order and cleanliness.
• Cooperates with all personnel in the proper conduct of the department. · Maintains ethical relationships.
• Adheres to hospital and departmental rules and regulations.
• Participate in in-service programs.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• PharmD/BS degree in Pharmacy
• Current New York State Pharmacist License/Registration
• At least 2 years of Hospital Pharmacy experience
• At least 1 year of Supervisory experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional affiliation(s)

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with patients, office staff and medical providers. The employee must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

• Adequate ability to verbally communicate
• Adequate vision
• Adequate hearing
• Ability to use short ladder
• Ability to lift thirty (30) pounds off the floor onto a countertop
• Adequate mobility to retrieve stock and transport medication carts
• Adequate manual dexterity to compound and dispense prescriptions, including IV admixtures and other sterile products

Special Notes: Resume/CV should be included with the online application.

• Stony Brook Medicine is a smoke-free environment. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on campus, including parking lots and outdoor areas on the premises.
• All Hospital positions maybe subject to changes in pass days and shifts as necessary.
• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position maybe designated as “essential.” This means that when the Hospital is faced with an institutional emergency, employees in such positions may be required to remain at their work location or to report to work to protect, recover, and continue operations at Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island and related facilities.

Anticipated Pay Range:

The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established based on relevant experience. The above salary range (or hiring range) represents SBEILH’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Your total compensation goes beyond the number in your paycheck!

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Eastern Long Island’s Employee Health Services *
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre-employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Failure to comply with any of the above requirements could result in a delayed start date and/or revocation of the employment offer.

• The Human Resources department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

Company Overview:

As part of Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital (SBELIH) combines the best in academic and community medicine, improving access to advanced medical care for residents of the North Fork and Shelter Island. With 70 beds, SBELIH is Suffolk County’s first hospital, serving the North Fork since 1905. SBELIH provides care to 25,000 year-round residents and expanding to 60,000 summer residents with comprehensive healthcare solutions, including behavioral health, medical-surgical, orthopedics and general surgery, wound care, interventional pain management and GI, advanced ambulatory care, diagnostic, and physical therapy services. The hospital is also a clinical campus and training site for Stony Brook Medicine, with its first SBELIH Psychiatry resident having graduated in 2022.

StaffCo is a Professional Employer Organization, commonly referred to as a PEO, duly organized and registered under the New York Professional Employer Organization law. StaffCo and SUNY have entered into a professional employer agreement under which StaffCo is the employer of Stony Brook Eastern Long Island employees and responsible for all aspects of employment, including hirings, promotions, disciplines, terminations, the day-to-day direction and supervision of work, as well as labor relations and collective bargaining. StaffCo is fully responsible for providing all payroll and human resources services, including the payment of wages, collecting and reporting payroll taxes and maintaining any and all employee benefits. SUNY Stony Brook Hospital is responsible for the operation of the hospital and provision of health care and is the co-employer as is necessary to conduct its responsibilities and for related licensure, regulatory or statutory requirements and obligations.

Given StaffCo’s employment responsibilities, it is deemed the “employer” for employment and labor law purposes. Thus, the employees are private sector employees of StaffCo, not public sector employees of SUNY. The private sector nature of the StaffCo employees has been approved by NYS Civil Service and upheld in a decision by the US National Labor Relations Board.

Stony Brook Medicine is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, consistent with our shared core values and our intent to achieve excellence, remains dedicated to supporting healthier and more resilient communities, both locally and globally.