AVP, Pharmacy Operations (Finance)
Nemours is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Pharmacy Operations to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Orlando, Florida.
Located in Orlando, Fla., Nemours Children's Hospital is the newest addition to the Nemours integrated healthcare system. Our 130-bed pediatric hospital also features the area's only 24-hour Emergency Department designed just for kids as well as outpatient pediatric clinics including several specialties previously unavailable in the region. A hospital designed by families for families, Nemours Children's Hospital blends the healing power of nature with the latest in healthcare innovation to deliver world-class care to the children of Central Florida and beyond. In keeping with our goal of bringing Nemours care into the communities we serve, we also provide specialty outpatient care in several clinics located throughout the region.
The Assistant Vice President, Pharmacy Operations is responsible for developing, implementing, and sustaining pharmacy and clinical nutrition programs. The assistant vice president (AVP) has core accountabilities for the following: (a) safety, quality, and risk; (b) patient and population health advocacy; (c) clinical care delivery and optimal patient outcomes; (d) healthy work environment; (e) strategic, financial, and human resource management; (f) legal and regulatory compliance; (g) networking, partnering, and collaboration; and (h) accountability/advocacy for their Associates.
The AVP, at this level of influence, has line authority over multiple service lines or units that have pharmacists, registered dieticians and technicians working who deliver care in inpatient, hospital outpatient departments, and/or ambulatory care settings. The AVP reports directly to the SVP Chief Nursing and Patient Operations Officer.
The AVP, Pharmacy Operations provides leadership & direction, in partnership with the Medication Safety Officer in assuring the safest possible medication delivery systems. They contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of safe, standardized medication systems by working collaboratively with all members of the healthcare team, including our patient's families. They are a primary contributor to a culture of medication safety by advocating for the reduction of errors associated with the medication-use process at Nemours Children's Health, Florida through the continual review & improvement of medication use systems.
- Serves as a resource for clinical departments/disciplines for medication safety issues
- In response to an event or identified trend, acts as an organizational resource to conduct assessments of the safety of the medication use process
- Assist in efforts to ensure compliance with the Joint Commission, FDA, USP, CMS, Board of Pharmacy regulatory standards and standard setting agencies as they relate to safe medication use practices
- Coordinates with the Medication Safety Officer for the spread of medication safety practices to assure they are implemented across the organization
- Educate clinical staff to promote safe medication practices
- Ensures that patients and caregivers are included in the medication safety process as active and equal partners
Job Requirements
- MBA, PharmD, or ASHP Accredited Hospital Residency preferred
- PGY2 Pediatrics with proven Medication Safety Experiences, preferred
- 5 years' experience working across departments & with organizational leadership to achieve action-oriented results required
- 2 years' Supervisory Experience preferred
- Active Florida Pharmacist License - In Good Standing required
- Board of Pharmacy Specialties Board Certification preferred
- Demonstrated ability to identify issues, define problems, facilitate teams and measure for success & sustainability
- Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred
- Knowledge of infusion smart pump medication library software experience preferred
- Extensive knowledge of drug products, medical therapeutics, and disease states
- Ability to work with information systems, automated and technical equipment
- Lean Management Principles preferred
- Knowledge of Improvement, Change Management, Quality & Safety Principles for Healthcare preferred
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About Us
Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .
