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Pharmacy
Director of Home Infusion Pharmacy Services
Houston, TX, US
We’re hunting for a Director of Pharmacy Services, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will be responsible for the overall operation and quality of pharmacy services including the administrative, clinical, distributive, and technical activities of the department. You will also oversee and ensure an effective and safe medication use process and provide patient care in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served (0-Adult).
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Develop leadership skills and provides development opportunities for staff to grow professionally through coaching. Educate regarding goals, commitments and TCH system needs
• Hold regularly scheduled meetings with administrative team to address all aspects of pharmacy operation and to share initiatives at hospital and departmental levels and other issues and ideas
• Work with the pharmacy administrative team to ensure appropriate educational opportunities for their teams are developed and performed
• Provide direction on the growth of pharmacy services and ensure success of education plan
• Ensure ongoing initiatives with respect to review and improvement in the medication use processes. Develop a plan for performance improvement and continual review and modification of the plan as necessary
• Actively participate in hospital-wide initiatives to provide support, direction, and input to contribute to the success of new processes/programs
• Ensure the ongoing, systematic review of the medication use process to identify opportunities for improvement to assure a safe and effective process is in place to minimize medication errors
• Review medication incident reports, adverse drug reaction reports, and pharmacist intervention and identify opportunities for improvement
• Participate in and oversee the development of pharmacy services within the system
• Work with risk management to ensure legal issues are met
• Complete timely performance appraisals for direct reports
• Assure that new staff attends hospital and departmental orientation within 30 days of employment
Skills & Requirements
• Required Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy; Pharm D. preferred
• Required RPH – Pharmacist license authorized by Texas State Board of Pharmacy
• Required at least 5 years pharmacy experience
• Required at least 3 years supervisory experience
About Texas Children’s
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation’s first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit
texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at
infinitepassion.org.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
