Plans, organizes, and directs all operations of the Pharmacy Department including strategic planning, fiscal management, human resource management, and quality improvement. Responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulatory agencies. Coordinates the provision of optimal pharmaceutical care with available resources.
Description
1. Hires, fires, evaluates, coaches, counsels and trains Pharmacy staff. Manages professional and technical staff in their day-to-day responsibilities. 2. Develops quality improvement processes that include goals and performance targets. 3. Leads and supports ongoing activities that promote safe practices and a safe environment. 4. Prepares, justifies and administers departmental and program budgets. 5. Leads strategies to improve financial performance for assigned areas and hospital, including expenses, revenue and productivity. 6. Lead Pharmacy team to implement safe and efficient medication documentation, procurement and effective distribution process. 7. Act as advisor and resource on medication use process and medication safety. 8. Manage the safe and legal use of controlled substances by monitoring investigating and reporting potential diversion. 9. Work with Pharmacy IT to identify, prevent and eliminate safety issues in the pharmacy system as it impacts other AC systems. 10. Leads Pharmacy team in planning, implementing, analyzing, improving and maintaining systems, procedures and processes. 11. Pharmacist-In-Charge as designated by AR Board of Pharmacy 12. Performs other duties as assigned.
Arkansas Children’s is the only hospital system in the state solely dedicated to caring for children, which allows our organization to uniquely shape the landscape of pediatric care in Arkansas. We are driven by four core values: safety, teamwork, compassion, and excellence. These values inform every decision and every action, from the aggressive pursuit of zero hospital infections to treating each family with dignity, kindness, and concern. These core values fundamentally guide our work at Arkansas Children’s.
For more than a century, we have continuously evolved to meet the unique needs of the children of Arkansas and beyond. Our system includes a 336-bed hospital in Little Rock with the state’s only pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care and Pediatric Intensive Care, and Research Institute as well as a nationally-recognized Transport Service. A sister campus, Arkansas Children’s Northwest, opened in February 2018, bringing 233,613 square feet of inpatient beds, emergency care, clinic rooms and diagnostic services to children in that corner of the state. We are nationally ranked by U.S. News World Report in seven specialties (2024-2025):... Cancer, Cardiology, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology, Orthopedics, and Pulmonology. Arkansas Children's is Magnet recognized, which puts us among the elite eight percent of hospitals worldwide that have earned Magnet status, and we have earned several other awards and recognitions including ELSO Award of Excellence, FACT (Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy) accreditation, and were named as one of the Best Places to Work by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in 2024.
