Executive Director Pharmacy Operations

Description

Calling All Esteemed Leaders! Are you a pharmacy executive who excels in clinical operations, strategic leadership, financial management, and the advancement of pharmacy practice? Do you thrive in complex healthcare environments where collaboration, innovation, medication safety, and operational excellence come together to improve patient care and population health? If so, we invite you to explore this leadership opportunity with Providence.

Location: Flexible, but should live within driving distance of one of the Providence main hubs: Renton/Seattle, Portland, Irvine, Spokane

The Role

The Executive Director will be responsible for overseeing system pharmacy clinical operations. This position will be responsible for ensuring execution and implementation of key system initiatives.

Drawing on extensive executive-level operational and leadership experience, this position collaborates with Providence executives and senior management teams to develop and execute programs to support population health. This position is responsible for developing data-driven strategic, operational, and implementation plans for pharmacy services to achieve management objectives in service to our core organizational strategy of "Creating Healthier Communities, Together."

The successful candidate will have competencies in:

• Leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Obtaining Results
• Business Acumen
• Decision Making
• Financial Management

What You'll Do

• Actively supports and incorporates the Mission and Core Values into daily activities. Treats all others with respect and demonstrates excellence, justice, and compassion in daily work and relationships with others.
• Participates in the development of pharmacy strategic initiatives and executes them within the timelines established. These include, but are not limited to, development of quality, performance and financial metrics, setting best practice and incorporating innovative trends in pharmacy practice such as utilization management, efficient labor utilization and productivity/benchmarking.
• Collaborates with the SVP/Chief Pharmacy Officer and other key leaders to develop and implement plans for the operational and technological infrastructure of systems, processes, and personnel designed to accommodate the rapid growth objectives of the organization.
• Accountable for improvement of profitability and optimization of resources by increasing operational efficiencies and developing and implementing key drug utilization management initiatives across the system.
• Assists with identification of opportunities to leverage pharmacy expertise to improve quality, safety, the patient's experience, patient access to quality healthcare across the continuum of care, and the economic performance of the organization. Has oversight of setting standards and structures for pharmacy medication safety, pharmacy accreditation, quality and compliance practices, such as USP, CS and DSCSA.
• Continually assesses healthcare-related trends and discoveries to ensure that the value of pharmacy and pharmacists is advocated for and advanced in overall efforts to improve patient care. This includes developing and implementing a standardized, progressive clinical and operational pharmacy practice model.
• Assists with enterprise initiatives and provides strategic guidance for the development of policies, procedures, standards, and objectives for the provision of pharmaceutical care services.
• Provides collaborative leadership, in partnership with the divisional pharmacy leaders, to advance medication safety, quality and clinical programs.

What You'll Bring

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy.
• Master's Degree (preferred).
• Required upon hire: Pharmacy License (Facility Managed).

Experience & Expertise

• 10 or more years of professional experience in pharmacy leadership.
• 10 or more years of diversified leadership at a Director level or above.
• Experience in a regulated environment.

Professional & Leadership Capabilities

• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Effective leadership skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Superior project management and execution skills.
• Strong team-building skills, with the ability to influence and lead, teach, train, counsel, and coach to accomplish organizational goals.
• Demonstrates an ownership mindset; goal-oriented and organized to drive results and timely completion of projects; ability to use critical thinking, sound judgment and full understanding of relevant impacts on decision-making.
• Superior ability to establish trustworthy relationships with executives and other leaders.
• Superior ability to navigate through complex situations and projects.

Why Join Us?

• System Pharmacy Clinical Leadership: Oversee system pharmacy clinical operations and support the execution and implementation of key system initiatives.
• Strategic & Operational Impact: Develop data-driven strategic, operational, and implementation plans that advance pharmacy services and organizational objectives .
• Clinical Quality & Medication Safety: Help strengthen medication safety, pharmacy accreditation, compliance, quality, and clinical programs across the system .
• Population Health & Patient Care: Collaborate with executives, senior leaders, and divisional pharmacy leaders to support population health and improve quality, safety, access, patient experience, and organizational performance.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?

If you are an experienced pharmacy executive with expertise in clinical operations, strategic planning, medication safety, financial management, and organizational leadership, we encourage you to apply and help advance pharmacy services in support of Providence's commitment to "Creating Healthier Communities, Together."

The full pay range is listed in accordance with applicable law. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, organizational compensation alignment, and the approved hiring department budget for the position. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation and benefits.

At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Further, we want our leaders to live in or near the communities we serve. Therefore, leaders applying for this role will be required to work a hybrid schedule, which consists of four days onsite, one day remote and live within a reasonable commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Requsition ID: 469032

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Pharmacy

Job Function: Clinical Care

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Leadership

Department: 4007 SS CC PHARMACY

Address: WA Renton 1801 Lind Ave SW

Work Location: Providence Valley Office Park-Renton

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Pay Range: $133.98 - $250.13

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.