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CHIEF PHARMACY OFFICER, DUHS
Job Title: CHIEF PHARMACY OFFICER, DUHS
Job Code: 5247
FLSA: E
Job Level: M1
Revised Date: 12/01/2020
Supervisory Responsibility: Yes
General Description of the Job Class
The CPO is a key senior leader for DUHS. This position provides pharmacy leadership across the health system and is responsible for the successful achievement of strategic institutional and health system goals and objectives, optimizing resources and maintaining compliance with all regulatory bodies. The CPO provides leadership and direction to the organization and pharmacy staff through personnel performance, coordination, oversight and/r delegation.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
The Chief Pharmacy Officer (CPO), DUHS will provide fiscal and strategic leadership and management of the Department of Pharmacy Services at DUH and lead DUHS in the provision of contemporary pharmacy services to inpatients and outpatients through highly reliable, safe and efficient medication use systems, direct patient care services, collaboration with other healthcare providers, and education of health science school students and other trainees across the continuum of care. In directing health system pharmacy services, the Chief Pharmacy Officer will:
??? Develop and implement a strategic vision for pharmacy services.
??? Oversee the pharmaceutical contracting, procurement, receiving, security, inventory control and distribution processes.
??? Develop a budget and monitor financial performance.
??? Recruit, retain and develop a highly-skilled professional staff and ensure staffing meets patient care needs.
??? Oversee the design, implementation and management of a safe and effective medication use system.
??? Set and achieve targets to drive continuous assessment and improvement in the quality of care and services provided.
??? Collaborate with the local Colleges of Pharmacy to support and advance the academic mission of DUHS.
??? Collaborate and partner with the medical and nursing staffs in a multidisciplinary manner.
??? Stay clinically relevant and well-informed with the latest drugs.
??? Participate actively in local, state and national professional associations.
??? Ensure compliance with all local, state and national regulatory bodies.
??? Oversee and ensure systems for the safe and secure storage and distribution of controlled substances.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Pharm.D., Ph.D. or equivalent professional degree in Pharmacy.
Experience
A minimum of ten years of senior health system pharmacy leadership experience in progressive academic medical center or complex health system is required.
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
Eligible for licensure in the State of North Carolina
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
STRATEGY
FINANCIAL ACUMEN
SUPERVISION
BUDGET PROJECTIONS
ANALYZE TRENDS
INTERVIEWING SKILLS
PERSONNEL PRACTICES
ACCOUNTING/BOOKKEEPING
DUKE PAYROLL SYSTEM
OFFICE PROCEDURES
DUKE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
BILLING/COLLECTIONS
INSURANCE CLAIMS
CORRESPONDENCE
PC WORDPROCESSING SOFTWARE
PC SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE
PC DATABASE MGT SOFTWARE
Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
N/A
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
