AVP, Pharmacy Operations

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.

1. Supervises and coordinates the activities of the clinical pharmacy specialist to provide optimal pharmaceutical support to patients of Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware in an appropriate, efficacious, safe, and cost-effective fashion
2. Collaborates with department & hospital clinicians in the design, implementation and updating of clinical pathways and rules
3. Participates in Health Informatics testing for implementation of system upgrades, enhancements, and patches, while minimizing impact on department workflow
4. Oversees current formulary within Physician Order Entry system as well as medication dosing resources & infusion pump libraries
5. Coordinates training & education for departmental staff regarding modifications & enhancements to the Physician Order Entry system, medication resources, and infusion pump libraries
6. Responsible for compliance with JCAHO and other regulatory standards as they apply to assigned duties & responsibilities.  Maintains departmental reports and statistics, reviews department performance, effects change as needed to improve services provided and assures compliance with regulatory requirements
7. Develops standards of performance, monitors, and supervises assigned clinical specialists. Responsible for the coordination of staff development related to Clinical Operations and Medication Safety.  Evaluates performance and initiates or makes recommendations for personnel actions, such as merit increases, promotions, and disciplinary action
8. Acts as internal consultant to continuously improve the safety of the medication use processes.
   • 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
9. Advises the Medication Safety Committee
10. Advises on training activities to support safe medication use at NCHFL
    • Educate clinical staff to promote safe m