Full-Time
Director of Pharmacy
Stanford Health Care
10,001+ employees
Compensation Overview
$99.93 - $133.92/hr
Pleasanton, CA, USA
In Person
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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- Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
- B.S. in Pharmacy or PharmD degree.
- Eight (8) years previous supervisory experience.
- Five (5) years of Hospital leadership experience.
- License of practice pharmacy within the State of California.
- Ability to analyze, plan, organize and direct the work of others.
- Strong ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals at all levels.
- Strong computer and technology skills specific to Health Information Management, including retrieval of computerized patient health information.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Maintains industry knowledge through membership and participation in professional organizations.
- Ability to act as thought leader and operational expert.
- Ability to demonstrate strong problem solving, critical thinking, and analytic skills.
- Ability to adapt to changes and transformation within the environment.
- Directs activities concerning the manufacture, compounding, dispensing and distribution of hospital medications and pharmaceuticals.
- Oversees staff to ensure the turn-around times, quality and range of services are acceptable to the medical staff and order entry reports are acceptable to the medical and nursing staffs and administration.
- Establishes and maintains a department Quality Review program to meets or exceed requirements of accrediting, licensing and regulatory agencies.
- Ensures all accreditation/licensing requirements related to the department are maintained.
- Oversees inventory system control of department supplies and pharmaceuticals purchases. Sources adequate substitutes for standard supplies and pharmaceuticals when required due to back orders, recalls, etc.
- Develops a patient charging and pricing system. Monitors patient charges on a regular basis.
- Develops and participates in drug education programs for hospital staff; supervises a drug information service.
- Monitors the work volume, relevancy equipment, resources and staffing levels of the department. Manages goal setting and performance development for the department
- Plans and manages the department budget. Ensures budget is within established guidelines and any expenses outside of budget are approved through upper management
- Recommends development of new Hospital policies, facilities and services.
- Provides administrative, technical and coordinating support to the Department of Pharmacy regarding Quality Assurance (QA).
- Employee must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the C-I-CARE Standards of the Hospital. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford Healthcare – Tri-Valley Care’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California
Founded
2012
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Alameda Health System partnership expands specialized care access for 400,000 Alameda residents.
- Retrieval Augmented Generation ensures accurate, hallucination-free clinical responses.
- EHR training modernization cuts onboarding time 50% and boosts clinician retention.
What critics are saying
- Epic's AI-native EHR upgrades outperform ChatEHR, eroding Stanford's advantage in 12-18 months.
- St. Rose Hospital collaboration taints Stanford's brand with safety-net operational liabilities.
- California Public Health halts ChatEHR expansion after FURM bias audit failures in 18-24 months.
What makes Stanford Health Care unique
- ChatEHR embeds generative AI directly into Epic EHR for 40-70% faster workflows.
- MedHELM provides continuous real-time evaluation of AI model safety and accuracy.
- DAX Copilot AI scribe automates notes, enabling clinician eye contact with patients.
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