Trinity Health · 5 days ago
Pharmacy Director, Long Term Care Operations
Livonia, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
7+ years expTrinity Health is seeking a Pharmacy Director for Long Term Care Operations who is responsible for leading and managing pharmacy operations to support patient care. The role involves overseeing quality, safety, compliance, and financial performance while implementing strategic initiatives and fostering professional development within the pharmacy team.
DeliveryHealth Care
Responsibilities
Provides leadership & retains accountability for delegation, choices, decisions, and outcomes
Directs alignment and standardization for Pharmacy Long Term Care Operations to provide high-quality, cost-effective patient care in accordance with professional standards, regulatory and licensing agency policies, and federal and state laws related to the practice of Pharmacy
Acts independently and appropriately within license, scope of knowledge and experience in practice area
Exhibits agility and willingness to take on new and additional responsibilities
Embraces new ideas and cultural differences while managing competing priorities
Provides guidance with executive leaders, medical staff, and healthcare team to develop strategy, goals, objectives, and operational standards to ensure services and priority alignment
Responsible for the successful achievement of strategic objectives and goals and optimizing resources to achieve the desired outcomes
Creates and promotes a culture based on the principles of continuous quality improvement
Establishes standards and provides oversight for monitoring quality assurance activities and issues
Identifies opportunities and creates corrective action plans to improve operational effectiveness
Ensures appropriate operational and capital budgets are prepared for Pharmacy related services
Influences effective, judicious, and financially responsible use of resources
Collaborates in identifying analytics and metrics to demonstrate baseline and performance improvement targets
Monitors key performance indicators (KPIs), drives tactics, and implements actions plans
Responsible for medication safety measures and efficient operational processes including delivery to Long-Term Care sites
Ensures operational redundancy and business continuity while optimizing staffing models
Optimally investigates, utilizes, and integrates technology and centralized support services
Engages with customers at multiple sites ensuring outstanding service levels
Develops and implements continuous operational improvements focused on enhancing the level of patient care while optimizing the customer experience
Collaborates cross-functionally to implement Pharmacy programs that support Long-Term Care
Initiates and supports business development and revenue integrity activities
Ensures compliance with the 340B program regulations, recommends opportunities, promotes community benefit, and optimizes contracting
Supports Clinical Pharmacy programs, drug use improvement initiatives, and medication safety measures
Communicates drug information and appropriate medication use recommendations to appropriate stakeholders/committees
Responsible for training, education, coaching, and assessment of pharmacist competencies
Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, licenses, and certifications, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate assistance or educational offerings
Creates and supports a work climate that empowers colleagues and values colleagues’ contributions
Directs Pharmacy procurement activities including purchasing, receiving, storing, distribution, inventory, and dispensing of pharmaceuticals
Optimizes procurement and distribution processes and develops/implements innovative means to improve efficiencies, reduce waste and maximize financial contribution
Analyzes vendor contracts, participates in negotiations as appropriate, and monitors contract compliance
Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other policies and procedures to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy is required
Minimum of seven (7) years' experience as a pharmacist
Minimum seven (7) years of pharmacy management experience
Management within a health-system required
Current pharmacist state licensure where employed
Proven leadership skills in relationship to motivating and empowering staff
Business acumen essential to operate effectively within the health system and advance the profession and practice of pharmacy
Strong analytical and cognitive skills necessary to prepare operating budgets and interpret financial trends, define system problems, develop alternatives, and implement new procedures that are cost effective and continuously improve quality
Ability to plan, develop and implement programs and services that improve pharmaceutical care and services
Able to identify opportunities, facilitate work groups, and develop new processes
Able to develop and maintain relationships with a variety of types of positions, disciplines and individuals at the system, region, and ministry levels
Knowledge of current trends and developments in the Pharmacy practice and changing hospital and health care environment
Critical thinking skills and ability to develop innovative programs and strategies to effectively respond to a rapidly changing health care environment
Demonstrates leadership and collaboration skills, strong customer service orientation, team building, and personnel management
Working knowledge of Microsoft office products, including word, Excel, PowerPoint and other graphics or presentation software
Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health
Preferred
Advanced or Master's degree preferred (e.g., PharmD, MBA)
Long Term Care or PACE background preferred
Preferred experience working in an organization of comparable size and complexity, preferably in healthcare
Company
Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.02MKey Investors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2025-10-17Grant· $0.02M
Leadership Team
Dan Drake
Trinity Health PACE President and CEO
Eileen Coogan
Pres/CEO Allegany Franciscan Ministries
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