Director, Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services

2 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada Fraser Health Full time

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $72.11 - $103.65 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Fraser Health (FH) is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. The Fraser region is home to 32 First Nations communities and 6 Métis Chartered communities. Our team of nearly 45,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: better health, best in health care.

The Director will be a clear, caring and courageous leader and an experienced, Licensed Pharmacist, with a strategic approach to providing and implementing pharmacy services in British Columbia. As an advocate for continuous improvement, the Director, LMPS will have an exciting opportunity to establish and develop a team of talented and dedicated professionals.

The LMPS is a collaboration of four premier health employers (e.g., Fraser Health, Provincial Health Services, Providence and Vancouver Coastal Health) that provides an integrated approach to pharmaceutical care and service excellence for patients, residents and clients. LMPS provides service to the patient population in the following 10 functional portfolio groupings covering the Metro Vancouver area:

- Long-term Care
- Community-based Pharmacy Programs
- Professional Practice and Education Programs
- Medication Safety
- Information Systems and Technology
- Medication Use Management
- Business Support
- Pharmaceutical Purchasing
- Pharmaceutical Production
- Drug Distribution Systems

**The **Director** **is accountable for**:

- Spearheading the operations of pharmacy systems and programs by establishing short and long term fiscal plans to ensure the integration of services to achieve the strategic objectives of the LMPS while implementing annual budgets to ensure the efficient utilization of financial resources;
- Participating in the development and implementation of departmental goals, objectives, policies and procedures in collaboration with members of the Pharmacy Leadership Team while ensuring effective and efficient service delivery;
- Maintaining an effective organizational structure for the LMPS by supporting key goals and objectives while attracting, developing and retaining employees;
- Selecting, directing, supervising and evaluating staff to ensure effective performance of duties while involved in employee discipline and terminations in collaboration with the Executive Director, as required.
- A Master's degree in Pharmacy and/or Health Care Administration;
- Progressively senior management and leadership experience in a unionized acute health care setting including experience in managing clinical and/or drug distribution pharmacy services in a large complex, multi-site organization;
- Current registration as a Licensed Pharmacist with the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia and active membership in the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists.
- Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to _maintain_ an environment of Respect, Caring & Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, _equitable_,_ and culturally safe manner._

Detailed Overview:
The Director, LMPS is responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction in the planning, design, implementation and delivery of efficient and effective pharmacy services, initiatives and strategies for Fraser Health Authority, Vancouver Coastal Health, Provincial Health Services Authority and Providence Health Care (collectively, the
- Organization
- ); plays a key strategic role in the system design, implementation and sustainability of an integrated pharmacy service for the Organization; develops strategic and operational plans and works with other Pharmacy Directors and a network of sites and/or service areas on program delivery in order to implement changes within the context of directional plans and strategic imperatives.

As a member of the Pharmacy Leadership Team, responsible and accountable for the leadership and management of the human, financial and material resources supporting the priorities, strategic plans, organizational initiatives, goals, policies and vision of the LMPS.

The Director balances the needs of individual programs with the needs of the overall system to transform to a fully integrated service model across the Organization; holds accountability for leadership of designated pharmacy services programs across the Organization and operational responsibility to provide leadership to Pharmacy Managers and staff within the designated portfolio.

**Responsibilities**:

- Directs and oversees the operations of pharmacy services and designated programs by developing and recommending long and short term fiscal plans, including resource allocation/reallo



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