Pharmacy Director
Company: Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
Location: Hillsboro
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Description At Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we
welcome diversity; we encourage, uplift, and are honored to serve
people who have been historically underrepresented and underserved.
Our mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive, and
culturally appropriate primary health care to the communities of
Washington and Yamhill counties with a special emphasis on migrant
and seasonal farmworkers and others with barriers to receiving
health care. We strive to provide an inclusive environment that
welcomes and values the diversity of the people we employ and
serve. Job Summary : The Pharmacy Director directs, establishes and
plans the overall policies and goals for Virginia Garcia Memorial
Health Center's pharmacy services and monitors all financial,
operational, professional, and clinical activities of the
department. This role relies on extensive experience and judgment
to plan and accomplish goals and a wide degree of creativity and
latitude is expected. They will recommend innovations in the
practice and function of the pharmacy program to the executive team
and carry out mutually agreed upon plans. This individual delivers
quality pharmacy services, collaborating with primary care
providers and staff to improve the health of Virginia Garcia
patients. Pharmacy services include assisting medical personnel and
patients with drug information and identification, developing and
sustaining productive patient relationships, evaluating and
resolving potential drug therapy problems identified through any
and all available sources, chronic disease state management,
patient counseling, prescription verification, adherence to state
and federal pharmacy laws, and preceptor students, fellows, interns
and residents. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Pharmacy
Operations and Budget · Oversee development and implementation of
policies, procedures and protocols for pharmacy program, dispensing
and clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, students, residents
and other pharmacy staff that ensure the pharmacy department
provides optimal pharmaceutical services that meet all legal,
accreditation, and certification requirements. · Ensure that all
pharmacy staff is currently licensed/certified/registered and have
adequate Continuing Education credits. · Develop and maintain all
necessary pharmacy insurance contracts. · Monitor and manage
pharmacy program budget. Collaborate with CEO and CFO in planning
both short and long-term annual budget for pharmacy operations and
capital. · Oversee record keeping of pharmacy transactions
necessary to ensure adequate control over and accountability for
all drugs as required by applicable state and federal laws, rules
and regulations to meet all inspection and other requirements
governing pharmacy operations in conjunction with the Pharmacy
Operations Manager. · Support Pharmacy Operations Manager in
oversight of staff scheduling to maintain high quality pharmacy
services. · Support 340B Program manager in oversight of VGMHC's
340B program, ensuring contracts procedures and documentation are
in compliance with the program. · Support Lead Clinical Pharmacist
in oversight of clinical pharmacy team and alignment of care model
with organization priorities and quality metrics. Pharmacy Program
Oversight · Support development of competence assessment programs
that ensure all pharmacy staff performs all duties and
responsibilities with efficiency and safety, as well as comply with
all applicable policies, procedures and standards of Virginia
Garcia and the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. · Provide supervision and
coaching of Pharmacy Operations Manager, 340B Program Manager and
Lead Clinical Pharmacist. · Assist pharmacy leaders with
supervision and coaching of pharmacist, resident and technician
staff including consultation with Human Resources and union on
employee disciplinary actions, and timely completion of staff
reviews. · Maintain processes to ensure Pharmacists In
Charge/Managers provide adequate supervision of Pharmacy
Technicians as required by the Oregon Law, and to insure quality
and compliant customer service, observance of HIPAA requirements
regarding patient confidentiality, and the highest regard for
patients of Virginia Garcia. · Work 16 hours on average per month
in dispensing or clinical pharmacy role. · Oversee VGMHC Residency
Program accredited by ASHP (American Society of Hospital
Pharmacists) and serve as preceptor for pharmacy students, fellows
and residents. · Encourage professionalism, productivity,
performance, and efficiency of all pharmacy staff. Pharmacy Program
Advancement · Implement methods to measure and improve patient
care, safety and satisfaction. · Work to initiate, implement and
maintain quality improvement projects and lean processes in the
pharmacy department. · Explore new services, contracts, contract
pharmacies and payment models to increase pharmacy revenue and/or
reimbursement for services. · Attend or present in-services in
conjunction with medical staff, within and outside the
organization. · Participate in clinic committees as requested or
assigned, or delegate responsibility to suitable pharmacy staff
member. · Consult, refer and coordinate with other disciplines to
provide high quality patient care to each individual. Collaborate
with all service lines to continually improve VGMHC's integrated
care model. · Perform other duties as assigned. · Handle protected
health information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). HIPAA
Requirements: The Pharmacy Director will have access to protected
health information (PHI) in the course of carrying out their
duties. This position uses PHI to provide medications to patients,
to evaluate medication profiles for quality of care and safety, and
to consult with providers regarding patients' medications. The
Pharmacy Director is also involved in overall quality of care
discussions with the other health care providers at the Center.
Applying the minimum necessary standard of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the designated
records sets to which this employee will have access include: the
full medical record, the pharmacy patient chart, the demographic,
scheduling and insurance information of the practice management
systems and all information in the pharmacy management computer
system including billing and insurance information, prescription
files, and patient profiles. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Required: Good patient, provider and staff communication skills.
Strong commitment to working with patients and staff from a wide
range of ethnic, economic, cultural and social backgrounds. ·
Ability to perform and/or understand tasks and responsibilities of
dispensing and clinical pharmacists. Skilled in effective staff
supervision. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred. Education and
Experience Required: · Seven years' experience as staff and/or
clinical pharmacist with at least five years of increasingly
responsible managerial experience. · Registered Pharmacist in good
standing with the State of Oregon, B.S. or Pharm.D degree.
Preceptor registration desired or eligible. · EPIC EHR experience
desired. · Experience working in a Community Health Center or
Federally Qualified Health Center strongly preferred. · Additional
training or clinical pharmacy experience desired, which may include
disease state management, long-term care or institutional pharmacy
experience, or collaborative work with physicians/NP/RNs. State and
Federal Pharmacy Requirements The employee in this position must
not have any sanctions or restrictions on his/her pharmacy license;
may be required to submit to background check; and may be required
and must be willing to undergo drug screening at request of
supervisor. Behavioral Competencies: Accountability: Role model
VG's mission, vision, and shared values Customer-Focus: Listen to
the voice of the customer and strive to delight them by exceeding
their expectations Teamwork: If someone needs help, help them
Initiative: Be innovative, apply fresh ideas, and continuously
improve how you do your work Confidentiality: Maintain strict
confidentiality and respect the privacy of others Ethical:
Demonstrate integrity, honesty, and stewardship in all encounters
at work Respect: Demonstrate consideration and appreciation for
co-workers and patients Communication: Demonstrate the ability to
convey thoughts and ideas as well as understand perspective of
others Physical Requirements: Percentage of time spent:
Standing/Walking: up to 50% Sitting: up to 50% Lifting/Carrying: up
to 5% - frequently 5-20 lbs.; infrequent 20-40 lbs. Stooping,
Bending, Reaching: occasional Working Environment/Physical Hazards:
Work in well-lighted, ventilated environment Potential exposure to
blood borne pathogens and hazardous chemicals Equipment Used:
Office equipment · Computer: Pharmacy software, EPIC, databases and
word processing · Telephone, Fax, Copier, Scanner, Cash Register
Pharmacy equipment · Automated tablet counting machine (robot) ·
Electronic ordering device Immunization: Staff members must meet
immunization requirements as stated in VGMHC's immunization policy
and state and federal guidelines. Job descriptions represent a
general outline of the essential and major job duties, functions
and qualifications required. They cannot be all-inclusive and
comprehensive due to the dynamic nature of work performed to
accomplish VGMHC's Mission. VGMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment
because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry,
sex, age, veteran status, marital status, or physical challenges.
The policy applies not only to recruitment and hiring practices,
but also includes affirmative action in placement, promotion,
transfer, rate of pay, and termination.
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