AVP, Pharmacy Operations & Clinical Nutrition

Nemours is seeking an Assistant Vice President, Pharmacy Operations & Clinical Nutrition 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 & Clinical Nutrition 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.

Supervises and coordinates the activities of the pharmacy operations and clinical nutrition associates to provide optimal pharmaceutical and clinical care support to patients of Nemours Children's Hospital & Health, Florida in an appropriate, efficacious, safe, and cost-effective manner and meets all state and federal regulatory requirements.

Collaborates with Nemours department, hospital and health-system clinicians in the design, implementation and updating of clinical pathways and rules

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