Pharmacy Directors Council
The RWJBarnabas Health Pharmacy Enterprise Directors Council is responsible for establishing system-wide pharmacy goals, overseeing and monitoring the performance of all medication management activities throughout the system and collaborating with the Clinical Pharmacy Council in carrying out these activities. The Council works to standardize processes, standardize policies, establish metrics to measure progress and expand the role of the pharmacist in the system so that they practice to the full extent of their licensure. The Council monitors the use of automation, standardizes equipment selections, monitors facilities so that they remain compliant with current regulations, and develops and approves system policies for the pharmacists in the system.
Membership
Chair: Corporate Assistant Vice President of Pharmacy Operations
Members: Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Vice President
of Qualitas Pharmacy Services, Corporate Assistant Vice President of Clinical
Pharmacy Services, Corporate Assistant Vice President of Integrated Pharmacy
Services, Corporate Director of Pharmacy Operations, Corporate Director
of Pharmacy Systems Integration, and Directors of Pharmacy from the Acute
Care and Integrated Services Lines
Meetings
The Pharmacy Directors Council shall meet monthly or as otherwise deemed necessary by the Chair, but not less than quarterly.Duties and Responsibilities
- Establishment of system-wide quality improvement activities, tracks progress by facility as well as aggregately towards completion, identifying any barriers, discussing and implementing solutions to overcome them
- Monitors key performance indicators and workload statistics
- Monitors medication errors and ADRs to implement standardized prevention methods
- Coordinates care of patients beyond the acute care setting
- Standardizes automation and equipment, reference materials, formulary process, medication use policies, tracking on activities, interventions and identification of ADRs
- Standardizes processes and policies throughout the system
- Increases compliance with Group Purchasing Organization (HPG) contracts to maximize value
- Develops career opportunities for staff development and career ladders
- Works to expand the practice of pharmacy and the role of the pharmacist within the system
Sub-Committees
Collaboratives
Informatics Collaborative
Medication Management Collaborative
Oncology Collaborative
Pharmacy Buyers Collaborative
Procurement Collaborative
Sterile Products Collaborative
Pharmacy Directors Council Membership
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Doug DeStefano, PharmD
Corporate Assistant Vice President of Pharmacy Operations Chair of Directors Council
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Gary Del Piano, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy Services, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus
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Heather DeSanto, PharmD, BCSCP
Director of Pharmacy Services, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
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Maria DeVivo, PharmD, MPA, BCPS, BCACP
Director of Pharmacy Services, Jersey City Medical Center
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Lynne Goldstein, RPh, MBA
Director of Pharmacy Services, Community Medical Center
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Sharon Greasheimer, MPA, PharmD, RPh
Director of Pharmacy, Trinitas Regional Medical Center
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Michael P. Kane, RPh, BCOP
Executive Director, Oncology Pharmacy Services, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
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Jessica Koerner, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FASHP
Corporate Assistant Vice President of Integrated Pharmacy Services, Corporate Pharmacy
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Indu Lew, PharmD
Chief of Staff
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Jonathan Margolin, MHA, RPh, ACHE
Director of Pharmacy Services, RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton
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Scott Mathis, PharmD
Regional Director of Pharmacy Services, Monmouth Medical Center Campuses
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Bryan McCormick, CPhT, MBA
Corporate Director 340B Program, Corporate Pharmacy
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Anita McNeill, RPh, BCSCP
Director of Pharmacy, Qualitas Pharmacy Services
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Fernando Olveira, BA Biology
System Director of Pharmaceutical Procurement, Qualitas Pharmacy Services
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Robert Pellechio, RPh, MPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer
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Mona Philips, RPh, MAS
Director of Pharmacy Services, Clara Maass Medical Center
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Irina Polotskiy, PharmD, BCPS
Director of Pharmacy Services, RWJ University Hospital at Rahway
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Mary Pulidore, BSN, RN
Director of Nursing, Qualitas Pharmacy Services
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Sandra Richardson, PharmD
Assistant Vice President of Clinical Services, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
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Ellen Secaras, MBA, RPh
Corporate Director of Pharmacy Systems Integration, Corporate Pharmacy
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Suzanne Sesta, RPh, BCSCP
Vice President of Qualitas Pharmacy Services
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Ronald Simbulan, RPh
Director of Pharmacy, Qualitas Pharmacy Services and LSC Mail Order
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Jodie Skayhan, PharmD
Administrative Director, Pharmacy, RWJ University Hospital at New Brunswick
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Jennifer Sternbach, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Corporate Assistant Vice President of Clinical Pharmacy Services
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Christine Tricarico, PharmD, MBA, FACHE
Director of Pharmacy Services, Children’s Specialized Hospital
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Stuart Vigdor, BS Pharm, RPh
Director of Pharmacy Services, RWJ University Hospital at Somerset
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Francisco Vila, PharmD, CSP
Director of Qualitas Pharmacy Services
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Joe Voelkel, RPh
Assistant Vice President, Retail Pharmacy Network
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Kim Walsh, RPh, MBA
Director of Pharmacy Services, Behavioral Health