Coordinator, Drug Shortage

Medical University of South Carolina • North Charleston, SC

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About The Position

In partnership with the pharmacy buyer teams and pharmacy leaders this pharmacist is responsible for the assessment, preparation and contingency planning for all drug shortages. The Drug Shortage Coordinator will serve as the point person for all drug shortage communication, coordinating efforts with the various local leaders as applicable for the MUHA system.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy or a Bachelor's degree in pharmacy and two years expereince as a registered phramacist.
• Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist by the South Carolina Board of Pharmacy.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a pharmacy residency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilize available resources to identify and implement strategies to forecast or lessen the impact of medication shortages on patient care.
• For each individual drug shortage, partner with the pharmacy leadership team and impacted service line leaders to develop a shortage mitigation plan by identifying therapeutic alternatives, opportunities to eliminate waste or methods to alter how a medication is ordered, prepared or dispensed.
• Develop and maintain a standardize plan for managing drug shortages including strategies for assessment, planning, coordinating, communication, implementation and monitoring.
• Create and update a drug shortage platform, containing pertinent information for pharmacy staff including quantity on hand, usage data and any restrictions in place.
• Partner with the pharmacy buyer to purchase identified medications through alternative vendors based off usage.
• Partner with clinical pharmacists to lead practice initiatives and updates identified from safety event submissions to mitigate future medication errors.
• Resolves drug shortages promptly and oversight of product movement from the centralized pharmacy, once shortages are resolved to prevent waste as much as possible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees