Medication Safety Coordinator
About The Position
The Medication Safety Coordinator works in collaboration with pharmacy, physician, nursing, and quality staff to develop, implement, and evaluate the safety of medication-use systems. The role monitors process-improvement initiatives to ensure medication safety goals and quality-improvement objectives are achieved. The coordinator practices pharmacy in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and departmental policies; promotes a culture of safety and high reliability; investigates medication safety events; and leads improvement projects and analyses. The position also provides medication safety expertise, education, and staff development, including precepting pharmacy residents and students.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy.
- Licensed pharmacist in Massachusetts or immediately eligible for licensure.
- One year of pharmacy residency or three years of clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital setting.
- Knowledge of safe medication-use practices and process-improvement methodologies.
- Experience with computer systems, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access.
Nice To Haves
- Doctoral degree in Pharmacy (PharmD).
- Pharmacy residency or fellowship in medication safety.
- Five years of related work experience.
- Project management and program development experience.
- Pharmacy residency preceptor experience.
- Experience coaching and mentoring pharmacy staff.
- Advanced pharmacy practice knowledge related to the area of practice.
Responsibilities
- Practice pharmacy in accordance with Massachusetts and federal laws and regulations, including requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, FDA, and DEA, and follow departmental policies and procedures.
- Maintain credentials in accordance with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.
- Encourage medication error reporting and foster a culture of safety and high reliability in medication-use processes and workflows.
- Review and investigate reported safety events, including adverse drug reactions and near-misses.
- Lead root cause analyses (RCAs) and failure mode and effect analyses (FMEAs) with internal and external representatives to identify systemic issues and develop prioritized, data-driven recommendations.
- Evaluate medication-use processes and identify opportunities to improve departmental and organizational policies and practices in alignment with patient safety best practices and applicable requirements.
- Lead medication safety projects to design, implement, and improve processes and systems that promote pharmacy safety, quality, and compliance in collaboration with relevant departments and stakeholders.
- Serve as a medication safety expert on committees.
- Provide education and presentations on safe medication use and medication events to pharmacists, technicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, medical students, physicians, and other audiences.
- Maintain knowledge of medication safety trends, best practices, emerging information technology systems, and solutions through independent study, education, professional activities, and affiliations.
- Precept PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students, and contribute to staff development.
- Teach and model pharmacy skills in collaboration with pharmacy team members.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
