Medication Safety Pharmacist

Trinity Health • Hartford, CT

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About The Position

The Medication Safety Pharmacist provides pharmacy care supporting operations and clinical, retail, and/or specialty pharmacy services in acute and/or ambulatory care settings. The role promotes performance excellence in quality, safety, service, affordability, and technology, and serves as a subject-matter expert, education resource, role model, and mentor. It coordinates or leads the responsibilities of a unit, program, or service, including management of human resources.

This full-time position is listed as a rotating shift, with position highlights specifying 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, days. The pharmacist leads medication safety, quality, compliance, and performance-improvement work; provides oversight and guidance for medication-use processes; evaluates drug therapies; offers patient-specific drug information and therapeutic recommendations; conducts medication therapy management and comprehensive medication reviews; and supports training and competency development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy; a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) is preferred.
• Three years of experience as a pharmacist.
• Connecticut State Pharmacist License.

Nice To Haves

• Pharmacy residency.
• Internal or external certifications.
• Board of Pharmacy Specialists certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality and compliance programs and provide subject-matter expertise in areas such as compliance, compounding, diversion, and quality.
• Design and implement pharmacy-based and regional performance-improvement initiatives to ensure the safe use of medications.
• Provide oversight and guidance for medication order review, preparation, distribution, and dispensing processes.
• Monitor and evaluate drug therapies to promote optimal drug use and evidence-based practices and reduce the risk of drug misadventures.
• Lead medication safety measures and efficient operational processes.
• Provide drug information and therapeutic recommendations based on patient-specific parameters and conditions.
• Perform medication therapy management (MTM) and comprehensive medication reviews (CMR).
• Lead training, development, mentoring, and competency assessment, including activities such as serving as a residency preceptor.
• Coordinate or lead unit, program, or service responsibilities, including management of human resources.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, prescription drug, and vision coverage.
• Retirement savings program with employer match.
• Time off that may include paid time off, vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.
• Basic and supplemental life and AD&D insurance.
• Well-being initiative.
• Career growth and advancement opportunities within Trinity Health.
• Benefits available starting on day one.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level