Medication Safety Pharmacist
About The Position
The Medication Safety Pharmacist provides pharmacy care supporting operational, 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. It serves as a subject-matter expert in specialty-based programs, an education resource, role model, and mentor, and coordinates or leads unit, program, or service responsibilities, including human resource management. The pharmacist leads quality and compliance programs and performance improvement initiatives, oversees medication-use processes, evaluates drug therapies, provides patient-specific drug information and therapeutic recommendations, performs medication therapy management and comprehensive medication reviews, and leads colleague training, development, mentoring, and competency assessment.
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
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
- 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 promote safe medication use.
- 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, 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, which 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 starting on the first day.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
