Medication Use Program Coordinator

Avera•Sioux Falls, SD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medication Use Program Coordinator serves as a centralized coordinator for medication-related operational and technology requests across the pharmacy enterprise. The position supports standardized intake, triage, governance coordination, prioritization, implementation tracking, and communication of medication-use initiatives. It coordinates work among operational leaders, specialty committees, governance groups, and implementation teams, ensuring requests follow appropriate review pathways and approved initiatives remain visible throughout their lifecycle. The role supports governance processes and decision documentation and promotes alignment with medication-use standards and organizational priorities. It does not perform application build, system configuration, technical support, or application ownership responsibilities. The position also coordinates pharmacy services in assigned practice areas through multidisciplinary teamwork, education, training, and mentorship of pharmacy staff and learners. Depending on assignment, the coordinator may serve as pharmacist-in-charge and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Coordinators provide direct patient care consistent with applicable regulations and lead or participate in quality improvement initiatives. With minimal assistance from pharmacy leadership, the coordinator directs the development, implementation, education, training, and maintenance of pharmacy services in a specialty area, and serves in pharmacist roles as needed.

Requirements

Pharmacist Board of Pharmacy license in the state or states of oversight, required upon hire.
Ability to work the specified hours.
Ability to perform essential job functions, including adequate visual acuity and effective communication, hearing, understanding, and distinguishing speech and other sounds.
Commitment to applying Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles in service to patients, families, and the community.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment and coordinate workflow.
Maintain confidentiality and comply with applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.

Nice To Haves

Some college.
Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency; PGY2 residency for some areas.
BPS certification or other applicable credential within one year.
Four to six years of pharmacy practice experience in the area coordinated.

Responsibilities

Coordinate intake, triage, governance coordination, prioritization, implementation tracking, and communication for medication-related operational and technology requests.
Route requests through the appropriate review pathway and support governance processes and decision documentation.
Coordinate work among operational leaders, specialty committees, governance groups, and implementation teams, and monitor approved initiatives throughout their lifecycle.
Ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication therapy for patients through a variety of methodologies.
Provide proactive patient care through counseling, multidisciplinary planning, drug therapy protocols, and coordination of pharmacy services in assigned practice areas.
Direct, mentor, and educate pharmacy staff and students through activities such as residency and student precepting, competency development, literature analysis, preceptor development programming, and residency projects.
Contribute to the pharmacy profession through activities that may include publications, peer review, teaching, or membership in professional organizations.
Direct development, implementation, education, training, and maintenance of pharmacy services in a specialty area, with minimal assistance from pharmacy leadership.
Serve in pharmacist roles as needed and facilitate change in alignment with department goals and objectives.
Lead assigned projects and committees.
Develop, report on, and evaluate continuous quality improvement activities to promote patient safety.
Audit pharmacy operations for compliance with applicable laws, regulations, programs, codes, policies, and procedures, and coordinate correction of deficiencies.
Assist in obtaining and maintaining pharmacy and personnel licensure.
Lead inventory management monitoring for diversion, prescribing, and inventory levels in assigned areas.
Coordinate pharmacy staff workflow and work effectively with team members while maintaining confidentiality and following applicable safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards.