Pediatric Medication Safety Pharmacist

Ochsner Health•New Orleans, LA

About The Position

This role is responsible for oversight of medication safety and for planning and analyzing organizational patient safety activities. The pharmacist develops and executes safety strategies, identifies and facilitates medication safety activities, and promotes best practices. The role manages medication-safety data and reporting; serves as a resource to hospital committees, system and process evaluations, improvement initiatives, and monitoring activities; and acts as a pharmacy liaison to hospital administration, nursing, and medical staff leadership. The pharmacist also problem-solves and implements medication-safety procedures while fostering a collaborative, interdisciplinary, team-focused environment to promote patient safety. The position evaluates and maintains high-quality medication-use processes and risk mitigation, oversees medication-use processes, and educates staff, students, patients, providers, and other healthcare professionals. It maintains legal and regulatory compliance, keeps current with applicable laws, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements, and participates in professional development and continuing education. The pharmacist adapts communication and services to the patient population and performs other related duties as required. The role requires a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and either one year in a medication safety role or completion of a PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Medication Safety. A Doctor of Pharmacy is preferred, and a license to practice pharmacy in the state of practice is required. The position involves work in patient-care areas and potential exposure to blood, body fluids, tissue, communicable diseases, hazardous medications, and hazardous waste. The physical demands are classified as Medium Work.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.
One year in a medication safety role or completion of a PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Medication Safety.
Licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of practice.
Computer skills and dexterity for data entry and retrieval of patient information.
Proficiency with Windows-style applications and keyboard use.
Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present information clearly and professionally to people at varying levels.
Knowledge and understanding of the research process, including funding, design, and compliance issues.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Strong leadership and teaching skills.
Ability to meet the physical demands of Medium Work, including exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 to 25 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.
Ability to work in a patient-care environment with potential occupational exposure to blood, body fluids, tissue, communicable diseases, hazardous medications, and hazardous waste.

Nice To Haves

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD).

Responsibilities

Plan and analyze organizational patient-safety activities and develop and execute medication-safety strategies.
Identify and facilitate medication-safety activities and promote best practices.
Manage medication-safety data reporting and related information.
Serve as a resource to hospital committees, system and process evaluations, improvement initiatives, and monitoring of medication-safety activities.
Act as a pharmacy liaison to hospital administration, nursing, and medical staff leadership.
Problem-solve and implement new medication-safety procedures.
Evaluate and maintain high-quality medication-use processes and risk mitigation.
Oversee medication-use processes.
Educate staff, students, patients, providers, and other healthcare professionals.
Maintain legal and regulatory compliance and stay knowledgeable about applicable laws, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements.
Participate in professional development and continuing education.
Adapt behavior and communication to the specific patient population, including respecting privacy and requesting permissions.
Perform other related duties as required.
Report known or suspected unethical or questionable conduct and patient/employee safety, privacy, or other compliance-related concerns.