Pediatric Medication Safety Pharmacist

Ochsner Clinic Foundation•New Orleans, LA

About The Position

This role is responsible for oversight of medication safety and for planning, analyzing, developing, and executing patient-safety strategies. The pharmacist identifies and facilitates medication-safety activities, promotes best practices, manages related data and reporting, and serves as a resource to hospital committees and system and process evaluations, improvement initiatives, and monitoring activities. The position acts as a pharmacy liaison to hospital administration, nursing, and medical staff leadership; helps resolve problems and implement medication-safety procedures; and promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary, team-focused environment to support patient safety. The pharmacist evaluates and maintains high-quality medication-use processes and risk mitigation, oversees medication-use processes, educates staff, students, patients, providers, and other health care professionals, and maintains legal and regulatory compliance. The role also includes professional development and continuing education, adapting communication and services to the patient population, and performing other related duties as required. The position must remain knowledgeable about applicable laws, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements and support the employer’s Compliance & Privacy Program and Standards of Conduct.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.
At least 1 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 and ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying audiences.
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 to move objects.
Ability to work in a patient-care environment with routine exposure to blood, body fluids, and tissue, potential exposure to communicable diseases, and potential exposure to hazardous medications and hazardous waste.

Nice To Haves

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD).

Responsibilities

Oversee medication safety and contribute to planning, analysis, development, and execution of patient-safety strategies.
Identify and facilitate medication-safety activities that 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 activities related to medication safety.
Serve as a pharmacy liaison to hospital administration, nursing, and medical staff leadership.
Problem-solve and implement new medication-safety procedures.
Promote a collaborative, interdisciplinary, team-focused environment to support patient safety.
Evaluate and maintain high-quality medication-use processes and risk mitigation; oversee medication-use processes.
Educate staff, students, patients, providers, and other health care professionals.
Maintain legal and regulatory compliance, including compliance with applicable laws, accreditation standards, and regulatory agency requirements.
Participate in professional development and continuing education.
Adapt behavior and communication to the specific patient population, including respecting privacy and requesting permissions.
Report known or suspected unethical or questionable conduct and patient or employee safety, privacy, or other compliance-related concerns.
Perform other related duties as required.