Safe Medication Management Fellowship

INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES•Whitemarsh Township, PA

40d•$65,000 - $75,000•Remote

About The Position

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is the only 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to preventing medication errors. During its more than 25- year history, ISMP has helped make a difference in the lives of millions of patients and the healthcare professionals who care for them. ISMP is known and respected as the gold standard for medication safety information. It also has served as a vital force for progress. ISMP’s advocacy work alone has resulted in numerous necessary changes in clinical practice, public policy, and drug labeling and packaging. Among its many initiatives, ISMP runs the only national voluntary practitioner medication error reporting program, publishes newsletters with real-time error information read and trusted throughout the global healthcare community, and offers a wide range of unique educational programs, tools, and guidelines. In 2020, ISMP formally affiliated with ECRI to create one of the largest healthcare quality and safety entities in the world. The affiliation allows both organizations to work more closely together for the benefit of providers, patient advocates, governments, and most importantly, patients. From the affiliation, a new Patient Safety Organization took form: ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices PSO. The launch of the new PSO created a single source for safety that harnesses the unprecedented expertise of each organization. Together, ISMP and ECRI bring up-to-date information and real-time guidance to assure healthcare leaders across the continuum of care that they are making the best decisions to keep patients safe. As an independent watchdog organization, ISMP receives no advertising revenue and depends entirely on charitable donations, educational grants, newsletter subscriptions, and volunteer efforts to pursue its life-saving work. The ISMP Safe Medication Management Fellowship is a one-year program beginning in the summer of 2026. This Fellowship offers a healthcare practitioner (e.g., pharmacist, nurse, or physician) the unparalleled opportunity to learn from and work with some of the nation’s top experts in medication safety.

Requirements

Demonstrated leadership, communication, organization and interpersonal skills
High level of comfort working independently as well as in a collaborative process
Dedicated individual with a strong commitment to improving medication safety, the ability to work in a fast paced and often-changing environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Graduate of an accredited College/School of Pharmacy, Nursing school, or medical school
Five years of clinical experience or at least one year of postgraduate experience working in the healthcare setting as a PGY1 resident
Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 Suite of products (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Proficient with Windows-based applications
Required- License to practice pharmacy, nursing, or medicine in the United States

Nice To Haves

Completion of PGY2 residency preferred

Responsibilities

Communicate with healthcare practitioners and consumers related to their medication safety related inquiries.
Participate in networking and project-based calls with drug information vendors, regulatory agencies, and professional organizations.
Review, categorize, and analyze medication error reports submitted to ISMP’s Medication Error Reporting Program (MERP).
Develop proactive risk assessments for specialty pharmacy medications.
Author ISMP’s medication safety newsletters and journal articles.
Conduct literature review and other related research on medication safety-related topics.
Contribute to medication safety consulting work, such as reviewing medication packaging and label designs for safety concerns.
Prepare and present webinars or presentations to internal and external healthcare practitioners on medication safety topics.
Co-precept PharmD students during their rotations with ISMP.
Participate in medication safety-related projects and summits.
Other duties, as assigned.
Remains knowledgeable on current federal, state and local laws, accreditation standards or regulatory agency requirements that apply to the assigned area of responsibility and ensures compliance with all such laws, regulations and standards.