Pharmacy Coordinator - Medication Safety and Quality

• Facilitates reporting and detection of adverse drug reactions (ADR)
• Analyzes ADR data and disseminates information related trends to appropriate interdisciplinary committees with a goal of improving medication use
• Serves as an internal consultant on medication/patient safety and quality standards related to medication management (i.e. TJC, CMS, ISMP, Leapfrog, Board of Pharmacy, and FDA standards) to provide ongoing accreditation and regulatory readiness
• Leads, supports, and performs multidisciplinary medication quality and safety analysis, investigations, and initiatives that guide the design, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of safe medication systems within the hospital and/or systemwide
• Leads a hospital-wide Medication Safety and Quality Committee which is instrumental in continuous quality improvement
• Serves as a preceptor and resource to pharmacy residents, pharmacists, pharmacy interns and students
• May participate in the development of residency research projects and/or shares knowledge and information through posters, regional or national presentations, or publications
• Employs evidence-based practices, quality improvement principles, safety methodologies and effective tactics (i.e. Lean Six Sigma, RCA, FMEA) to implement strategies and reduce medication errors
• Participates in multidisciplinary committees regarding medication safety issues to revise policies, procedures, protocols, forms, and order sets
• Guides the actions and decision making of these groups to support a systems-oriented view of medication safety improvement and staff education

• Accredited Program: Pharmacy (Required)
• Pharmacist License (PS LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL)
• PGY2 residency or PGY1 residency/fellowship plus two (2) years as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital pharmacy setting
• Alternatively, board certified in applicable field plus two (2) years as a clinical specialist

$7,500 Sign on Bonus