About this role
- Full-time and exempt (i.e., salary) and directly reports to the Director of Pharmacy – Medication Safety
- The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, dayshift hours but must be flexible to other hours as needed
- Collaboration with all pharmacy managers and Medical Teams across the institution
- Member of the Formulary Management and Outcomes Team, Supporting Medication Safety as a Medication Safety Specialist in a joint role
The person who fills this position must be:
- Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented and able to work independently
- Able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while maintaining professional attitude
- Have good communication skills and be a team player and ensure closed loop communication
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Job duties & responsibilities include (but not limited to):
- Ensures the medication use process
- Execute VAMS formulary items
- Support implementation of projects and programs and new formulary additions, modifications, and deletions
- Support the annual risk assessment for hazardous drug databases
- Presentations to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee
- Completion and support of Medication Use Evaluations
- Proactively monitor, manage, and communicate medication safety issues
- Participates in Quality Improvement initiatives to enhance and ensure patient safety for all patients
- Build commitment and promote quality services
- Maintain the daily safety scoop DOB grid, investigate safety scoop reports, and
- Perform data collection to support regulatory requirements and for quality improvement measures to support the understanding of medication safety and effectiveness
- Conduct routine audits to ensure compliance
- Participates in the education and training of pharmacy employees, pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and medical staff
- Serves as a preceptor to pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
- Escalate VAMS formulary items with Medication Safety issues to the Medication Quality & Safety Subcommittee of P&T
- Support review of FMEAs being presented to Medication Quality & Safety Subcommittee
- Serves as a member of multiple medical staff committees including Pharmacy & Therapeutics, the Medication Quality & Safety Subcommittee, and others as needed
- Serves as member of medical specialty service patient safety committees. Makes recommendations and implements change to improve patient care.
- Other tasks assigned by leader
- BS or PharmD
- Must complete a PGY1 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency AND a PGY2 Pharmacy Practice Residency in an Advanced Area of Pharmacy Practice or Administration OR
- PGY1 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency with four (4) years’ experience in a pediatric inpatient hospital pharmacy setting with clinical responsibilities
- License to practice pharmacy in Texas (RPh)