Compliance Lead | Medication Systems

Interior Health; Kelowna; Hybrid; CAD 91,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Employer paid training/education

Employer paid vacation

Employer paid insurance premiums

Extended health & dental coverage

Municipal Pension Plan

Work-life balance

Job summary

Interior Health is seeking an experienced Compliance Lead, Medication Systems for a full-time term position appointed until November 12, 2027. The role supports a flexible work location within the IH region and focuses on controlled substances governance, audits, and system improvements.

Responsibilities include leading audits, policy implementation, and collaboration with managers and HR to mitigate diversion risks, with travel as required.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, judgment, and interpersonal skills.
• Integrity, dependability, honesty, initiative, tact, and high ethical standards are required.
• Experience in handling sensitive interactions.
• Computer skills, especially in data management and analysis.
• Experience with medication technology, including automated dispensing cabinets and medication infusion devices.
• Ability to travel.
• Valid BC Driver’s licence.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Responsibilities

• Consult with Managers, Practice Leaders, and medical staff to implement controlled substance policies.
• Develops and monitors audits for purchasing, receiving, distribution, storage, and administration of controlled substances.
• Establishes a multidisciplinary diversion prevention committee.
• Reports audit results to leadership and conducts trend analyses.

Skills

Communication

Analytical

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or pharmacy

Licensure with BC health college

Tools

Medication management software

Automated dispensing cabinets

Job description

Position Summary

Interior Health is looking for an experienced Compliance Lead, Medication Systems to join our team on a full time, term basis that is expected to last until the 12th of November 2027.

This position offers a flexible work location from within the Interior Health region.

This role is pivotal in supporting the health and wellness of our employees and clients of Interior Health. This position is key in supporting staff and supervisors in meeting their obligations in handling controlled substances. Candidates require a passion for quality improvement and delivering action oriented results. Applicants will require to be process oriented, built trusting relationships, engage others and have strong leadership capabilities. Some travel as part of this position may be required.

What we offer:

• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended health & dental coverage
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Work-life balance

Salary Range:

The salary range for this position is $90,770 (min) to $113,462 (midpoint) to $130,481 (max) per annum, based on 1.0 FTE. Interior Health typically establishes salaries within the minimum and midpoint of the salary range based on qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

About the job:

In accordance with the established vision and values of the organization, the Compliance Lead, Medication Systems develops and maintains controlled substances and related medication management processes and procedures in accordance with applicable federal, provincial, and local regulations and professional Colleges. The Compliance Lead supports and/or conducts scheduled and/or random audits of medication systems including the purchasing, receipt, distribution, administration, and/or documentation of controlled substances.

The Compliance Lead raises awareness of controlled substance diversion risks and provides education and recommendations for mitigating risks. The Compliance Lead analyzes data and trends to identify potential diversion of controlled substances and maintains all related documentation; in collaboration with Managers and Human Resources, conducts investigations where potential diversion is detected; develops, maintains, and evaluates a multi-disciplinary approach to detection and prevention of drug diversion and the medication use process; and provides recommendations and reports to leadership teams.

Typical duties and responsibilities:

• Consults with Managers, Practice Leaders, and medical staff to ensure that controlled substance policies and procedures are clearly understood and implemented at all facilities; helps identify gaps and recommends corrective action to ensure processes and procedures are effectively communicated and actioned.
• Develops and monitors audit processes for the purchasing, receiving, distribution, storage, and/or administration of controlled substances including the medication use process and conducts routine, random, and/or scheduled audits in these areas to identify areas of concern.
• Establishes a multidisciplinary diversion prevention committee
• Reports results of audits to leadership teams and quality committees, as appropriate; performs trend analyses and maintains records of drug diversion prevention, detection, investigation, and related follow-up activities.
• In collaboration with clinical leaders develops and establishes an action plan and timeframe for the resolution of deficiencies discovered from audits or investigations; provides recommendations to improve the medication use system, in particular, in relation to management of controlled substances.
• Supports Managers and Human Resources staff in investigations of suspected diversion.
• Provides ongoing practice support and education to health professionals regarding the prevention, detection, investigation, and mitigation of controlled substances diversion.
• Performs assessments to determine the effectiveness of drug diversion prevention activities.
• Remains current with laws, rules, regulations, standards, and best practices related to controlled substances and the medication use process and communicates relevant information on controlled substances, drug diversion, and the medication use process to quality committees and leadership teams.
• Perform routine review and ongoing analysis of automated dispensing cabinet information related to controlled substances
• Evaluates new technology or novel methods of preventing or detecting controlled substances diversion.
• Provides routine and specific reports to leadership teams on compliance with procedures and policies.
• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees are responsible to report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to the manager or supervisor immediately.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Qualfications

Education, Training, and Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in nursing or pharmacy.
• A minimum of five years of experience working in a large, multi-faceted health service organization.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience.
• Licensure with the applicable BC health college.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, judgment, and interpersonal skills.
• Integrity, dependability, honesty, initiative, tact, and high ethical standards are required.
• Experience in handling sensitive interactions.
• Computer skills, especially in data management and analysis.
• Experience with medication technology, including automated dispensing cabinets and medication infusion devices.
• Ability to travel.
• Valid BC Driver’s licence.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.