Facility Program Manager - Pharmacy Medication Safety

Veterans Health Administration; Fort Meade (SD); On-site; USD 147,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Fort Meade, SD seeks a Facility Program Manager for Pharmacy Medication Safety to lead the medication safety program, analyze events, and guide policy updates. The role encompasses collaboration with Pharmacy staff and leadership to improve patient safety and medication management across services.

The ideal candidate will have PharmD, active pharmacist licensure, and experience in quality improvement and staff education within a federal healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Requires active pharmacist licensure per regulatory requirements.
• Experience in medication safety and quality improvement.
• Ability to analyze data and influence practice changes.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage the Pharmacy Service medication safety program.
• Lead data collection, analysis, and review of medication safety events.
• Collaborate to revise policies and SOPs to reflect changes.
• Educate staff on medication safety and regulatory requirements.
• Support medication use evaluations and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Pharmacist licensure

Data analysis

Policy education

Education

Pharmacist degree (PharmD)

Job description

Facility Program Manager - Pharmacy Medication Safety

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Pharmacist Facility Program Manager - Medication Safety The Pharmacy Program Manager for Medication Safety is responsible for collecting and analyzing technology and information to improve clinical care, ensure patient safety, and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of medication management processes and Pharmacy services.

Key Responsibilities

1. VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include, but are not limited to: Medication Safety: 1. Responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing the Pharmacy Service medication safety program. Collaborates with Pharmacy Service staff and other healthcare staff to identify process improvement opportunities, implement changes, and assess effectiveness and impacts of those changes. 2.
2. Manages data collection, analysis, and review of medication safety events and processes, including medication-related patient safety events reported in the Joint Patient Safety Reporting (JPSR) system or through other platforms. Investigates and performs tracer activities with staff to identify causation, systems issues, performance issues, clinical judgement concerns, and to develop quality improvement solutions in collaboration with staff and leadership.
3. Collaborate with staff and leadership to revise policies, procedures, protocols, SOPs, etc., to reflect change and provide education and training when necessary.
4. Reviews information and data from the VA ADERS and FDA MedWatch systems for medication safety improvement opportunities.
5. Reviews information and resources published by the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS), PBM, the Center for Medication Safety (VA MedSAFE), the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), and other to develop strategies to incorporate into practice and provide education and training to Pharmacy Service staff and other healthcare staff as necessary.
6. Collaborates with Pharmacy Service leadership, facility clinical leadership, and facility Patient Safety Manager to resolve medication safety issues and ensure that processes for prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring medication therapy minimize the potential for errors and adverse events.
7. Assists with the completion of medication use evaluations. Reviews and analyzes data to prepare recommendations to influence and improve prescribing and medication use.
8. Assists with the review and revision of Pharmacy Service and facility policies, procedures, protocols, standard operating procedures (SOPs), etc., to ensure compliance with facility policies, VHA Directives, VHA Handbooks, and regulatory agency requirements.
9. Collaborates with Pharmacy procurement staff and Pharmacy management to address medication and supply recalls, patient safety announcements, and patient safety notifications.
10. Utilizes continuous quality improvement strategies and principles to detect and define problems. Actively works to implement corrective actions and quality improvement initiatives.
11. Serves as a Pharmacy Service representative on committees, subcommittees, workgroups, or taskforces relating to medication safety as assigned. Such as presenting medication safety items through Safe Medication Use Subcommittee and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
12. May serve as a preceptor to Pharmacy trainees (e.g., Pharmacy Residents, Pharmacy Students) on medication safety-related topics or areas of practice.
13. Clinical Pharmacist: 1. Follows the responsibilities and performs the duties defined for a clinical pharmacist, when necessary, to ensure the safe and appropriate use of medications and be an advocate of rational medication therapy.
14. Education: 1. Provides oral and/or written communication with other health care professionals regarding medication therapy selection and management. This includes, but is not limited to, assisting with formulary product selection and pharmacokinetic monitoring and dosing.
15. 2. Provides patient and health care professional education and medication information.
16. 3. Maintains basic knowledge of pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics in their area of practice.
17. 4. Provides feedback to Pharmacy Supervisors regarding education needs of Pharmacy Service staff.
18. 5. Assumes an active role in the overall Pharmacy training program consisting of students, externs, interns, residents, and professional and non-professional staff members. Conducts on-the-job training and provides guidance through designated programs.
19. 6. Keeps informed of new developments in Pharmacy practice and medication therapy by reading Pharmacy and medical literature and participates in continuing education programs.
20. 7. Completes required VA specific education training and other assigned VA specific education training within the established deadline for completion.
21. 8. Reviews new and revised facility and service line specific policies and procedures within the established deadline for completion.
22. 9. Maintains current Pharmacist licensure, registration and certification as required.

Requirements & Education

Important: A transcript must be submitted with your application. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $147189 – $191349/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-21.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.

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