Medication Safety Consultant

10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.; United States; Presencial; USD 120.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta seeks an experienced pharmacist to lead medication safety initiatives across our hospital network. The role focuses on risk reduction, error prevention, and system improvements in collaboration with executives and frontline staff.

Ideal candidates will have a PharmD or B.S. in Pharmacy, Georgia licensure, and at least five years in hospital pharmacy with strong analytical and leadership abilities. Epic decision support experience is a plus.

Formación

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD required.
• Licensed registered pharmacist in the state of Georgia.
• Experience in hospital pharmacy or clinical setting preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure medication safety risk reduction strategies across the continuum of care.
• Participate in quality leadership to develop system quality goals.
• Actively participate in Pharmacy Informatics Council to evaluate and promote safer Epic decision support.
• Oversee system medication events and respond per patient safety procedures.
• Collaborate to ensure regulatory compliance related to medication safety.

Conocimientos

Critical thinking

Decision making

Leadership

Verbal communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Teams

Educación

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD

Herramientas

Epic

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Word

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Commits to a culture of safety and promotes an environment that encourages event identification, reporting, remediation, and prevention through education, system redesign, and/or process improvement. Works with executive leaders proactively in developing system strategies to mitigate the risk of harm and reactively to improve processes and prevent recurrence. Coordinates efforts of clinical operational leaders and frontline staff and works collaboratively for the purpose of measurably improving medication safety and reducing events.

Experience

Experience 5 years of experience in hospital pharmacy or clinical

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pediatrics
• Experience in medication safety and quality methodology
• Knowledge of Joint Commission and other applicable regulatory standards

Education

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD required

Certification Summary

Licensed registered pharmacist in the state of Georgia

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Critical thinking, decision making, and influential leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills appropriate for targeted audience
• Effective presentation skills, including the use of PowerPoint
• Knowledge of computer programs, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Teams

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures medication safety risk reduction strategies are present across the continuum of care.
• Participates as a member of the quality leadership team to develop system quality goals and other quality initiatives.
• Participates actively on the system PNT.
• Actively participates in multidisciplinary Pharmacy Informatics Council to evaluate, design and promote safer Epic medication clinician decision support.
• Provides management of system medication events utilizing detailed steps outlined in the patient safety event response process.
• Designs and implements initiatives to promote and sustain a just culture of safety and high reliability, including communication, training, tools, and recognition.
• Collaborates with accreditation and system leaders to ensure organizational compliance with regulatory standards related to medication safety.
• Provides system collaboration regarding development of medication safety education, such as annual competencies, safety alerts, and simulation training.
• Oversees systemwide infusion pump processes and drug library.
• Works collaboratively with the pharmacy director to support the system Adverse Drug Event-Hospital Acquired Condition (ADE HAC) workgroup by identifying system opportunities that drive best practice and effective mitigation strategies.
• Oversees bar code medication administration compliance.
• Collaborates with affiliation team to evaluate affiliation hospital readiness, develop actions and monitor core standards.
• Conducts proactive organizational medication safety related assessments.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location

1575 Northeast Expy NE

Job Family: Quality

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.

With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials.

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country.

Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.