Pharmacist (Facility Program Manager)

Veterans Health Administration

Louisville (KY)

Hybrid

USD 149,000 - 194,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Telework: Adhoc

Work schedule: Mon-Fri 0730-1600

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Louisville, KY seeks a Medication Safety Program Manager to lead safety activities for Pharmacy Service. You will work under the Associate Chief of Pharmacy Operations and communicate trends to pharmacy leadership.

The role requires coordinating proactive safety processes, data analysis of safety events, and root-cause investigations. The position supports adherence to accreditation standards, federal and state regulations, and participation in hospital

Qualifications

Quality Improvement and Risk Management responsibilities
Data collection, analysis and review of medication safety events
Root-cause analysis of significant medication errors
Adherence to published best practices and guidelines for medication-use safety
Participation in hospital committees including co-chair of Medication Safety Subcommittee
Liaison to pharmacy leadership on medication safety matters
Understand accreditation standards and federal/state regulations related to medication use

Responsibilities

Coordinate proactive processes to evaluate and improve safe medication management
Manage data collection and analysis of medication safety events
Facilitate root-cause analyses of errors and system failure factors
Identify opportunities for proactive changes in the medication-use system
Assist in quality improvement initiatives across the medical center and pharmacy
Support education and training of staff on safety practices

Skills

Quality Improvement

Risk Management

Data analysis

Root-cause analysis

Medication safety

Regulatory compliance

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Medication Safety Program Manager is responsible for medication safety activities for the Pharmacy Service and works independently under the Associate Chief of Pharmacy Operations and keeps pharmacy leadership apprised of trends/problems associated with their assigned activities.

Key Responsibilities

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws Duties include but not limited to: Quality Improvement and Risk Management

Coordinates ongoing, proactive processes to evaluate and improve safe medication management strategies.
Manages or assists with management of data collection, analysis, and review of medication safety related events and practices, including reports of Adverse Drug Events and medication errors.
Participates and facilitates root-cause analysis of significant medication errors. Examines the system failures and human factors contributing to medication errors.
Identifies the extent of the health system's adherence to published best practices and guidelines relevant to medication-use safety.
Identifies opportunities for proactive change in the medication-use system suggested by published events or recommendations focused on medication-use safety.
Participates in medical center and pharmacy service quality improvement initiatives.

Legal and Regulatory Compliance

Ensures compliance with accreditation standards and with federal, state, and local regulations related to medication use.
Serves as a resource to pharmacy management and performance improvement departments on matters of medication safety.
Serves as a liaison representing the Pharmacy Service in safe medication practice issues.

Program Management

Assists the Associate Chief of Pharmacy in developing medication safety goals and objectives.
Assists pharmacy leadership in the development, approval, and implementation of policies and procedures that support medication safety.
Participates in collaborative interdisciplinary practice through active participation in hospital committees, including serving as Co-Chair of Medication Safety Subcommittee.
Coordinates interdepartmental and intradepartmental medication safety activities.
Ensures that all patient-specific and medication-specific information needed to support effective medication-related patient care decisions is readily available in a useful form to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other pertinent health care providers.
Consistently displays the principles of a Highly Reliable Organization supporting Just Culture and collaboration with other departments to improve the medication use process.

Medication Standardization and Storage

Ensures that parenteral solutions, medication concentrations, doses, and administration items are standardized whenever possible.
Minimizes the potential for errors associated with medication products due to labeling, packaging, or medication names that look or sound alike.
Ensures that medication storage is safe and secure throughout the institution and aligns with local and national policy.
Ensures the safety of product changes.

Medication-Use System Management

Ensures that processes for prescribing and monitoring medication therapy minimize the potential for medication errors.
Ensures that methods for the communication and transcription of medication orders minimize the risk of errors.
Ensures that double-check and other verifications are in place to ensure the safety of medications requiring special preparation (e.g. medications requiring extemporaneous compounding, antineoplastic agents, and new medication with unique preparation requirements).

Education and Training

Participates in the training and in-servicing of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy residents, pharmacy students, and other medical center personnel as required.
Is skilled at using both written and verbal communication techniques in teaching others.
Serves as a preceptor for pharmacy residents and/or pharmacy students.

Research Pharmacist Back-Up

Coordinates the receipt and distribution of drugs in an investigational and/or clinical evaluation status upon patient discharge from the facility if Research Pharmacy Program Manager is unavailable.
Conducts and coordinates clinical drug investigations and research under FDA guidelines and regulations and approval by the local R&D Committee.

The employee is administratively accountable to the Associate Chief, Pharmacy Operations, for professional licensure, competency, and continuing education. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0730 - 1600 Telework: Adhoc only. Functional Statement #: 41314-F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Requirements & Education

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 $148844 – $193500/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-01.

Who is eligible to apply?