Pharmacist — Medication Safety & Quality Leader

Saint Francis Healthcare System; Cape Girardeau (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Education assistance

ETO

Retirement matching

Disability coverage

Job summary

The Medication Safety & Quality Officer at Saint Francis Healthcare System leads the system-wide medication safety program, overseeing safety initiatives across the med-use process and regulatory readiness.

You will collaborate with Quality, Risk Management, Nursing, Medical Staff, IT, and Operations to advance a culture of safety, quality improvement, and performance review, including governance activities for medication safety.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree required.
• Current pharmacist licensure in applicable state(s) of practice required.
• Five (5) years of progressive hospital pharmacy experience required.
• Experience in medication safety, quality improvement, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy leadership, or pharmacy informatics required.
• Experience participating in medication event review and performance improvement activities required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain a comprehensive medication safety program across the organization.
• Oversee medication safety initiatives spanning the medication-use process.
• Collaborate with Quality, Risk Management, Nursing, Medical Staff, IT, and Operations leadership to advance safety and quality.
• Chair or coordinate medication safety governance activities as subject matter expert.

Skills

Medication safety

Quality improvement

Pharmacy leadership

Pharmacy informatics

Event reporting system

Education

PharmD

Tools

Electronic event-reporting system

Job description

The Medication Safety & Quality Officer at Saint Francis Healthcare System leads the system-wide medication safety program, overseeing safety initiatives across the med-use process and regulatory readiness.

You will collaborate with Quality, Risk Management, Nursing, Medical Staff, IT, and Operations to advance a culture of safety, quality improvement, and performance review, including governance activities for medication safety.