Pharmacy Program Manager - Medication Safety and Compliance

Providence Health & Services; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 116,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Health & Services seeks a Pharmacy Program Manager – Medication Safety and Compliance to oversee safety initiatives at Providence St Vincent Medical Center in Portland and Providence Seaside Hospital in Seaside. The role focuses on system design to prevent medication errors and ensure regulatory compliance across hospitals.

The position requires hospital pharmacy experience and an Oregon pharmacist license, with leadership in policy development and staff education to support patient

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited College of Pharmacy or hold a PharmD/MD in Pharmacy.
• Oregon Pharmacist License upon hire.
• 3 years hospital pharmacy experience or residency equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate medication safety activities across the organization to reduce drug errors.
• Develop and implement system-design–oriented error-prevention strategies.
• Review safety event and adverse drug reaction reports to identify improvements.
• Monitor national safety alerts and ensure compliance with standards by accrediting bodies.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Regulatory awareness

Educator/training

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

Master's in Pharmacy

PharmD

Job description

Description

Pharmacy Program Manager - Medication Safety and Compliance at Providence St Vincent Medical Center in Portland, OR. and Providence Seaside Hospital in Seaside, OR.

Full-Time/Day Shift

The Program Manager, Medication Safety coordinates all medication safety activities within the organization and works collaboratively to develop and implement interdisciplinary error-prevention strategies that focus on system design to effectively reduce the risk of medication errors. Reviews medication-related safety event and adverse drug reaction reports to identify potential system improvements and educational needs. Proactively monitors external sources (e.g., Institute for Safety Medication Practices Safety Alerts and Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alerts) to identify nationally recognized medication safety best practices for evaluation and implementation. Ensures compliance with medication management standards and patient safety goals identified by accreditation and regulatory bodies including, but not limited to, The Joint Commission (TJC), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS), and applicable state boards (e.g., pharmacy, nursing, public health). Oversees the development of new or revision of existing medication management policies and procedures. Serves as a subject matter expert and education resource on safe medication practices.

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (PSVMC) is a 523-bed community teaching hospital and tertiary referral center. Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is renowned for its many centers of excellence, including Providence Heart Institute, Providence Neuroscience Institute and Providence Center For Health Care Ethics, among others. Its maternity services are also highly regarded and it is home to the world's most advanced operating room suite for brain tumors, with the West Coast's only movable intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging.

Providence Seaside Hospital (PSH) is a 25-bed critical access hospital with full accreditation by the Joint Commission that offers primary and specialty care, general surgery, radiology, diagnostic imaging, pathology and emergency medicine 24 hrs./7 days-a-week. Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Coast Mountain Range, Providence Seaside Hospital is the heart of Providence's north coast service area. Providence Seaside is proud to be recognized as a Pathway to Excellence designated organization, a national honor that reflects our commitment to creating a positive, supportive, and empowering environment for our nurses and care teams. This prestigious designation means our community can trust that we prioritize high-quality care, caregiver well-being, and a culture of excellence in everything we do.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable. Join our team and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree: Graduate from an accredited College of Pharmacy or
• Master's Degree in Pharmacy or
• PharmD in Pharmacy.
• Upon hire: Oregon Pharmacist License.
• 3 years Hospital pharmacy experience or equivalent residency experience.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence has been serving the Pacific Northwest since 1856 when Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart and four other Sisters of Providence arrived in Vancouver, Washington Territory. As the largest healthcare system and largest private employer in Oregon, Providence is located in areas ranging from the Columbia Gorge to the wine country to sunny southern Oregon to charming coastal communities to the urban setting of Portland.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Pay Range: $83.92 - $134.17

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.