Medication Safety Specialist

This is a fully remote position located within the Peaks, Canyons, or Desert regions. 

Essential Functions

• Serves as the enterprise medication safety pharmacist expert and leads the development of the organization’s strategy to ensure safe medication use processes.
• Leads the Enterprise Medication Safety Team with Clinical Excellence and Nursing.
• Works closely with Clinical Excellence, Nursing, and other leaders to ensure there is coordination across disciplines in this highly matrixed position.
• Promotes medication error and adverse drug event reporting and a culture of safety for reporting and investigations utilizing data-driven performance improvement methodologies and tools to develop recommendations.
• Engages with other organizational leaders to identify opportunities for proactive change in the medication-use system.
• Participates in efforts to optimize technology systems to ensure safe use of medications, including the electronic health record and smart infusion pumps.
• Partners with clinical and operational leaders to review medications errors and adverse drug events relevant to their areas of expertise.
• Collaborates with leaders from across the organization to ensure compliance with all federal, state, local and organizational regulations and policies related to medication-use safety, as well as with the standards of accreditation organizations.
• Participates in the development of system policies, procedures, and guidelines pertaining to medication safety, medication management, and formulary management.
• Establishes relationships with pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and supports them in their functional roles to create a culture to maintain and continually improve medication safety.

Skills

• Pharmacy
• Medication Safety
• Medication Management
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Continuous Improvement

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution (education verified).
• License to practice pharmacy in a state in which Intermountain Health operates or eligibility to obtain a license upon hire.
• Completion of a PGY1 residency OR equivalent pharmacy practice experience supporting medication safety activities.
• Experience in a clinical pharmacy role, preferably in a hospital setting.
• Effective communication, people management, and project management skills.
• Ability to effectively interpret and use data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of additional medication safety training.
• Master of Business Administration or Master of Healthcare Administration.
• Previous experience working in an integrated healthcare delivery system.
• Previous leadership experience.