Contract Lead Surveyor

About the role

ASHP is an award-winning Association with a great mission. ASHP is the collective voice of pharmacists, representing more than 65,000 members. ASHP has recently won awards for being a Top Workplace for our work culture which fosters learning, collaboration, and for being inclusive. Note this position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and conducts assigned survey process for on-site and virtual reviews, including pre-survey preparation with the site and survey team.
• Writes accreditation survey reports and confidential page recommendations for the Commission on Credentialing and ensures consistency in interpretation and evaluation of accreditation standards.
• Contributes to the development, maintenance, and delivery of resources, education, products and services and assists with other needs that support residency training programs, program directors/preceptors/learners, accreditation services, and member needs as requested by ASHP.
• Contributes to the revision of pharmacy residency accreditation standards and regulations.
• Suggests improvements in accreditation procedures, processes and cost controls.
• Attend and participate in Lead Surveyor meetings, Commission on Credentialing (COC) meetings, ASHP's Midyear Clinical Meeting (“MCM”), and/or other meetings as requested by ASHP based upon its legitimate business need.
• Performs other duties as assigned to meet optimal accreditation standards, pharmacy best practices, and maintain a positive, quality improvement-focused survey process at all times.
• Travel is required for this position.

Requirements

• Requires a minimum of a degree plus a working knowledge of the theories and practices of a relevant field or discipline in pharmacy, business or association management.
• Licensed pharmacist.
• Completed an ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency or obtained an equivalent level of practical experience.
• Advanced pharmacy degree preferred.
• Requires a minimum of five years of prior related work experience.
• Served as a pharmacy residency preceptor, residency program director, and/or residency program leadership of an ASHP-accredited program.
• Served as a practitioner surveyor with completion of at least 2 surveys within the past 12 (twelve) months.
• Established record of achievement in pharmacy practice preferred.
• Requires a willingness to complete a minimum of 6 (six) accreditation surveys per year.

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