Medication Safety Consultant

Work Shift: Day
Work Day(s): Monday-Friday
Shift Start Time: 8:00 AM
Shift End Time: 4:00 AM
Worker Sub-Type: Regular

About the role

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always.

Commits to a culture of safety and promotes an environment that encourages event identification, reporting, remediation, and prevention through education, system redesign, and/or process improvement. Works with executive leaders proactively in developing system strategies to mitigate the risk of harm and reactively to improve processes and prevent recurrence. Coordinates efforts of clinical operational leaders and frontline staff and works collaboratively for the purpose of measurably improving medication safety and reducing events.

Responsibilities

• Ensures medication safety risk reduction strategies are present across the continuum of care.
• Participates as a member of the quality leadership team to develop system quality goals and other quality initiatives.
• Participates actively on the system PNT.
• Actively participates in multidisciplinary Pharmacy Informatics Council to evaluate, design and promote safer Epic medication clinician decision support.
• Provides management of system medication events utilizing detailed steps outlined in the patient safety event response process.
• Designs and implements initiatives to promote and sustain a just culture of safety and high reliability, including communication, training, tools, and recognition.
• Collaborates with accreditation and system leaders to ensure organizational compliance with regulatory standards related to medication safety.
• Provides system collaboration regarding development of medication safety education, such as annual competencies, safety alerts, and simulation training.
• Oversees systemwide infusion pump processes and drug library.
• Works collaboratively with the pharmacy director to support the system Adverse Drug Event-Hospital Acquired Condition (ADE HAC) workgroup by identifying system opportunities that drive best practice and effective mitigation strategies.
• Oversees bar code medication administration compliance.
• Collaborates with affiliation team to evaluate affiliation hospital readiness, develop actions and monitor core standards.
• Conducts proactive organizational medication safety related assessments.

Requirements

• 5 years of experience in hospital pharmacy or clinical
• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD required
• Licensed registered pharmacist in the state of Georgia

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pediatrics
• Experience in medication safety and quality methodology
• Knowledge of Joint Commission and other applicable regulatory standards

Skills

• Critical thinking, decision making, and influential leadership skills
• Excellent verbal and written skills appropriate for targeted audience
• Effective presentation skills, including the use of PowerPoint
• Knowledge of computer programs, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Teams

Primary Location Address: 1575 Northeast Expy NE