Medication Safety Officer

Location:

Work from home (Pennsylvania)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

This position is primarily a work from home role with on-site responsibilities.

Leads and coordinates medication safety activities across the health system to promote the safe and effective use of medications. Provides organizational leadership for medication safety assessments, identifies opportunities for risk reduction, and communicates evidence-based medication safety practices and strategies throughout the system. Collaborates with pharmacy, nursing, medical staff, and operational leaders on medication safety initiatives.

Oversees the review, analysis, and trending of medication-related events, identifying systemic risks and recommending corrective actions to improve patient safety. Participates in root cause analyses and other investigations involving medication-related events and works collaboratively to develop, implement, and evaluate sustainable risk-reduction strategies. Provides expertise in the development, review, and revision of policies, procedures, and clinical practices that impact medication use, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and organizational patient safety goals.

Job Duties:

• Serves as the subject matter expert on medication safety including best practices from ISMP, USP, accrediting and regulatory organizations, and/or other safety organizations
• Collects, reviews, and evaluates medication event data for areas of improvement
• Supports the development, review, and revision of policies and procedures related to medication safety
• Promotes a culture of safety and Just Culture principles
• Investigates medication events and oversee corrective actions
• Collaborates across disciplines, and implements medication safety initiatives at a systemwide level
• Chairs and/or presents medication safety data at various safety meetings
• Communicates and/or educate staff on medication safety issues
• Participates in organizational patient safety initiatives
• Serves as a mediation safety consultant for outpatient areas such as retail pharmacy, home infusion, specialty
• Serves as a preceptor for medication safety for pharmacy residency programs.
• Assists quality improvement teams as needed
• Monitors and communicates emerging medication safety risk, alerts, and best practices from internal and external sources.
• Conducts regular walk-rounds to patient care and pharmacy areas to identify conditions that could lead to safety problems.
• Partners with pharmacy informatics and operational teams to evaluate and optimize technology, workflows, and system design that impact safety

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details:

* Preferred qualifications include at least two years of experience in medication safety.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree-Pharmacy (Required)

Experience:

Minimum of 4 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Licensed Pharmacist (Pennsylvania) - State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

Accreditation Standards, Change Management, Data Analysis, Healthcare Technology, Human Factors, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Leadership, Medication Safety, Patient Safety, Regulatory Compliance

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.