Medication Safety Officer

Geisinger • Danville, PA • 8h ago

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

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, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

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