Job Description

JOB TITLE: Pharmacy Medication Safety Officer

SUPERSEDES: 01/18, 01/19, 10/21 (Coordinator, Medication Safety & Regulatory), 01/23 (Coordinator, Medication Safety Pharmacist), 11/23

FLSA: Exempt

JOB CODE: 6744

ISSUED: 01/2018

REVISED: 10/2024

BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY

The Pharmacy Medication Safety Officer will provide system-level leadership focused on the implementation and improvement of safe medication practices.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Lead and facilitate medication safety best practice implementation and performance improvement to ensure safe medication processes, driven through internal medication error reporting as well as local and national reported data.

Ensure compliance with state and national regulatory bodies through the development and maintenance of medication safety-related policies and procedures.

Partner with the patient safety team to ensure system-wide consistency of event reporting and documentation.

Collaborate with pharmacy and physicians to present medication safety reviews and key performance indicators for Pharmacy and Therapeutic presentation.

Maintain smart pump infusion dataset. Collaborate with nursing stakeholders regularly to review infusion pump data reports to identify opportunities to improve dataset use and reduce unnecessary alerts.

Assist in the education and training of pharmacy students, technicians, and residents.

May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

None

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Supervision is received from the Manager, Retail Pharmacy or the Senior Director, Pharmacy Services.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Functional supervision is exercised over the pharmacy support staff and pharmacy interns.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Pharmacist licensure by the Missouri Board of Pharmacy.

Experience in hospital pharmacy or the completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 Residency.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY2 Residency program.

Advanced certification such as BCACP, BCOP, BCPS, BCCCP, CSP, or BCPPS or other relevant pharmacy board certification from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties or Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board.

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

This position is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job; however, completion of these duties is a measure of successful performance. Employees of this job classification are subject to performance reviews. Basic function, responsibilities and characteristics duties may change at any time with or without notice.

SAFETY SENSITIVE STATUS

This position is considered safety sensitive.

This document is a general description of typical job duties, responsibilities and qualifications of employees holding the associated job title. Additional duties, specific qualifications and work emphasis may vary between individual positions.