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The Medication Safety Officer serves as the authoritative expert in safe medication use. Prevents adverse outcomes or injuries (e.g., patient harm) stemming from the medication-use process, including procedures and systems used to provide medication therapy to patients, medication procurement, storage, prescribing, transcribing, preparing, dispensing, administration, documentation, and monitoring.
Job Summary
Job Responsibilities:
Assists in managing and communicating medication safety issues across disciplines.
Provides medication safety education to healthcare professionals through written communication, CBLs, posters, etc. Serves as an authoritative resource on medication safety to the organization.
Contributes the medication-safety perspective to guide design, implementation, and maintenance of technology and automation systems (Smart pumps, EPIC). Periodically reviews and updates clinical support decisions tools (EPIC alerts; order sets).
Assists in development, review, and implementation of medication-use pharmacy and system-level policies.
Participates in or leads departmental and interdisciplinary committees focused on safe medication use, quality improvement, and patient safety.
Assists in the accreditation process by ensuring that the system's medication-use processes meet applicable medication management standards.
Ensures compliance with state and federal regulatory/legal requirements relating to medication safety. Provides direction for prioritization of the organization's medication system improvement projects.
Requirements:
Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (PharmD) is required.
ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency
Five or more years of clinical/management experience is required.
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