Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta

Medication Safety Consultant

Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta$95K — $115K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5 years of experience in hospital pharmacy or clinical settings.
  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD required.
  • Licensed registered pharmacist in the state of Georgia.
  • Preferred experience in pediatrics and medication safety methodologies.
  • Knowledge of Joint Commission and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure medication safety risk reduction strategies are implemented across care settings.
  • Participate in the quality leadership team to set system quality goals.
  • Engage with the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (PNT) team.
  • Collaborate with the Pharmacy Informatics Council to enhance Epic medication decision support.
  • Manage medication events according to patient safety processes.
  • Design initiatives to foster a just culture of safety and high reliability.
  • Work with accreditation leaders to ensure compliance with medication safety standards.
  • Support the development and monitoring of medication safety education programs.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance plans.
  • Generous paid time off policy.
  • Retirement savings plan with employer matching.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
  • Collaborative work environment focused on quality care.
Full Job Description

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Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Monday-Friday

Shift Start Time

8:00 AM

Shift End Time

4:00 AM

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Job Description

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.

Experience

  • 5 years of experience in hospital pharmacy or clinical

Preferred Qualifications

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

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD required

Certification Summary

  • Licensed registered pharmacist in the state of Georgia

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • 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 

Job 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.

Primary Location Address

1575 Northeast Expy NE

Job Family

Quality

About Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) is a pediatric healthcare system that provides a range of services to children and families in the Atlanta area. The system includes three hospitals, 27 neighborhood locations, and a network of more than 600 pediatric physicians. CHOA is committed to providing high-quality, family-centered care to its patients, and is recognized as one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country. The system's services include primary care, specialty care, emergency care, and more. CHOA is also involved in research and education, and is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children everywhere.
Learn more about Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta
Size
13,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1997

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