• Pharmacy Coordinator

• A Pharmacy Coordinator is a leadership role designed to provide coordination of work for their respective area of responsibility in order to maximize productivity, fiscal responsibility, quality, and excellent pharmacy outcomes.

• This position is for the Medication Safety Coordinator
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Major responsibilities of the Medication Safety Coordinator include:

• Works collaboratively with leadership, staff, and medical staff  to design, implement and assure compliance with a health system medication safety program that meets standards of care for medication safety, accreditation, and federal and state regulatory requirements
• Coordinates the activities of the Medication Safety Committee
• Leads the development and implementation of the District Medication Error Reduction Plan (MERP)
• Participates in adverse drug event (ADE) review, investigation, and data analysis identifying methods to reduce frequency of preventable ADEs
• In conjunction with Risk Management and Patient Safety, investigates medication safety-related issues within the organization including participation in applicable Root Cause Analysis and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
• Identifies best practices for medication safety, analyzes current practices that may contribute to medication errors and works collaboratively with the leadership of various disciplines to take proactive steps for error prevention.
• Responsible for leading and assuring safe medication practices of the pharmacy department.
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