Pharmacy - Medication Safety Officer

 

 

 

Provides tactical and strategic leadership for the assigned pharmacy service teams. Oversees all aspects of clinical operations, safety and quality of responsible teams, legal and regulatory standards, and operationally excellent care and services within respective areas.

 

 

Essential Functions:

• Provides operational, clinical, and administrative leadership to ensure safe, effective, and efficient medication-use practices across all pharmacy service areas.
• Oversees recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management of pharmacists, technicians, interns, residents, and students, including scheduling and workflow optimization to ensure adequate coverage and timely service delivery.
• Leads quality and performance improvement initiatives, monitoring key metrics related to safety, accuracy, turnaround time, and cost efficiency.
• Develops, implements, and ensures compliance and regulation with departmental policies, internal standards, and all applicable state, federal, and accreditation requirements.
• Collaborates with pharmacy and organizational leadership to establish annual and long-range departmental goals, prepare and manage budgets, monitor financial performance, and implement cost-saving strategies.
• Partners with interdisciplinary patient care teams and participates in hospital committees and professional organizations to support high-quality, patient-centered pharmacy services and help advance pharmacy practice.

Education Requirement:

• Doctor of Pharmacy, required. Candidates who have been licensed and practicing as a pharmacist since before 2004 may qualify with a bachelor’s degree.
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, or related field, preferred.
• Completion of a pharmacy residency program, preferred.

Licensure Requirement:

Current and unrestricted Licensure to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio, required.

Certifications:

Board Certification preferred, if applicable to area of practice.

Skills:

• Strong leadership and management skills, including staff development, team building, and culture setting and role modeling.
• Demonstrate knowledge of clinical and operational pharmacy practices sufficient for the oversight and tactical execution of pharmacy clinical operations.
• Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills. 
• Ability to motivate and engage team members towards shared goals. 
• Competence in regulatory compliance, quality improvement, and project management.  
• Customer service orientation with proactive approach to problem solving. 
• Strong attention to detail and a strong focus on medication safety and quality. 
• Organization of priorities and ability to set timelines and accountabilities across teams.

Experience:

• Three years of experience as a hospital pharmacy manager or coordinator, preferred.
• Pediatric experience, preferred.
• Extensive experience across pharmacy clinical operations areas, preferred.
• Strong experience and competency with pharmacy technology systems and data analysis, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Biohazard waste, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Climb stairs/ladder, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel

FREQUENTLY: Bend/twist, Decision Making, Flexing/extending of neck

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Chemicals/Medications, Color vision, Computer skills, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Sitting, Standing, Walking

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

Talking on phone/in person - Constantly

 

 

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"