Job Pharmacy Program Manager of Medication Safety

Overview

Where you matter as much as the work you do

Join Emory Healthcare (EHC) if you're looking for an opportunity with one of the nation's leading Atlanta hospitals in cardiology and heart surgery, cancer, neurology, and more. EHC is where those around you are dedicated to the power of teamwork, fostering an environment where you can learn, grow, and innovate with similarly passionate professionals. Work with us to improve the quality of life throughout Georgia through partnerships with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Georgia Institute of Technology, and other organizations and make a bigger, greater impact than you ever thought possible.

Description

8a 5:30p / Full Time / 40 Hours

The Medication Safety Program Manager is responsible for providing leadership in overseeing the safe use of medications within the organization. The Medication Safety Program Manager will utilize effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with pharmacy, nursing, medical staff, IT, and hospital administration leaders to improve the medication use process through fostering a culture of safety, participating in retrospective and proactive risk identification, and facilitating process improvement/quality improvement initiatives to reduce opportunities for error. To collaborate with entity and system-level pharmacy leadership to implement best practices for medication safety; monitor evidence-based trends and best practices, guidelines, and positions for medication safety and work collaboratively to facilitate implementation of recommendations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of Pharmacy with B.S. Pharmacy or PharmD degree.
• PGY2 in Medication Use Safety, Health-System Pharmacy Administration, or Drug Information (with emphasis on medication safety) or equivalent experience.
• Three years of experience in medication safety or administration with a focus in medication safety.
• Current Georgia Pharmacist License or eligibility for Georgia licensure.

Highly Desired:

• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)

JOIN OUR TEAM TODAY! Emory Healthcare (EHC), part of Emory University (EUV), is the most comprehensive academic health system in Georgia and the first and only in Georgia with a Magnet designated ambulatory practice. We are made up of 11 hospitals-4 Magnet designated, the Emory Clinic, and more than 425 provider locations. The Emory Healthcare Network, established in 2011, is the largest clinically integrated network in Georgia, with more than 3,450 physicians concentrating in 70 different subspecialties.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare's Human Resources at careers@emoryhealthcare.org. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.