Medication Safety Coordinator PharmacyOrlando, FL

Pharmacy Coordinator

At AdventHealth Orlando, what started as a converted farmhouse in rural Central Florida has become Central Florida's major tertiary health care facility. Patients come from the Southeast, the Caribbean and even as far as South America for our proven expertise and compassionate health care.

With a variety of Orlando hospital jobs, we invite you to start or elevate your career with a new job at AdventHealth Orlando. We constantly seek out Orlando nurses, medical assistants, nurse assistants, patient care and health administration professionals who share our passion for whole-person health care.

Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, we're committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier.

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Career Development
• Up to $1500 Relocation Bonus

Schedule: 40 Hours Per Week - Mon - Fri, weekend rotation every third weekend, 2 to 4 Shifts per month Staffing in an operational role.

Shift: Days

Location: 601 East Rollins Street, Orlando, FL 32803

The community you'll be caring for: AdventHealth Orlando

The role you'll contribute:

Job Summary: Primary responsibility is coordination and supervision of pharmacy operational areas and patient care programs, including adherence of medication-use processes to defined regulatory and quality standards of practice. Collaboratively oversees and coordinates process improvement initiatives for the central operations of the main hospital pharmacy, the sterile operations of the cleanroom pharmacy, and the satellite operations throughout the institution. Assists with oversight of day-to-day operations including personnel assignments and activities, medication dispensing programs, pharmacy automation, and medication inventory to ensure effective and timely provision of pharmacy services and medication therapy. Supports medication procurement and utilization and facilitates evidence-based medication use and purchasing of pharmaceuticals across all pharmacy areas. Supervises staff and actively participates in operations to ensure accurate evidence-based medication services are provided to patients and pharmacy support services are available to medical and nursing staff to improve medication utilization and enhance treatment outcomes. Provides education to staff, enforces departmental and institutional policies, and initiate development plans as needed to assure regulatory compliance and optimal service standards. Actively manages human, capital, and operational resources to collaboratively support patient care services, medication safety systems, regulatory compliance initiatives, and quality assurance programs throughout the Department of Pharmacy. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

You will be responsible for:

Demonstrates, through behavior, AdventHealth's core values of Integrity, Compassion, Balance, Excellence, Stewardship, and Teamwork.

• Pharmacy Practice and Operations Management

1. Supervises operational, clinical, and regulatory compliance programs in assigned pharmacy areas to ensure accurate and timely medication distribution, optimizes medication utilization, minimize product waste, maximize inventory turns, optimize pharmacy supply use, and maximize staff productivity.
2. Establishes standards of practice and environmental standards consistent with contemporary hospital practices, patient-centered clinical services, traditional therapeutics, professional principles, and innovations in pharmacy.
3. Leads initiatives to organize space, equipment, and services to meet the needs of patients and other customers.
4. Leads initiatives and programs to ensure medication preparation and distribution systems are aligned with evidence-based best practices, are suitable to meet the patient care needs of assigned services and areas and are in compliance with all healthcare regulatory requirements and applicable state and federal laws.
5. Leads initiatives and programs to maintain pharmacy operational areas and medication management programs in constant state of survey readiness for all applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.

Qualifications

What you will need:

Required:

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree
• Three or more years of contemporary hospital pharmacy practice experience
• Current, active State of Florida Pharmacist license
• Leadership qualities essential to operate effectively within the institution and advance the practice of pharmacy
• Proficiency in general hospital pharmacy operations and regulatory compliance
• Proficiency with hospital computer systems, pharmacy technology, and pharmacy automation
• Working knowledge of contemporary hospital pharmacy practice, patient-centered care, advanced pharmacy practice, medication therapy management, and evidence-based medicine

Preferred:

• Master of Health Administration, Master of Science in Pharmacy or Pharmacy Administration, Master of Business Administration, or other advanced degree in pharmacy or healthcare leadership
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 Specialty Residency, or PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency
• Pharmacy leadership with supervisory experience
• Practice experience in a large hospital (greater than 500 bed institution) and integrated healthcare system (three or more hospitals in system)
• Current, valid State of Florida Consultant Pharmacist license
• Eligible for registration as a pharmacist preceptor with the Florida Board of Pharmacy and the various schools of pharmacy located with the State of Florida
• Board certification from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.

Category: Pharmacy

Organization: AdventHealth Orlando

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 25029991

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.