🚀 Medication Safety Coordinator Pharmacist Specialist

Job Details

Location: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224

Category: Pharmacy

Schedule: Day Shift

Employment Type: Full Time

Requisition #:

Overview

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Position

The Medication Safety Coordinator (MSC) in collaboration with medical staff, pharmacy staff, nursing staff, and other pertinent health care providers, is responsible for coordinating all activities related to medication safety. These activities involve reporting, system and process evaluation, formulation of recommendations and initiatives, coordination of intervention strategies, and monitoring of activities related to medication safety. The MSC works to assess medication use system processes, to identify opportunities to improve medication use safety and review, to design solutions for system failures, and to institute practice changes. The MSC should be knowledgeable in the concepts and application of safety principles, continuous quality improvement, and human factors engineering and knowledge of current trends and development in the medication safety. The MSC should have a passion for improving patient care and enhancing the organization\'s culture of safety. Under general supervision, the Medication Safety Coordinator is responsible for the efficient and accurate provision of pharmaceuticals, supplies, and drug information according to established standards of practice. Duties may be performed in one or more areas of the Medical Center, including patient care areas and the pharmacy. Assumes responsibility for all drug distribution, clinical, educational and research activities, regarding rational and cost effective medication use in the assigned area(s) of practice. An overarching requirement is the ongoing development and maintenance of Professional Interactive Skills.

Shift

Full Time (40 hours)

Day Shift

Weekend work required

On-Call may be required

Education/Experience

• Graduation from an accredited College of Pharmacy resulting in Pharm. D degree or a Bachelor\'s of Science degree with at least four years of equivalent experience is required.
• Enhanced knowledge and abilities can be acquired through post-degree coursework, residencies, and/or other professional experience.
• Current state licensure as a Pharmacist is required.
• Work requires the analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data to solve problems or design relatively complex systems and programs that cross department/divisional lines.

Salary & Benefits

Salary Range: Minimum 58.41/hour - Maximum 96.46/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility.

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

Equal Opportunity

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.