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The Director, Medication Safety and Regulatory for the University of Miami
Health System (UHealth) assume responsibilities for all medication safety and
regulatory compliance programs. This position reports to the Chief Pharmacy
Officer with quality, regulatory compliance, safety outcomes and performance
improvement initiatives consistent with the goals of the system.
Safety and Compliance Oversight
Essential Duties:
* Assesses all aspects of the safety processes, including the assessment of
safety activities, development of curricula to meet the needs, implementation
of safety programs/offerings, and the outcomes of such programs/offerings.
* Develops, reviews, and revises procedures, both directly and on a
consultation basis, safety records, performance checklists, orientation
competency maps, patient education materials, etc., as they relate to
staff/patient safety, including assisting in incorporating same into
orientation and all applicable continuing education.
* Acts as a resource and mentor to clinical instructors in relation to clinical
and safety initiatives, teaching strategies, and evaluation of those
initiatives in the clinical setting.
* Assist Directors, Management and Clinicians in planning and presenting
continuing safety programs/courses.
* Collaborate with various hospital departments to ensure regulatory compliance
of medication management processes.
Maintain and update the Pharmacy Policy and Procedure Manual, medication-related
policies in the hospital manuals, and Pharmacy regulatory educational materials
to ensure compliance with.
Compliance Execution, Education & Training
Essential Duties:
* Monitors all medication safety activities and educational outcomes through
Performance Improvement (PI) activities, reviews PI data results, develops
educational programs based on Performance Improvement data results,
implements performance improvement activities as they relate to the specific
job requirements.
* Interpret regulatory requirements and assist with educational materials for
Pharmacy and all hospital staff on a routine basis.
* Ensure medication management compliance with state and federal laws,
accreditation, professional and other regulatory agencies standards and
licensure requirements.
Develop, coordinate, and perform gap analyses, tracers, and other risk
evaluations to ensure regulatory compliance.
Administrative Organizational Goals and Responsibilities and Patient Care
Essential Duties:
* Develops working knowledge of the Medication Management Practice standards
and communicates these standards to all of management and Coordinates
controlled-substance surveillance program.
* Maintain abreast of all current regulatory standards relevant to pharmacy
practice.
* Coordinate the UHealth controlled-substance surveillance program.
* Ensure controlled substance accountability through collaborations with
hospital departments including but not limited to Anesthesia, Nursing, Risk
Management, Compliance, and Human Resources on policies/procedures and
processes.
* Identifies the needs of the patient population served, modifies and delivers
care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, hearing and/or
visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the
patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level
(developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and
may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Bachelor’s in pharmacy or Pharm.D. degree, Master’s or MBA Preferred.
Certification and Licensing:
Active Florida Pharmacist license obtained within 6 months of hire.
Experience:
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise in
Medication Safety and regulatory compliance for all service lines of pharmacy
(TJC, BOP, URAC, ACHC, Home Infusion and other regulatory agencies)
Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:
* Ability to work effectively with a multidisciplinary team and handle multiple
responsibilities.
* Ability to execute and operationalize initiatives.
* Knowledge of healthcare safety, clinical, regulatory and operational
management principles.
* Ability to execute and operationalize enterprise strategies set by executive
leadership.
* Ability to direct, manage, and evaluate multi-site, multi-service pharmacy
operations.
* Strong analytics, financial and operational management skills, with ability
to balance budgets and optimize contracts.
* Ability to lead, motivate, and develop high-performing operational teams.
* Ability to leverage analytics, AI, and cohort insights to achieve measurable
improvements in patient care and financial outcomes.
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The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits
package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.
UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based
health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking
research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic
medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the
Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and
sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year.
Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding
teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking
for.
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and
employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories
protected by Federal law.
Job Status:
Full time
Employee Type:
Staff