What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medication Safety Specialist - Education position at INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES?
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Description
WHY CHOOSE ISMP?
ISMP is an inspiring place to work. We share a common mission to help healthcare organizations make smart, compassionate, and ethical decisions for patients. Consider these additional benefits of joining the ISMP team:
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Industry leadership: We have a long history and proven reputation in patient safety and medical technology research.
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On-the-job-learning: You will have the opportunity to work with specialists across medical science, patient care, healthcare management, and technology.
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Comprehensive healthcare benefits: We offer medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability coverage.
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Retirement Savings: Our employees can participate in an employer-matching 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan.
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Additional benefits: ECRI offers additional benefits to our employees, including paid time off and holiday pay, paid leave for parents, tuition assistance, employee assistance program, access to LinkedIn Learning, and other voluntary benefit programs (e.g. accident insurance, identify theft insurance, flexible spending accounts).
ABOUT ISMP
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is the only 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to preventing medication errors. During its more than 25- year history, ISMP has helped make a difference in the lives of millions of patients and the healthcare professionals who care for them.
ISMP is known and respected as the gold standard for medication safety information. It also has served as a vital force for progress. ISMP’s advocacy work alone has resulted in numerous necessary changes in clinical practice, public policy, and drug labeling and packaging.
Among its many initiatives, ISMP runs the only national voluntary practitioner medication error reporting program, publishes newsletters with real-time error information read and trusted throughout the global healthcare community, and offers a wide range of unique educational programs, tools, and guidelines.
In 2020, ISMP formally affiliated with ECRI to create one of the largest healthcare quality and safety entities in the world. The affiliation allows both organizations to work more closely together for the benefit of providers, patient advocates, governments, and most importantly, patients.
From the affiliation, a new Patient Safety Organization took form: ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices PSO. The launch of the new PSO created a single source for safety that harnesses the unprecedented expertise of each organization. Together, ISMP and ECRI bring up-to-date information and real-time guidance to assure healthcare leaders across the continuum of care that they are making the best decisions to keep patients safe.
As an independent watchdog organization, ISMP receives no advertising revenue and depends entirely on charitable donations, educational grants, newsletter subscriptions, and volunteer efforts to pursue its life-saving work.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Medication Safety Specialist is a subject matter expert (SME) on medication use processes and safe medication practices. This individual is responsible for the coordination and implementation of ISMP’s educational programming, including but not limited to speaking engagements, webinars, symposia, live programming events, didactic curricula for professional schools, and the ISMP Fellowship program.
This individual will participate in membership activities, consulting activities, collaboratives, organizational programs, educational programs, data analysis, advocacy efforts and other special projects related to medication safety practice. This individual will also author, co-author and edit ISMP newsletter content, research and grant proposals, medication safety projects, safety tools, and resources, including ISMP guidelines, self-assessments, and best practice statements and participate in analyzing error reports submitted to the medication, vaccine, and consumer error reporting programs and events submitted to the ECRI and ISMP Patient Safety Organization (PSO).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodation Statement:
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactory. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statement(s):
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Subject Matter Expert (SME) in medication safety and education
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Error reporting programs and the ECRI and ISMP Patient Safety Organization
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Collaboratives, summits, consultations and other projects
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Education
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Additional Responsibilities:
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• Other duties, as assigned. |
Accountability Metrics:
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• As determined by supervisor |
Qualifications
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
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At least 5 years of experience in a healthcare clinical practice setting. |
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At least 3 years in implementation of safety practices, process improvement utilizing healthcare risk management methodologies (e.g., root cause analysis, failure mode and effects analysis, lean six sigma), and managing projects in cross-functional teams. |
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Preferred: At least 1 year in management of educational programming, such as developing objectives and presentations, coordinating continuing education activities, or overseeing a residency/fellowship program. |
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Preferred: Experience writing newsletter articles, proposals, or articles in peer-reviewed publications. |
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Preferred: Experience managing departmental budgets. |
Education:
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Masters or doctorate in health sciences (e.g., MSN, DNP, PharmD, or equivalent). |
Computer Skills:
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Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 Suite of products (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). |
Certifications & Licenses:
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Current professional licensure |
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Specialty certification (e.g., patient safety, medication safety, quality/risk, specialty pharmacy) preferred |
POSITION COMPENSATION
The salary range for new employees in this position is $92,9202.52 - $105,444.36, based on background, experience, and skills. In addition, new employees in this position are eligible for all of our benefit offerings, including, but not limited to, health and welfare benefits, 403(B) retirement savings, and paid time off (PTO), as well as variable compensation.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This position operates in a remote environment and requires the individual to remain in a stationary position, whether sitting or standing, before a desk or other fixed workspace, most of their workday. In addition, this position requires the individual to occasionally move about their workspace to access and inspect work-related materials, such as file cabinets with physical files and standard office equipment. This position requires the ability to operate standard office equipment, including, but not limited to, a laptop, keyboard, mouse, webcam, and phone, as well as effectively communicate information and ideas to a wide variety of audiences in written and oral form.
ADA Statement
ISMP is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. We value diversity and believe that a diverse workforce enhances our ability to succeed. ISMP complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on these protected characteristics.
EEO Statement
ISMP is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. We value diversity and believe that a diverse workforce enhances our ability to succeed. ISMP complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on these protected characteristics.
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