Job Description:

Assists in the development of strategic goals and objectives for opioid stewardship and supports the development of compliance strategy for pharmacy and provides ongoing monitoring.Works collaboratively with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to develop programs/guidelines/order sets and/or evidence-based pain medication regimens.Collaborates with site opioid stewardship pharmacists to help with opioid-specific quality improvement initiatives and activities that promote positive patient outcomes (inpatient, outpatient, and community).  These activities may include but are not limited to: Medication Use Evaluation (MUE), Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting, resolving drug therapy questions, therapeutic drug monitoring and identifying drug interactions and allergies.Reviews controlled substance formulary for the system on a regular basis and makes clinical recommendations on formulary management.Serves as a clinical resource to hospital, community and system leaders to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies related to control substance prescribing and dispensing.Helps to create and implement training programs related to compliance initiatives for opioid stewardship, accreditation standards, regulatory standards, and other best-practice systems.Serves as a subject matter expert and supports ongoing review and development of opioid stewardship program workflows and procedures.Assists in the development and management of pharmacy quality metrics for opioid stewardship.Monitors opioid dispensing patterns and analyzes data to identify trends, potential risks, and areas for improvement in collaboration with providers.Provides critical oversight and monitoring of drug diversion tools and processes, ensuring adequate safeguards to prevent drug diversion.Assists site drug diversion committees and system leads with investigations relating to suspected and confirmed drug diversions.Maintains a proactive approach to evaluate new strategies and processes with regards to opioid stewardship and prevention of drug diversion.Builds relationships with hospital, ambulatory and system pharmacy teams and other business partners to support a culture of compliance.Assists in data collection and process review to gather information used to collaborate with legal counsel and pharmacy leadership to draft and update policies and standard operating procedures.Establish relationships with local, state, and national organizations working on opioid-related issues.Provides leadership on committees including but not limited to Pharmacy &Therapeutics Committee, Baptist Opioid Stewardship Committee, Pharmacy Medication Safety Committee and Drug Diversion Committee.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD required.Kentucky Board of Pharmacy license required.Certification in Opioid Stewardship training preferred.3 years of work-related experience OR completion of PGY-1 program.Experience in pharmacy compliance or risk management or related field work preferred.Strong knowledge of state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations preferred.Excellent communication, leadership, and analytical skills preferred.Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and other pharmacy related applications preferred. 

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