Drug Diversion Specialist - DHH Quality and Value
Drug Diversion Specialist - DHH Quality and Value
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Job Description
Overview
Full Time/ Partially Remote Position
The Drug Diversion Specialist supports the daily operations of the Dartmouth Health Drug Diversion Prevention Program including without limitation diversion education surveillance auditing and investigation activities across Dartmouth Health member locations. Reporting to Director Drug Diversion Prevention Program the position will be primarily assigned to Drug Diversion Prevention Program activities at Cheshire Medical Center with additional health system responsibilities and duties at other Dartmouth Health locations as assigned.
Responsibilities
1. Maintains the structure and processes of a comprehensive Drug Diversion Prevention Program at assigned member location(s)
2. Cochairs assigned member location(s) Controlled Substance Diversion Prevention Program Steering Committee with member location(s) Pharmacy department leader
3. Maintains assigned member location(s) drug diversion prevention detection and response policies/procedures
4. Provides leadership in multidisciplinary drug diversion prevention education activities
5. Collaborates with all departments/disciplines on controlled substance and drug diversionrelated issues serving as a diversion prevention resource and providing best practice recommendations for controlled substance management
6. Engages in comprehensive surveillance and auditing activities to detect drug diversion in collaboration with Pharmacy Nursing and Anesthesia
7. Ensures appropriate collection and analysis to drug diversionrelated data and maintains a database containing all data collected that may relate to drug diversion
8. Leads investigations into suspected drug diversion incidents in collaboration with local leaders and member site Drug Diversion Rapid Response Team
9. Ensures that internal and external regulatory reporting occurs as required following a confirmed diversion event in collaboration with Office of General Counsel
10. Leads cause analysis following confirmed or suspected diversion events to gain insight into potential opportunities for system improvement and diversion risk mitigation
11. Presents institutional drug diversion reports to Senior Leaders and Board of Trustees as requested
12. Serves as a diversion prevention resource across all Dartmouth Health member locations
13. Performs other duties as required or assigned
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse with 5 years of experience in healthcare safety/quality improvement regulatory compliance and leadership.
Masters Degree in Nursing Analytics or Healthcarerelated field.
Experience with nursing pharmacy hospital and clinical operations required.
Experience in drug diversion prevention detection and response processes preferred.
Excellent interpersonal skills ability to develop positive relationships with key stakeholders strong conflict management skills.
Ability to work with data and draw inferences from multiple sources and types of information.
Ability to analyze complex issues and develop relevant and realistic improvement plans/recommendations.
Experience planning and managing complex projects.
Demonstrated excellence in facilitation and teaching.
Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
Microsoft Office Suite competence: Word Excel PowerPoint.
Familiarity and ability to stay current with relevant DEA Board of Pharmacy FDA Joint Commission CMS standards and regulations.
Must thrive working in fastpaced innovative environment while remaining flexible proactive resourceful and efficient.
Ability and willingness to be available on call.
Required Licensure/Certifications
- Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
