Pharmacy Diversion Program Manager Flagstaff
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Job Location:
Flagstaff, AZ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
The Pharmacy Diversion Program Manager leads the planning development and oversight of Northern Arizona Healthcares Medication Diversion Prevention Program (MDPP). Ensures best practices in medication handling and regulatory compliance to prevent and detect diversion of controlled substances across all Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) facilities. Works under the System Director of Pharmacy Services coordinating partners with nursing compliance legal and risk teams. Serves as chair of the NAH Diversion Prevention Committee and facilitates system-wide collaboration to drive safety transparency and accountability.
Qualifications:
| Certification & Licensures |
Arizona State Board of Pharmacy license that is active and in good standing - Required
| Experience |
3 years of healthcare leadership experience in complex operations or program coordination.
1 year of experience with diversion detection tools (e.g. Pyxis CII Safe Omnicell Bluesight).
2 years of experience in investigations or a significant healthcare background.
1 year of analytics data reporting and trending expertise.
Comprehensive Expertise of medication handling and diversion regulations.
Familiarity with DEA CMS ISMP FDA EPA ASHP and Arizona Board of Pharmacy standards.
Proficient in audit procedures and analytics tools (Excel Access PowerPoint).
Exceptional verbal and written communication for cross-functional collaboration.
Meticulous confidential and adept at managing sensitive investigative procedures with discretion and efficiency.
Skilled at facilitation education system improvements and compliance initiatives.
Responsibilities
Advanced Analytics Leadership *Leads the development of system-wide dashboards and analytics tools to monitor diversion trends and guide proactive interventions. *Administer and maintain NAHs MDPP across inpatient outpatient and specialty settings. *Improve system-wide knowledge sharing protocols and communication. |
Audit Program Design *Designs and operationalizes internal audit frameworks for medication reconciliation inventory validation and compliance with state and federal regulations. *Coordinate surveillance and audits of the entire medication lifecycle. |
Confidential Investigative Oversight *Oversees sensitive investigations involving patient data employee records and disciplinary actions in coordination with HR and legal teams. |
Diversion Response Team Representation *Represents pharmacy leadership on the local and regional Diversion Response Team (DRT) ensuring coordinated and timely response to diversion incidents. *Facilitate multidisciplinary diversion prevention committees and provide program leadership. *Assist departments in regulatory reporting and investigation of diversion events. *Analyze incident data and lead response planning in alignment with NAHs safety goals. *Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulations from the DEA FDA CMS EPA Arizona Board of Pharmacy ISMP ASHP. |
Mentorship and Training *Serves as a mentor and trainer to pharmacy staff nursing security and associated staff fostering a culture of accountability and continuous learning. *Support staff training in medication diversion prevention based on role-specific risks. *Develop and implement education policies and competencies tailored to staff roles. |
Compliance/Safety *Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; safely performs work; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner. *Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employees area of responsibility *If required for the position ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates. *Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame. |
Qualifications
| Education |
Bachelors Degree in pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy- Required
Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy - Preferred
| Certification & Licensures |
Arizona State Board of Pharmacy license that is active and in good standing - Required
| Experience |
3 years of healthcare leadership experience in complex operations or program coordination.
1 year of experience with diversion detection tools (e.g. Pyxis CII Safe Omnicell Bluesight).
2 years of experience in investigations or a significant healthcare background.
1 year of analytics data reporting and trending expertise.
Comprehensive Expertise of medication handling and diversion regulations.
Familiarity with DEA CMS ISMP FDA EPA ASHP and Arizona Board of Pharmacy standards.
Proficient in audit procedures and analytics tools (Excel Access PowerPoint).
Exceptional verbal and written communication for cross-functional collaboration.
Meticulous confidential and adept at managing sensitive investigative procedures with discretion and efficiency.
Skilled at facilitation education system improvements and compliance initiatives.
Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers and competence in using computers and basic software programs.
| CALL REQUIRED: |
No |
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- Program Management
- Management Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- DoD Experience
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Contracts
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