Lead Consultant

The Lead Consultant is a subject matter expert (SME) on medication use processes and safe medication practices. This individual will participate in membership activities, consulting activities, collaboratives, organizational programs, educational programs, data analysis, advocacy efforts and other special projects at ISMP. This individual will also author, co-author, and edit ISMP newsletter content, surveys, tools, and resources, including ISMP guidelines, self-assessments, and best practice statements, and contributes to research and grant proposals. This individual will participate in analyzing error reports submitted to the medication, vaccine, and consumer error reporting programs and events submitted to the California Medication Error Reporting (CAMER) program and the ECRI and ISMP Patient Safety Organization (PSO).

• SME on medication use processes and safe medication practices.
• Participate in membership activities, consulting activities, client calls, collaboratives, organizational programs, educational programs, data analysis, advocacy efforts, and other special ISMP and ECRI projects.
• Author, contribute or edit content for ISMP newsletter publications, research and grant proposals, medication safety projects, safety tools, and resources, including ISMP guidelines, self-assessments, and best practice statements.
• Provide advice and guidance to healthcare practitioners, consumers, ISMP Fellows, residents, and students.
• Independently manage tasks with accurate completion ensuring high quality results and timely delivery with minimal supervision.

• Review and analyze confidential reports of hazardous conditions and medication errors, including close calls, submitted to the ISMP National Medication Errors Reporting Program (ISMP MERP), the ISMP National Vaccine Errors Reporting Program (ISMP VERP), the ISMP Consumer Medication Errors Reporting Program (ISMP CMERP), the California Medication Error Reporting (CAMER) Program and the ECRI and the ISMP Patient Safety Organization. Interact with reporters, manufacturers, vendors, and regulatory agencies as warranted.
• Perform in-depth analysis of multi-faceted medication error and near miss/close call reports considering various factors and data and apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to develop safe practice recommendations.
• Selects methods and techniques used in medication event analysis.
• Develop ISMP’s responses, recommendations, and action agenda items to prevent or mitigate medication errors in collaboration with ISMP professional staff.

• Participate in ISMP collaboratives and summits.
• Actively contribute to prospective risk assessments, targeted risk assessments or other consultation engagements. Identify strategic risk-mitigation initiatives and contributes to compiling and delivering the final report.
  • Coordinate the development, review, and editing of new or revised safety tools and resources, including ISMP guidelines, self-assessments, and best practice statements, including:
• gathering pertinent background research and information
• drafting and/or editing content based on recommended medication safety practices
  • Seeks out colleagues in other departments and external experts for collaboration, coordination, and support.

• Create and deliver public speaking engagements on various medication safety-related topics.
• Provide advice and guidance to healthcare practitioners and consumers
• Provide guidance and/or training in field of expertise to colleagues
• Mentor new employees, ISMP Fellows, students and residents

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At least 5 years of experience in a clinical practice setting

Knowledge of medication safety, error-prevention principles, various risk management methodologies (e.g. root cause analysis [RCA], failure modes and effects analysis [FMEA]) and process improvement tools (e.g. lean/six sigma)

At least 3 years of experience in implementing safety practices, process improvement utilizing healthcare risk management methodologies (e.g., RCA, FMEA, six sigma/lean) and managing projects in cross-functional teams

Experience writing newsletter articles, proposals and articles in peer-reviewed literature

Highly effective verbal and written communication skills that would enable the individual to successfully deal with various levels of healthcare professionals

MSN, DNP, PharmD, or equivalent

Proficient with Microsoft office 365

Current professional licensure

Specialty certification (patient safety, medication safety, quality/risk) preferred

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