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Posted : Saturday, March 16, 2024 05:12 AM
Job Summary
Performs audit, investigation, and program development functions in collaboration with Lifepoint’s Quality, Compliance, HR, IT, Pharmacy, and Security leadership.
The Diversion Specialist reports to the DOP, with indirect reporting to the LifePoint VP of Pharmacy Quality and Safety Operations.
The Diversion Specialist is accountable for maintaining compliance and oversight of drug diversion prevention program, to include controlled substance trend analysis and auditing activities.
In addition, the Diversion Specialist will prepare programmatic written reports and presentations as directed.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION Frye Regional Medical Center, located in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina is a 355-bed acute care hospital, 81-bed Behavioral Health facility and more than 70 primary and specialty care providers.
Essential Functions Assists with generating and reviewing Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) transaction reports in collaboration with pharmacy leaders, formats reports as needed, and sends data to clinical managers and others as directed.
Performs review of relevant reports for Frye Regional Medical Center on a regular basis and prepares reports of findings as directed.
Provides support to clinical leaders by auditing medication transactions when outlier status or other indicators provoke concern.
Has the authority and responsibility to elevate potential concerns with urgency to local leadership and the Pharmacy Director.
Performs focused auditing to investigate cases of suspected drug diversion as directed.
Supports the Directors of Pharmacy (DOPs), other Frye Regional Medical Center leadership, and LifePoint enterprise personnel in the investigation of suspected drug diversion incidents, by reviewing documentation in the EMR, data from automated dispensing systems, and other information deemed pertinent.
Contributes to and oversees the secure diversion database containing data from Frye Regional Medical Center that may relate to diversion or mishandling of controlled substances and other drugs with abuse potential.
Collects, analyzes, and trends diversion-related data from Frye Regional Medical Center, including but not limited to controlled substance discrepancy reports, medication handling compliance issues, medication security issues, DEA-106data, concerns about relevant healthcare associate/provider behavior/performance, and patient complaints related to unrelieved pain.
Analyzes data regarding controlled substances, high-cost medications, and other medications that have an appeal for diversion.
Assists with identification and implementation of diversion mitigation strategies.
Works collaboratively with all relevant departments and serves as a diversion resource for all Frye Regional Medical Center leaders.
Maintains current knowledge of relevant EMR, ADC, and analytics programs as well as clinical processes relevant to diversion investigations.
Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards and safety standards.
Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams as appropriate.
Participates in meetings, serves on committees, and represents Frye Regional Medical Center in community outreach efforts as appropriate.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits - Wide range of benefits options! Here at Frye, you choose your own Medical, Dental, and Vision plans from a variety of competitive options that give you the coverage that best fits your needs.
HSA 401(K) retirement plan contributions Generous Paid Time Off Accident & Critical Illness Insurance Prescription Assistance with OptumRx Income protection programs for the entire family such as life insurance, Short/Long-term Disability, and Identity Theft.
Employee Assistance program at no cost to you to provide emotional, legal, financial, and daily life support for your entire household.
Services are available 24 hrs.
a day, 7 days a week.
Free travel and entertainment discount program to ensure you enjoy your time away from work.
Why join our team? Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff.
Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care.
Frye Regional Medical Center is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community.
We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction.
If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you! Required Skills Ability to find solutions to difficult human, technical, clinical, and/or administrative problems.
Ability to form working relationships with internal contacts as necessary to effectively advise, consult, or counsel to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas or actions.
Ability to achieve results and meet deadlines without explicit instructions.
Ability to work with data and draw inferences from multiple sources and types of information.
Ability to follow-up and track down information in a timely manner in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to prepare written reports.
Must have strong organizational and planning skills.
Must have computer skills in Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
Demonstrated commitment to values and principles of Frye Regional Medical Center, including sustained strong performance in the areas of leadership/teamwork and engagement/ownership.
Minimum Education Bachelor’s degree in healthcare, practice management, computer science, business, pharmacy or related field - Required.
Education requirements may be waived in exchange with equivalent years pharmacy and/or management experience.
Master's Degree preferred.
Minimum Work Experience: Five years in hospital pharmacy and/or healthcare operations.
Experience with data analysis and reporting required.
Prior experience with hospital pharmacy, drug diversion investigations, compliance, regulatory, and/or hospital clinical operations and program development preferred.
Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran
The Diversion Specialist reports to the DOP, with indirect reporting to the LifePoint VP of Pharmacy Quality and Safety Operations.
The Diversion Specialist is accountable for maintaining compliance and oversight of drug diversion prevention program, to include controlled substance trend analysis and auditing activities.
In addition, the Diversion Specialist will prepare programmatic written reports and presentations as directed.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION Frye Regional Medical Center, located in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina is a 355-bed acute care hospital, 81-bed Behavioral Health facility and more than 70 primary and specialty care providers.
Essential Functions Assists with generating and reviewing Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) transaction reports in collaboration with pharmacy leaders, formats reports as needed, and sends data to clinical managers and others as directed.
Performs review of relevant reports for Frye Regional Medical Center on a regular basis and prepares reports of findings as directed.
Provides support to clinical leaders by auditing medication transactions when outlier status or other indicators provoke concern.
Has the authority and responsibility to elevate potential concerns with urgency to local leadership and the Pharmacy Director.
Performs focused auditing to investigate cases of suspected drug diversion as directed.
Supports the Directors of Pharmacy (DOPs), other Frye Regional Medical Center leadership, and LifePoint enterprise personnel in the investigation of suspected drug diversion incidents, by reviewing documentation in the EMR, data from automated dispensing systems, and other information deemed pertinent.
Contributes to and oversees the secure diversion database containing data from Frye Regional Medical Center that may relate to diversion or mishandling of controlled substances and other drugs with abuse potential.
Collects, analyzes, and trends diversion-related data from Frye Regional Medical Center, including but not limited to controlled substance discrepancy reports, medication handling compliance issues, medication security issues, DEA-106data, concerns about relevant healthcare associate/provider behavior/performance, and patient complaints related to unrelieved pain.
Analyzes data regarding controlled substances, high-cost medications, and other medications that have an appeal for diversion.
Assists with identification and implementation of diversion mitigation strategies.
Works collaboratively with all relevant departments and serves as a diversion resource for all Frye Regional Medical Center leaders.
Maintains current knowledge of relevant EMR, ADC, and analytics programs as well as clinical processes relevant to diversion investigations.
Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures, quality standards and safety standards.
Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams as appropriate.
Participates in meetings, serves on committees, and represents Frye Regional Medical Center in community outreach efforts as appropriate.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits - Wide range of benefits options! Here at Frye, you choose your own Medical, Dental, and Vision plans from a variety of competitive options that give you the coverage that best fits your needs.
HSA 401(K) retirement plan contributions Generous Paid Time Off Accident & Critical Illness Insurance Prescription Assistance with OptumRx Income protection programs for the entire family such as life insurance, Short/Long-term Disability, and Identity Theft.
Employee Assistance program at no cost to you to provide emotional, legal, financial, and daily life support for your entire household.
Services are available 24 hrs.
a day, 7 days a week.
Free travel and entertainment discount program to ensure you enjoy your time away from work.
Why join our team? Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff.
Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care.
Frye Regional Medical Center is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community.
We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction.
If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you! Required Skills Ability to find solutions to difficult human, technical, clinical, and/or administrative problems.
Ability to form working relationships with internal contacts as necessary to effectively advise, consult, or counsel to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas or actions.
Ability to achieve results and meet deadlines without explicit instructions.
Ability to work with data and draw inferences from multiple sources and types of information.
Ability to follow-up and track down information in a timely manner in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to prepare written reports.
Must have strong organizational and planning skills.
Must have computer skills in Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
Demonstrated commitment to values and principles of Frye Regional Medical Center, including sustained strong performance in the areas of leadership/teamwork and engagement/ownership.
Minimum Education Bachelor’s degree in healthcare, practice management, computer science, business, pharmacy or related field - Required.
Education requirements may be waived in exchange with equivalent years pharmacy and/or management experience.
Master's Degree preferred.
Minimum Work Experience: Five years in hospital pharmacy and/or healthcare operations.
Experience with data analysis and reporting required.
Prior experience with hospital pharmacy, drug diversion investigations, compliance, regulatory, and/or hospital clinical operations and program development preferred.
Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran
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• Location : 420 N Center St Ste 20, Hickory, NC
• Post ID: 9070467093
