Drug Shortage Coordinator

Insight Global is looking for a Drug Shortage Coordinator for a major health system in the Charleston SC area. This facility sits in North Charleston.

Core Responsibilities :

• Utilize available resources to identify and implement strategies to forecast or lessen the impact of medication shortages on patient care.
• For each individual drug shortage, partner with the pharmacy leadership team and impacted service line leaders to develop a shortage mitigation plan by identifying therapeutic alternatives, opportunities to eliminate waste or methods to alter how a medication is ordered, prepared or dispensed.
• Develop and maintain a standardize plan for managing drug shortages including strategies for assessment, planning, coordinating, communication, implementation and monitoring.
• Create and update a drug shortage platform, containing pertinent information for pharmacy staff including quantity on hand, usage data and any restrictions in place.
• Partner with the pharmacy buyer to purchase identified medications through alternative vendors based off usage.
• Partner with clinical pharmacists to lead practice initiatives and updates identified from safety event submissions to mitigate future medication errors.
• Resolves drug shortages promptly and oversight of product movement from the centralized pharmacy, once shortages are resolved to prevent waste as much as possible.
• Track drug inventory levels and anticipate shortages.
• Analyze usage patterns and forecast supply challenges.
• Act as the point person for shortage communication across pharmacy, physicians, and leadership.
• Liaise with manufacturers, wholesalers, and regulatory agencies for updates.
• Develop mitigation plans, identify therapeutic alternatives, and reduce waste.
• Implement alternative therapies when necessary.
• Maintain detailed records of shortages and actions taken.
• Generate reports for leadership and regulatory bodies.
• Train staff on protocols during shortages and emergency preparedness.

Qualifications :

Compensation :

$140,000 to $165,000 per year annual salary

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

[Benefit language should be provided by the client since this is for a perm position- if they do not provide it upon our request, we can insert something super generic like "Benefit packages for this role may include healthcare insurance offerings and paid leave as provided by applicable law."