Clinical Pharmacist, Advanced Therapeutics: Cardiometabolic and MWL (Ambulatory), 40hr, Day, Remote

UMass Memorial Health•Holden, MA

7d•Remote

About The Position

The Advanced Therapeutics clinical pharmacist provides patient-centered clinical pharmacy services, including comprehensive medication reviews, adherence monitoring interventions, and targeted medication reviews, to optimize clinical, economic, and patient outcomes. The pharmacist designs and implements targeted medication and disease management programs and works to improve patient experience and safety while achieving positive clinical and financial outcomes. This position is responsible to an immediate supervisor or manager. The role includes clinical medication management and monitoring, medication order review and verification, patient and provider education, timely documentation, and supervision of pharmacy technicians involved in medication therapy management and transitions of care. It also includes pharmacy operations and dispensing responsibilities, formulary and cost-management activities, medication safety and regulatory work, and participation in research and education activities. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., for 40 hours per week, with a day shift. The position is remote.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree, or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPharm) degree with three years of hospital experience.
Licensure with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.

Nice To Haves

ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY1) is recommended.
Pharm.D. degree with a minimum of one year of hospital experience.

Responsibilities

Provide collaborative medication management services, including reviewing medication histories, educating patients, establishing desired outcomes, developing or modifying therapeutic plans, identifying alternatives, and creating drug-monitoring plans.
Monitor patient outcomes and pharmacokinetics; interpret laboratory data; review medication profiles; and assess for adverse drug-drug, drug-laboratory, drug-disease, and drug-food interactions.
Maintain patient profiles, including demographics, diagnoses, allergies, and current medications; monitor medication appropriateness, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and interactions.
Provide drug information to patients and health care professionals and document clinical interventions and activities promptly, including EHR progress notes, comprehensive medication review summaries, medication-related action plans, and personal medication records.
Counsel patients on discharge medications as appropriate.
Review and verify medication orders, enter orders when needed, clarify orders with prescribers, document interventions, and communicate medication changes.
Supervise pharmacy technicians involved with medication therapy management and transitions of care, and supervise pharmacy technicians in pharmacy operations.
Dispense medications accurately and on time; ensure proper preparation of pharmaceutical products, including oral, non-sterile and sterile compounded, chemotherapeutic, hazardous, and investigational products.
Cross-cover a variety of pharmacy practice areas as requested by the supervisor and ensure regulatory compliance in controlled-substance distribution and monitoring.
Provide feedback to maintain and optimize pharmacy technology.
Promote formulary drugs and convert non-formulary orders when appropriate under P&T protocol; coordinate procurement of non-formulary drugs when necessary.
Conduct targeted drug program and drug-use evaluations and report results to department managers or the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
Identify and act on opportunities for cost avoidance, promote cost-effective regimens and medications, reduce waste, and facilitate cost-saving programs such as IV-to-PO conversion and therapeutic substitution.
Manage medication inventory, expiring products, and recalls.
Detect, monitor, document, and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors; use drug-use reports to identify adverse drug events.
Participate in Joint Commission and other accreditation and regulatory activities, including National Patient Safety Goals and the Department of Pharmacy Quality Improvement Plan.
Precept IPPE and APPE students and pharmacy residents consistent with academic credentials and clinical experience.
Participate in continuing education, meetings, training, and related activities; prepare educational materials and share information with the health care community and general public.