Clinical Pharmacist II

Boston Medical Center•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist II 7/7 is responsible for the provision of direct patient care. Direct patient care activities include improving patient outcomes by optimizing pharmacotherapy, ensuring medication safety, and promoting effective transitions of care. The Clinical Pharmacist II 7/7 will have the opportunity to participate in committees and project work, provide education and training to other health care providers, and precept Advance Pharmacy Practice Experience students and pharmacy residents. This is a permanent night position, and includes weekends and holidays. This is an exciting position in one of the busiest Emergency Departments in the country. Our department has provided 24/7 emergency medicine pharmacy services for several years. The pharmacist will be responsible for working the overnight shift in the Emergency Department (9 pm - 7:30 am) for seven days in a row from Wednesday through the following Tuesday. The pharmacist will then have 7 days in a row off. This pharmacist will be part of a dedicated team of Emergency Department pharmacists within a larger, collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. Responsibilities include medical and surgical trauma response, provision of pharmacotherapy to adult and pediatric ED patients, preparation of select IV products for immediate use, and participation in departmental quality improvement projects. This position will also be responsible for student precepting on an overnight APPE rotation that if offered to multiple local schools of pharmacy. Motivated pharmacists may also get involved in training PGY1 residents, a PGY2 Critical Care resident, and/or a PGY2 Emergency Medicine resident.

Requirements

Licensure to practice pharmacy in the state of Massachusetts by the start date
PGY1 residency with at least 1 year relevant experience
Substantial interpersonal skills towards our customers (particularly patients, physicians and nurses) and fellow employees of the hospital
A level of proficiency with hospital pharmacy practice acquired with at least two years of hospital experience, and/or completion of an ASHP accredited residency in hospital pharmacy practice

Nice To Haves

PGY2 in Emergency Medicine or Critical Care, or equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

Provision of direct patient care
Improving patient outcomes by optimizing pharmacotherapy
Ensuring medication safety
Promoting effective transitions of care
Participate in committees and project work
Provide education and training to other health care providers
Precept Advance Pharmacy Practice Experience students and pharmacy residents
Medical and surgical trauma response
Provision of pharmacotherapy to adult and pediatric ED patients
Preparation of select IV products for immediate use
Participation in departmental quality improvement projects
Student precepting on an overnight APPE rotation
Training PGY1 residents, a PGY2 Critical Care resident, and/or a PGY2 Emergency Medicine resident