Clinical Pharmacist - Cardiothoracic Transplant MGH

Mass General Brigham • Boston, MA

1d • $135,000 - $169,079 • Onsite

About The Position

Massachusetts General Hospital is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist for its cardiothoracic (heart and lung) transplant pharmacy team. The pharmacist rotates through inpatient and ambulatory heart and lung transplant services and serves as a transplant pharmacotherapy expert for interdisciplinary teams. The position applies advanced transplant training to lead discussions of immunosuppression and opportunistic infections on rounds; provide transplant education to patients and health care professionals; develop and maintain transplant protocols and guidelines; participate in quality improvement and research; and train the PGY-2 transplant resident and other learners. The pharmacist collaborates closely with the Pharmacy, Transplant, Cardiology, and Pulmonology departments.

Clinical Pharmacists are accountable for safe, effective, and timely medication therapy. They provide direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy operations in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel. Their work includes assessing patient needs, tailoring drug therapy and education to age- and disease-specific characteristics, adjusting care based on patient response, and preventing or mitigating medication-related harm. They serve as departmental resources and liaisons, manage medication use in accordance with professional and regulatory standards, contribute to practice-related research and quality and compliance initiatives, and educate and precept pharmacy residents and Doctor of Pharmacy students.

This is a regular, 40-hour-per-week, onsite position on the day shift at 55 Fruit Street. The posting offers a $10,000 sign-on bonus subject to a 12-month work commitment and repayment terms. The posted annual pay range is $135,000–$169,079.04; another section lists compensation between $127,000 and $160,000 based on candidate experience.

Requirements

• Must be eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Postgraduate residency or fellowship training.
• Board certification by examination, or equivalent certification, in the relevant specialty is required within 18 months of hiring; the posting also describes this qualification as preferred.
• Must meet Board of Pharmacy requirements for a collaborative drug therapy management agreement, when applicable.
• Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration, National Provider Identifier, and Drug Enforcement Administration registration, when applicable.
• Knowledge of contemporary hospital and clinical practice, hospital operations, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and support personnel.
• Ability to integrate clinical and distributive pharmacy services with quality improvement, teaching, research, and professional development.
• Significant general clinical knowledge and expertise in traditional therapeutics and patient-centered care.
• Significant knowledge of advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine relevant to clinical assignments.
• Strong teaching and precepting skills and expertise in experiential training.
• Extensive pharmacy department knowledge and ability, including IV admixtures, drug information, ambulatory care, manufacturing, and drug distribution.
• Ability to apply age-specific principles of growth and development and assess patient data for neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric needs.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds and to stand and sit for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 and PGY-2 Cardiology or Transplant Pharmacy Residency or fellowship.
• Prior experience in a solid organ transplant service line.

Responsibilities

• Optimize drug therapy by identifying, resolving, and preventing medication-related problems and improving therapeutic outcomes.
• Provide direct or indirect patient care in accordance with applicable pharmacy laws, regulations, and practice policies; prescribe under collaborative drug therapy management agreements when assigned and authorized.
• Work independently as part of the patient care team, coordinate pharmacy service-area activities, and supervise assigned support personnel.
• Lead assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs, aligning medication-use activities with patient needs, evidence-based practice, hospital guidelines, and regulatory standards.
• Design and implement pharmacy programs, quality improvement changes, quality assurance initiatives, stewardship activities, and medication restriction or surveillance programs.
• Track and evaluate pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and financial performance, and benchmark against local and national practices.
• Develop medication-use strategies, including clinical guidelines, disease-specific pathways, formulary management, and medication-use policies.
• Provide leadership for departmental and institutional committees, meetings, task forces, and approved external programs.
• Deliver patient-centered care as an active member of multidisciplinary teams and maintain proficiency in decentralized and clinical pharmacy services.
• Build collaborative pharmacist-patient relationships; maintain patient information; collect medication histories; reconcile discrepancies; identify high-risk patients; and recommend evidence-based medication therapy.
• Implement, evaluate, and revise pharmaceutical care plans based on patient progress and treatment goals, including medication dosing and monitoring.
• Document care in the medical record when requested and provide discharge medication review, reconciliation, and counseling as appropriate.
• Obtain and maintain ACLS and BLS certification and participate in medical emergency management.
• Educate patients, caregivers, physicians, nurses, and other professionals about safe and effective medication use, side effects, and treatment plans.
• Interpret, evaluate, and process medication orders; review patient charts and monitor for medication-related problems, including inappropriate selection or dosing, adverse reactions, interactions, untreated indications, and treatment failures.
• Maintain proficiency in hospital computer and medication ordering systems and follow established standard work.
• Participate in pharmacy operations, dispensing, medication procurement, and use of pharmacy automation and supportive technology; oversee operations and technician activities when assigned.
• Support formulary use, evaluate non-formulary requests, and facilitate procurement of non-formulary medications when necessary.
• Precept and educate pharmacy residents, students, and staff; develop training experiences and mentor learners on medication-use improvements.
• Demonstrate leadership and business acumen to advance pharmacy practice.
• Contribute to pharmacy practice knowledge through presentations, publications, professional affiliations, and peer review.
• Maintain current knowledge of hospital practice, pharmacy leadership, therapeutics, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Rotate through inpatient and ambulatory heart and lung transplant services; lead transplant pharmacotherapy discussions, provide transplant education, support transplant protocols and guidelines, participate in quality improvement and research, and train transplant residents and other learners.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus, subject to eligibility and a 12-month work commitment with repayment terms.
• Comprehensive benefits.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Differentials, premiums, and bonuses as applicable.
• Recognition programs and support for professional growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed