Clinical Pharmacist - Pharmacy

Tufts Medicine • Boston, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Clinical pharmacists (CP) at Tufts Medical Center work closely with other health practitioners to meet the various needs of our patients. They improve the health of patients by providing pharmaceutical care to individual patients and by serving as a resource to physicians, nurses, and other health professionals. Clinical pharmacists provide leadership by facilitating the development, implementation, and maintenance of hospital and departmental systems that promote desirable patient outcomes. They educate students, interns, residents, nurses and patients and they participate in drug therapy research. Pharmacists review and approve medication orders, monitor drug therapies, and provide drug information. Pharmacists supervise and direct support personnel. In the absence of the pharmacy manager, a clinical pharmacy specialist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the pharmacy manager.

Requirements

• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
• Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule
• Ability to set priorities, make critical decisions, and respond quickly to emergency requests
• Ability to provide a high level of service to patients in a specialty practice
• Ability to execute each duty satisfactorily
• Ability to use various computer systems proficiently
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (orally and in writing)
• Must be a graduate of an accredited college or university with a BS in Pharmacy or a PharmD degree
• Licensed to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or eligibility

Nice To Haves

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree and two years of related practice experience
• Board certification

Responsibilities

• Provide continuing education for the Tufts Medical Center professional staffs (e.g., pharmacists, physicians, nurses)
• Serve as preceptor for co-operative education students and pharmacy interns
• Serve as a co-preceptor for Doctor of Pharmacy students
• Educate other health care providers by publishing drug information articles in the pharmacy newsletter
• Identify the need for, and create new policies and procedures
• Participate in periodic reviews of therapeutic classes of drugs and present findings to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and others
• Prepare and present to the appropriate committees evidence-based reviews of drugs requested for formulary addition
• Initiate and facilitate completion of drug use evaluations
• Participate in the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, protocols and clinical pathways
• Monitor compliance with treatment guidelines, protocols and clinical pathways and present findings to the appropriate committees
• Participate in the development of departmental drug-specific and population-specific initiatives
• Detect and report medication errors and adverse drug reactions in a timely manner
• Provide clinical consultation to physicians, nurses and pharmacists
• Provide accurate, adequate and timely drug information to Tufts Medical Center professional staff
• Conduct medication history interviews, reconcile patients’ medication therapies and provide drug information to patients and their families
• Document in the medical record patient evaluations and recommendations, medication reconciliation and medication histories
• Document pharmacist interventions according to established policies
• Identify changes in drug usage (volume and patterns) based on published literature and Tufts Medical Center practices
• Collaborate with other pharmacists to provide service to every patient covered by a pharmacist team
• Participate by gathering and reporting data from one or more than one of the following Department of Pharmacy Quality Programs that relate to: People, Clinical excellence, Operational excellence, Financial performance and growth, Safety and quality, Research

Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports your health, financial security, and career growth
• Fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees