Clinical Pharmacist - Medicine, Surgery MGH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist on Massachusetts General Hospital’s Internal Medicine and Surgery Clinical Pharmacy team provides safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy for a diverse inpatient population. The role delivers direct, patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy operational services in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel. Pharmacists assess patient needs, account for age- and disease-specific factors, educate patients, adjust care based on response, and intervene to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication-related adverse events. They support pharmacotherapeutic optimization, therapeutic recommendations, complex drug information needs, emergency response, and clinical interventions for admitted patients. Clinical Pharmacists are aligned with interdisciplinary programs and specialty services, serve as departmental resources and liaisons, and manage medication use in accordance with professional and regulatory standards. They also contribute to policy development, workflow optimization, clinical program advancement, practice-related research, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance initiatives. The position includes educating and training pharmacy, medical, nursing, and allied health professionals, as well as precepting pharmacy residents and Doctor of Pharmacy students. The schedule is 8 days working and 6 days off, with shifts from noon to 10:30 p.m.; the posting notes some hybrid opportunities, while the listed work location type is onsite.

Requirements

Must be eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Board certification by examination or equivalent certification in the relevant specialty is required within 18 months of hiring.
Complete 20 continuing education credits per year to maintain licensure.
Provide care as described in department policies and procedures.
Work relatively independently.
Have extensive knowledge and ability in department areas including IV admixtures, drug information, ambulatory care, manufacturing, and drug distribution.
Demonstrate attention to detail.
Be familiar with pharmacy practice settings, legal requirements and limitations, prescription information and calculations, drug identification and generic equivalents, drug manufacturing, packaging and labeling information, and proper drug handling and storage practices.

Nice To Haves

Board certification by examination or equivalent certification in the relevant specialty is preferred.
Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 and PGY2 Internal Medicine or Pharmacotherapy Pharmacy Residency or Fellowship is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy and direct patient-centered care.
Deliver integrated pharmacy operational services in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel.
Assess patient needs and incorporate age- and disease-specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education.
Adjust care according to patient response and provide clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events.
Support pharmacotherapeutic optimization, therapeutic recommendations, complex drug information needs, emergency response, and clinical interventions for admitted patients.
Deliver medication therapy management through interdisciplinary programs and specialty services.
Serve as a departmental resource and liaison to other departments, hospital personnel, and external groups.
Manage medication use in accordance with professional and regulatory standards.
Conduct practice-related research and patient-care, quality, and regulatory-compliance initiatives to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice.
Contribute to policy development, workflow optimization, and clinical program advancement.
Provide medication- and practice-related education and training, including training for medical, nursing, and allied health professionals.
Precept pharmacy residents and Doctor of Pharmacy students.
Participate in department quality improvement efforts.