Clinical Pharmacist, Nashoba Valley, Per Diem
About The Position
The clinical pharmacist provides comprehensive medication management services integrating clinical services, order management, patient and staff education, and research. The role focuses on improving patient experience and safety and achieving positive clinical and financial outcomes. The position is responsible to an immediate supervisor or manager. The pharmacist performs clinical, operations and distribution, financial, safety and regulatory, and research and education duties. Clinical work includes reviewing medication histories and profiles, creating and monitoring therapeutic plans, interpreting laboratory data, documenting medication-related issues and interventions, providing drug information, counseling patients, reviewing and verifying medication orders, clarifying orders with prescribers, and supporting discharge planning and transitions of care. Operational responsibilities include accurate and timely medication dispensing and preparation, cross-coverage within pharmacy practice areas, controlled-substance compliance, supervision of pharmacy technicians, and feedback on pharmacy technology. The pharmacist also supports formulary and cost-saving initiatives, medication inventory management, adverse-event monitoring, regulatory and accreditation activities, and the education of pharmacy students, residents, health care professionals, and the public.
Requirements
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree, or a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPharm) degree with 3 years of hospital experience.
- Licensure with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.
Nice To Haves
- ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy practice residency is recommended.
- Pharm.D. degree with a minimum of 1 year of hospital experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide collaborative medication management, including reviewing medication histories, educating patients, establishing desired outcomes, developing or modifying therapeutic plans, and monitoring outcomes.
- Maintain patient profiles with demographics, diagnoses, allergies, and current medications.
- Evaluate medication appropriateness, including dose, dosage form, regimen, route, duplication, and interactions.
- Provide drug information to health care professionals and patients; counsel patients on discharge medications as appropriate.
- Review and verify medication orders, enter orders when needed, clarify orders with prescribers, document interventions, and communicate changes.
- Facilitate medication discharge planning and transitions to alternate care sites and ambulatory pharmacy access.
- Ensure timely and accurate medication dispensing and proper preparation of oral, non-sterile, sterile, chemotherapeutic, hazardous, and investigational products.
- Cross-cover pharmacy practice areas as requested by the supervisor.
- Ensure regulatory compliance in controlled-substance distribution and monitoring.
- Supervise pharmacy technicians and provide feedback to maintain and optimize pharmacy technology.
- Promote formulary drugs and 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 cost avoidance and promote cost-effective regimens, IV-to-PO conversions, therapeutic substitutions, and waste reduction.
- 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 accreditation and regulatory activities, including Joint Commission activities, 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.
