Clinical Pharmacist, Medical ICU, 40hr, Day
About The Position
The clinical pharmacist provides comprehensive medication management services integrating clinical services, medication 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 and is based in the Medical ICU. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with weekend and holiday rotation, for 40 hours per week. The pharmacist provides collaborative medication management, including reviewing medication histories and profiles, counseling and educating patients, developing and monitoring therapeutic plans, interpreting laboratory data, monitoring pharmacokinetics and potential interactions, documenting medication-related issues and interventions, and reviewing and verifying medication orders. The role also supports medication discharge planning and transitions to other care settings. Operational duties include accurate and timely medication dispensing and preparation, including sterile and non-sterile compounding and preparation of hazardous, chemotherapeutic, and investigational agents. The pharmacist may cross-cover other pharmacy practice areas, oversee pharmacy technicians, and support pharmacy technology and controlled-substance compliance. The pharmacist promotes appropriate formulary use and cost-effective medication practices, manages medication inventory and recalls, and participates in drug-use evaluations and cost-saving initiatives. The role also detects and reports adverse drug reactions and medication errors, participates in quality and regulatory activities, precepts pharmacy learners and residents as appropriate, and contributes to continuing education and educational materials.
Requirements
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree, or 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 Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY1) is recommended.
- Pharm.D. degree with a minimum of 1 year of hospital experience.
Responsibilities
- Review patient medication histories, profiles, laboratory data, and relevant clinical information.
- Educate and counsel patients on drug therapy, including discharge medications when appropriate.
- Establish desired medication outcomes; develop or modify therapeutic plans and monitoring plans; and monitor patient outcomes.
- Maintain patient profiles, including demographics, diagnoses, allergies, and current medications.
- Evaluate medication appropriateness, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and interactions.
- Provide drug information to healthcare professionals and patients, and document clinical interventions and medication-related issues in the electronic health record.
- Perform clinical review and verification of medication orders, enter orders when needed, and clarify orders with prescribers as necessary.
- Facilitate medication discharge planning and transitions to alternate care sites and ambulatory pharmacy access.
- Ensure timely and accurate medication dispensing and proper preparation of pharmaceutical products, including compounded, chemotherapeutic, hazardous, and investigational agents.
- Cross-cover pharmacy practice areas as requested and supervise pharmacy technicians.
- Ensure regulatory compliance in controlled-substance distribution and monitoring.
- Promote formulary use, coordinate procurement of non-formulary drugs when necessary, and conduct drug program and usage evaluations as needed.
- Identify and implement cost-avoidance and cost-saving approaches, including cost-effective regimens, IV-to-oral conversion, therapeutic substitution, 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, patient safety, and pharmacy quality-improvement activities.
- Precept pharmacy students and residents consistent with academic credentials and clinical experience.
- Participate in continuing education, meetings, training, and educational information-sharing activities.
Benefits
- A signing bonus may be available; eligibility will be confirmed during the interview process.
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