Clinical Pharmacist, Outpatient Pharmacy-Prescription Center, Per Diem

UMass Memorial Health • Worcester, MA

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About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist works in the Outpatient Pharmacy-Prescription Center at UMass Memorial Health on a per-diem basis. The role supports drug therapy management, medication preparation and dispensing, patient counseling, health promotion, and coordination with physicians and other health care providers. The pharmacist also supports medication access, pharmacy operations, regulatory compliance, education, and training. The schedule rotates between Monday through Friday hours of 6:45 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and every fifth Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; the position lists zero hours and scheduled hours may affect compensation.

UMass Memorial Health describes all employees as caregivers and emphasizes patient care, academic excellence, leading-edge research, and respect. The organization has more than 20,000 employees. A signing bonus may be available, with eligibility to be confirmed during the interview process.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPharm) degree.
• Licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Three years of ambulatory experience.
• Essential skills to implement motivational interviewing to help patients take an active part in their health care and promote healthy lifestyles.
• Ability to cross-cover in a variety of pharmacy practice areas as requested by the supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Participate in drug therapy management and document care in patients’ medical records.
• Participate in interdisciplinary reviews of patient progress and communicate pertinent patient information to other health care providers when patients change care settings to support continuity of care.
• Prepare medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.
• Dispense medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Consult with physicians and other practitioners to optimize drug therapy and advise them of needed interventions.
• Assist patients in gaining access to medications, including working with payers to resolve barriers to medication therapies, when applicable.
• Interpret and respond to clinical decision support and drug utilization review from internal and external systems regarding patients’ drug therapy.
• Provide individualized health promotion and disease prevention, including administering immunizations where legally authorized.
• Perform computer order entry and ensure proper technique and accurate preparation of pharmaceutical products.
• Supervise technicians as needed.
• Comply with state and federal drug laws regulated by the state board of pharmacy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration.
• Provide pharmacological information in response to requests from health care professionals.
• Counsel patients on drug therapies.
• Report adverse drug reactions and drug-related events to appropriate persons.
• Maintain records required for handling 340B-purchased medications and facilitate cost-effective pharmaceutical procurement.
• Precept EPPE and APPE rotation students and pharmacy residents, consistent with academic credentials and clinical experience.
• Prepare presentations, publications, and other information-sharing activities for the health care community and general public.
• Participate in continuing education programs, meetings, training programs, and related activities.
• Cross-cover a variety of practice areas within the pharmacy as requested by the supervisor.

Benefits

• A signing bonus may be available; eligibility will be confirmed during the interview process.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level