Clinical Pharmacist (Per Diem)

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Needham, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. This position supports the mission of the department by providing pharmaceutical care to all patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham. This includes reviewing electronic and written orders to ensure that the appropriate medication, route, dose, and dosing interval has been prescribed for the patient, and interfacing with the appropriate member of the healthcare team in the event of a problem or lack of information regarding medication orders. The role involves supervising support staff (including technicians and interns) to ensure medication doses are prepared correctly and under conditions promulgated by State and Federal regulations, and serving as preceptors for pharmacy students to ensure a high quality educational experience. The Clinical Pharmacist also serves as the pharmacy liaison on assigned committees, acting as the expert in all aspects of pharmaceutical care, including drug information and pharmacy operations. This includes providing drug information in a complete and timely manner, and offering inservices, drug information sheets, and drug reviews as assigned. The role also involves participation in departmental and organizational quality assurance and performance improvement projects. The Clinical Pharmacist clinically reviews all medication orders to ensure that medications entered into the patient's profiles are safe for administration, with assessment including appropriate drug selection, medication allergy, dose, route of administration, diagnosis, relevant laboratory results, therapeutic duplication, drug interactions and age of patient. Responsibilities also include dispensing medication to the automated dispensing cabinets (ADC) on the nursing units in accordance with departmental policy and with the safety of the patient in mind. The pharmacist reviews orders entered into the computer system by Licensed Independent Prescriber, ensuring appropriateness for the patient in regards to selection, dose, and dosing interval, and enters written orders into the Pharmacy computer system with attention to how this medication will be administered by the nurse. Supervision extends to pharmacy technicians, graduate pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and PharmD students to ensure that the daily needs of patients are being met, and educating members of the department and healthcare team on safe medication practices.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Pharmacy
1-3 years related work experience in clinical hospital experience
License Massachusetts Pharmacist
Vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment

Nice To Haves

Doctoral degree in pharmacy

Responsibilities

Supports the mission of the department by providing pharmaceutical care to all patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham.
Reviews electronic and written orders in order to ensure that the appropriate medication, route, dose, and dosing interval has been prescribed for the patient.
Interfaces with the appropriate member of the healthcare team in the event of a problem or lack of information regarding medication orders.
Supervises support staff (including technicians and interns) in order to ensure that medication doses are prepared correctly and under conditions promulgated by State and Federal regulations.
Serves as preceptors for pharmacy students, ensuring a high quality educational experience.
Serves as the pharmacy liaison on assigned committees.
Serves as the expert in all aspects of pharmaceutical care, including drug information and pharmacy operations.
Serves as the drug information expert in the organization.
Provides drug information in a complete and timely manner.
Provides inservices, drug information sheets, and drug reviews as assigned.
Participates in departmental and organizational quality assurance and performance improvement projects.
Clinically reviews all medication orders to ensure that medications entered into the patient's profiles are safe for administration.
Assesses appropriate drug selection, medication allergy, dose, route of administration, diagnosis, relevant laboratory results, therapeutic duplication, drug interactions and age of patient.
Dispenses medication to the automated dispensing cabinets (ADC) on the nursing units in accordance with departmental policy and with the safety of the patient in mind.
Reviews orders entered into computer system by Licensed Independent Prescriber, ensuring that order is appropriate for patient in regards to selection, dose, and dosing interval.
Enters written orders into the Pharmacy computer system with attention being paid to how this medication will be administered by the nurse.
Supervises pharmacy technicians, graduate pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and PharmD students to ensure that the daily needs of our patients are being met.
Educates members of the department and healthcare team on safe medication practices.