Clinical Pharmacist (4hr/wk)
About The Position
The Clinical Pharmacist prepares and dispenses medication orders, reviews patient profiles for allergies and adverse reactions, and evaluates orders for drug interactions, selection accuracy, dose, and frequency. The pharmacist discusses questionable orders with providers and ensures proper compounding and mixing of special formulas, chemotherapy, and sterile IV products. The role also provides drug information to patients, nurses, physicians, trainees, and other employees; ensures compliance with legal and professional requirements for narcotics and other controlled substances; and supervises, mentors, and trains pharmacy technicians, interns, and new pharmacists. The position requires independent work while providing excellent pharmaceutical care, effective triage and prioritization to ensure timely medication delivery while supervising technicians, and collaboration with peers, providers, and ancillary staff. The listed duties summarize key functions and may not include every detail reasonably required. Schedule: one weekend a month, 2:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The stated base hourly pay range is $49.27–$80.62. Staff must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.
Requirements
- B.S. degree or Pharm.D. in Pharmacy from an accredited school of pharmacy.
- Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy license.
- Current with continuing education requirements for hospital pharmacists supervising sterile and non-sterile preparation.
- Two years of hospital experience with unit dose, IV additive, chemotherapy, and computerization is preferred.
Nice To Haves
- M.S. degree.
- Two years of hospital experience with unit dose, IV additive, chemotherapy, and computerization.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and dispense medication orders for patients.
- Review patient profiles for allergies and adverse reactions.
- Evaluate medication orders using comprehensive drug data for interactions, accuracy of drug selection, dose, and frequency.
- Discuss questionable medication orders with providers.
- Ensure correct compounding and mixing of special formulas, chemotherapy, and sterile IV products.
- Provide drug information to patients, nurses, physicians, trainees, and other employees.
- Ensure legal and professional requirements are followed for narcotics and other controlled substances.
- Supervise, mentor, and assist in training pharmacy technicians, interns, and new pharmacists.
- Work independently while providing excellent pharmaceutical care.
- Triage and prioritize tasks to provide timely medication delivery while supervising technicians.
- Collaborate with peers, providers, and ancillary staff.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
