Clinical Pharmacist - Med-Surg MGH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

5d•$127,000 - $169,079•Onsite

About The Position

Massachusetts General Hospital is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join its Internal Medicine and Surgery clinical pharmacy teams. In this decentralized role, the pharmacist works directly in patient care areas with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care for a diverse inpatient population. The position is responsible and accountable for providing safe, effective, and timely medication therapy, integrating pharmacy operational services with clinical care, and supporting optimal medication outcomes across a broad range of disease states. The pharmacist contributes to interdisciplinary programs and specialty services, assesses patient needs, accounts for age- and disease-specific characteristics in medication therapy and education, adjusts care based on patient response, and provides interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent adverse medication events. The role also serves as a departmental resource and liaison, supports appropriate medication use in accordance with professional and regulatory standards, and contributes to practice-related research and patient-care, quality, and regulatory-compliance initiatives. Additional responsibilities include educating and training pharmacy, medical, nursing, and allied health personnel; precepting pharmacy residents and Doctor of Pharmacy students; and contributing to policy development, workflow optimization, and clinical program advancement. The position is onsite at 55 Fruit Street, scheduled for 40 hours per week, with a rotating shift. Some hybrid opportunities are noted in the overview, while the job details list the remote type as onsite. The posted annual pay range is $127,000–$169,079.04; the overview also cites a range of $127,000–$160,000 based on candidate experience.

Requirements

Must be eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Board certification by examination, or equivalent certification, in the relevant specialty is required within 18 months of hiring.
Provide care in accordance with the department's policies and procedures.
Work relatively independently.
Demonstrate extensive knowledge and ability in department areas including IV admixtures, drug information, ambulatory services, manufacturing, and drug distribution.
Demonstrate attention to detail.
Be familiar with pharmacy practice settings, legal requirements and limitations, prescription information and calculations, drug identification and generic equivalents, drug manufacturing, packaging and labeling information, and proper drug handling and storage practices.

Nice To Haves

Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 and PGY2 Internal Medicine or Pharmacotherapy Pharmacy Residency or Fellowship is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy and integrated pharmacy operational services.
Deliver direct, patient-centered pharmaceutical care in patient care areas and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel.
Participate in patient care rounds and make therapeutic recommendations.
Assess patient needs and incorporate age- and disease-specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education.
Adjust care according to patient response and provide interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events.
Answer complex drug information questions and respond to hospital emergencies.
Manage appropriate medication use according to professional and regulatory standards.
Serve as a departmental resource and liaison to other departments, hospital personnel, and external groups.
Conduct practice-related research and participate in patient care, quality, and regulatory-compliance initiatives to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice.
Contribute to policy development, workflow optimization, and clinical program advancement.
Provide medication- and practice-related education and training to medical, nursing, and allied health professionals.
Precept pharmacy residents and Doctor of Pharmacy students.
Participate in departmental quality improvement efforts.
Complete 20 continuing education credits per year to maintain licensure.