Clinical Pharmacist, eICU 40hr Overnight, (7 on/ 7 off)
About The Position
The clinical pharmacist provides comprehensive medication management services that integrate clinical services, order management, patient and staff education, and research. The role supports patient experience and safety and helps achieve positive clinical and financial outcomes. It is responsible to an immediate supervisor or manager and includes clinical, operations and distribution, financial, safety and regulatory, research, and education responsibilities. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week on a 7-on/7-off overnight rotation, from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., with weekend and holiday rotation. The posted hiring range is $98,862.40–$177,944.00 based on a full-time schedule; final compensation varies with scheduled hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. A signing bonus may be available, with eligibility confirmed during the interview process.
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 PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency is recommended.
- Pharm.D. degree with a minimum of 1 year of hospital experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide collaborative medication management, including reviewing medication histories and profiles, educating patients, establishing treatment outcomes, developing or modifying therapeutic plans, planning drug monitoring, and monitoring and documenting patient outcomes.
- Maintain patient profiles with demographics, diagnoses, allergies, and current medications.
- Assess drug therapy for appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and interactions.
- Provide drug information to healthcare professionals and patients; counsel patients on discharge medications as appropriate.
- Perform clinical review and verification of medication orders, enter orders when needed, clarify orders with prescribers, document interventions, and communicate medication order changes.
- Facilitate medication discharge planning and transitions to alternate care sites and ambulatory pharmacy access.
- Ensure timely and accurate medication dispensing and preparation, including oral, non-sterile and sterile compounding, chemotherapeutic, hazardous, and investigational products.
- Cross-cover pharmacy practice areas as requested by the supervisor and supervise pharmacy technicians.
- Ensure regulatory compliance in controlled-substance distribution and monitoring, and provide feedback to maintain and optimize pharmacy technology.
- Promote formulary use, coordinate procurement of non-formulary drugs when necessary, and conduct targeted drug program and drug-use evaluations, reporting results to department managers or the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
- Identify cost-avoidance opportunities, promote cost-effective therapy, reduce waste, facilitate IV-to-oral conversion and therapeutic substitution, and manage medication inventory, expirations, 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 and regulatory activities, including Joint Commission activities, National Patient Safety Goals, and the Department of Pharmacy Quality Improvement Plan.
- Precept IPPE and APPE students and pharmacy residents in accordance with academic credentials and clinical experience.
- Participate in continuing education, meetings, training, and related activities; prepare educational materials and share information with the healthcare community and general public.
Benefits
- A signing bonus may be available; eligibility is confirmed during the interview process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
