Clinical Pharmacist - Medicine, Surgery MGH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

19d•$127,000 - $169,079•Onsite

About The Position

Join Massachusetts General Hospital’s Internal Medicine and Surgery Clinical Pharmacy team to provide high-quality inpatient care while promoting medication safety and therapeutic outcomes. The role works directly in patient care areas with multidisciplinary teams and a diverse inpatient population, providing pharmacotherapeutic optimization, therapeutic recommendations, complex drug information support, emergency response, and clinical interventions for admitted patients. The pharmacist may also contribute to policy development, workflow optimization, and clinical program advancement. Clinical Pharmacists are accountable for safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. They provide direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy operational services in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel. They align with interdisciplinary programs and specialty services to manage medication therapy and integrate pharmaceutical care throughout the institution. This care includes assessing patient needs; applying age- and disease-specific considerations to drug therapy and education; adjusting care based on patient response; and identifying, mitigating, and preventing adverse medication events. The role also serves as a departmental resource and liaison, manages medication use according to professional and regulatory standards, and participates in practice-related research and patient-care, quality, and regulatory compliance initiatives. Clinical Pharmacists provide medication- and practice-related education and training, and serve as preceptors for pharmacy residents and Doctor of Pharmacy students. The position is onsite at 55 Fruit Street, scheduled for 40 hours per week on an evening shift. The posting notes some hybrid opportunities and an 8-days-working/6-days-off schedule, with shifts from noon to 10:30 p.m.

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 preferred and required within 18 months of hiring.
Must complete 20 continuing education credits per year to maintain license.
Extensive knowledge and ability in department areas including IV admixtures, drug information, ambulatory, manufacturing, and drug distribution.
Attention to detail.
Familiarity 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.
Board certification by examination, or equivalent certification, in the relevant specialty is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy and direct patient-centered care.
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel to optimize medication therapy for patients with a broad range of disease states.
Assess patient needs and incorporate age- and disease-specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education.
Adjust care according to patient response and perform clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events.
Provide pharmacotherapeutic optimization, therapeutic recommendations, complex drug information support, emergency response, and clinical interventions for admitted patients.
Serve as a departmental resource and liaison to other departments, hospital personnel, and external groups.
Manage appropriate medication use according to professional and regulatory standards.
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.
Serve as a preceptor for pharmacy residents and Doctor of Pharmacy students.
Participate in department quality improvement efforts.
Provide care in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
Complete 20 continuing education credits per year to maintain licensure.