Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency Department-Nashoba Valley, Per Diem (Day)

UMass Memorial Health•Groton, MA

3d•$48 - $86

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 while helping achieve positive clinical and financial outcomes, and is responsible to an immediate supervisor or manager. This is a per diem, day-shift position in the Emergency Department at Nashoba Valley. The pharmacist performs clinical, operations and distribution, financial, safety and regulatory, research, and education functions. Duties include reviewing medication histories and profiles, developing and monitoring therapeutic plans, interpreting laboratory data, providing drug information and patient counseling, reviewing and verifying medication orders, and documenting clinical interventions. The pharmacist also supports accurate medication preparation and dispensing, regulatory compliance, inventory management, cost-effective medication use, adverse-event reporting, quality improvement, and pharmacy education activities.

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 Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY1) is recommended.
Pharm.D. degree with a minimum of 1 year of hospital experience.

Responsibilities

Provide collaborative medication management, including reviewing medication histories, educating patients, establishing desired outcomes, developing or modifying therapeutic plans, planning and monitoring drug therapy, interpreting laboratory data, and documenting medication-related issues in the electronic health record.
Maintain patient profiles, including demographics, diagnoses, allergies, and current medications.
Monitor appropriateness of drug therapy, including dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and interactions.
Provide drug information to health care professionals and patients, counsel patients on discharge medications as appropriate, and document clinical interventions.
Perform clinical review and verification of medication orders, enter orders when needed, clarify orders with prescribers, and communicate and document medication order changes.
Facilitate medication discharge planning and transitions to alternate care sites and ambulatory pharmacy access.
Ensure timely and accurate medication dispensing and proper preparation of pharmaceutical products, including oral, non-sterile and sterile compounded, 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 medications when needed, conduct targeted drug program and drug-use evaluations, and report results to department managers or the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
Identify cost-avoidance opportunities, promote cost-effective medication regimens, reduce waste, and facilitate cost-saving programs such as IV-to-PO conversion and therapeutic substitution.
Manage medication inventory, expiring products, 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, consistent with academic credentials and clinical experience.
Participate in continuing education, meetings, training, and related activities; prepare educational materials and share information with the health care community and general public.