Inpatient Operations Pharmacist - MGH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Inpatient Operations Pharmacists contribute to operational and clinical pharmacy services at Massachusetts General Hospital. They help ensure daily medication distribution, repackaging, compounding, and perioperative operations are carried out effectively, and provide final product verification for medications. They also provide clinical support to onsite clinics and Home Hospital patient populations, and contribute to department and enterprise-wide goals through quality improvement initiatives, medication safety workgroups, and staff-led projects. This is a full-time, on-site role rotating between morning and evening shifts, with weekend staffing. The pharmacist optimizes drug therapy by identifying, resolving, and preventing drug-related problems and improving therapeutic outcomes. The role provides pharmacy services in accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and may include prescribing medications under specific collaborative drug therapy management agreements (CDTM).

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy degree; experience cannot substitute for the degree.
Required pharmacist state license.
Two to three years of experience working as a pharmacist is preferred.
Extensive knowledge and ability in department areas including IV admixtures, drug information, ambulatory services, manufacturing, and drug distribution.
Attention to detail.
Knowledge of growth and development principles across the lifespan, including neonates, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients, and ability to assess patient data in relation to age-specific needs.
Ability to provide care as described in department policies and procedures.
Ability to work relatively independently.
Must complete 20 continuing education credits per year to maintain licensure.
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

Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration (MCSR).

Responsibilities

Directs and coordinates pharmacy services and their delivery.
Supervises and verifies the accuracy of work completed by support personnel during an assigned shift.
Works within pharmacy policies and procedures.
Ensures compliance with target drug programs, formulary management, medication management initiatives, and adverse drug event monitoring programs.
Documents and reports clinical interventions, medication errors, and adverse drug events.
Participates in department quality improvement efforts.
Follows policies, procedures, laws, and regulations set by the Board of Pharmacy and other applicable regulatory agencies.
Optimizes drug therapy by identifying, resolving, and preventing drug-related problems and improving therapeutic outcomes.
Provides final product verification for medications and supports medication distribution, repackaging, compounding, and perioperative operations.
Provides clinical support to onsite clinics and Home Hospital patient populations.
Participates in medication safety workgroups, staff-led projects, and other department or enterprise-wide initiatives.
May prescribe medications under specific collaborative drug therapy management agreements.
Participates in training medical, nursing, and allied health professionals.