Inpatient Operations Pharmacist - MGH
About The Position
Inpatient Operations Pharmacists contribute to operational and clinical pharmacy services at Massachusetts General Hospital. They ensure daily distribution, repackaging, compounding, and perioperative operations are carried out effectively, and provide final product verification for medications. Staff provide clinical support to onsite clinics and Home Hospital patient populations. Team members contribute to department and enterprise-wide goals through quality improvement initiatives, medication safety workgroups, staff-led projects, and other activities. This is a full-time, on-site position rotating between morning and evening shifts, including weekend staffing. The pharmacist optimizes drug therapy by identifying, resolving, and preventing drug-related problems and improving therapeutic outcomes. The role provides patient care in accordance with laws and regulations governing pharmacists and pharmacy practice. The pharmacist may prescribe medications under specific collaborative drug therapy management agreements (CDTM).
Requirements
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree required; experience cannot be accepted in lieu of the degree.
- Massachusetts pharmacist state license required.
- Experience working as a pharmacist: 2–3 years preferred.
- Extensive knowledge and ability in IV admixtures, drug information, ambulatory practice, manufacturing, and drug distribution.
- Attention to detail.
- Knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, including neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, and ability to assess patient data in relation to age-specific needs and provide care according to 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).
- Two to three years of experience working as a pharmacist.
Responsibilities
- Directs and coordinates pharmacy service activities and delivery.
- Supervises and verifies the accuracy of work completed by support personnel during an assigned shift.
- Operates 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 forth 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.
- Ensures daily medication distribution, repackaging, compounding, and perioperative operations are carried out effectively, and provides final product verification.
- Provides clinical support to onsite clinics and Home Hospital patient populations.
- Participates in medication safety workgroups and staff-led projects.
- May prescribe medications under specific collaborative drug therapy management agreements.
- Participates in training medical, nursing, and allied health professionals.
Benefits
- Competitive base pay.
- Comprehensive benefits.
- Career advancement opportunities.
- Differentials, premiums, and bonuses as applicable.
- Recognition programs designed to celebrate contributions and support professional growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
