Pharmacist

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

1d • $58 - $78

About The Position

Pharmacists at Beth Israel Lahey Health and New England Baptist Hospital ensure safe, effective, timely, patient-centered, and evidence-based care. They interpret and evaluate medication orders and provide medication expertise as part of the interdisciplinary team. Pharmacists are expected to develop and promote collaborative, collegial relationships within the Pharmacy Department and with nurses, physicians, and other personnel involved in patients’ pharmaceutical care.

This position works a rotating day, evening, and weekend shift. The pharmacist practices in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and institutional policies; reviews and verifies medication orders; checks sterile and non-sterile medications; provides drug information; and supports medication safety, patient care initiatives, and departmental quality improvement. The pharmacist also supervises and trains pharmacy technicians, interns, and new pharmacists, and is responsible for maintaining professional credentials and continuing education.

Requirements

• Current Massachusetts Pharmacy License.
• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy.
• PGY-1 residency or 1–3 years of relevant hospital experience.
• 1–3 years of work-related experience.
• Meet applicable continuing education and professional credential requirements.
• Consistently promote the organization's WE CARE values.

Nice To Haves

• BPS certification.
• Doctorate degree in Pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Practice in accordance with state and federal laws, regulations, and institutional policies and procedures, while maintaining required certifications and credentials.
• Review and verify medication orders using patient-specific parameters such as diagnosis, weight or body surface area, age, allergies, organ function, laboratory values, medication duplication, and drug interactions.
• Clarify inappropriate, incomplete, or unclear medication orders with the prescriber in a timely manner.
• Document and communicate pertinent information and discussions with the healthcare team and pharmacy staff to support continuity of care.
• Check and verify sterile and non-sterile medications.
• Provide drug information to patients, nurses, physicians, trainees, and other employees.
• Ensure legal and professional requirements are followed for controlled substances.
• Supervise, mentor, and assist in training pharmacy technicians, interns, and new pharmacists.
• Promote patient safety by submitting medication-related events and near misses.
• Complete daily pharmacy surveillance monitoring, follow-up, and documentation, as well as other daily patient care initiatives and relevant reports.
• Support departmental workgroups focused on improving processes and quality outcomes and support development and revision of departmental clinical guidelines.
• Maintain professional development, meet continuing education requirements, and keep current with clinical and medication safety literature.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Promote the organization's WE CARE values of Wellbeing, Empathy, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Equity.

Benefits

• $5,000 sign-on bonus, subject to some restrictions.
• Base hourly pay range of $58.00–$78.06; compensation may include applicable shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, or overtime pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level