Lahey Hospital Outpatient Staff Pharmacist (Per-Diem)
About The Position
The Retail Staff Pharmacist is responsible for quality assurance of pharmacy services and for ensuring medications are dispensed accurately, safely, and efficiently. Daily work includes medication compliance monitoring, chronic disease state management, patient consultation, and communication with providers. The pharmacist works as part of an interdisciplinary team that includes clinical pharmacists, technician supervisors, and mail and delivery department managers. The role oversees pharmacy technicians and workflow, supports prescription processing and dispensing, performs clinical assessments and interventions, and contributes to quality management and patient satisfaction. The position requires a Massachusetts pharmacist license and knowledge of drug information, disease state management, pharmacy regulations, insurance adjudication, and inventory processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Massachusetts Pharmacist license required.
- 0–1 years of related work experience required.
- Knowledge of drug information, disease state management, and legal requirements of pharmacy practice.
- Understanding of insurance and adjudication processes.
- Working knowledge of inventory processes.
- Advanced skills with Microsoft applications, which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access, and other web-based applications; ability to produce complex documents, perform analysis, and maintain databases.
- Competence to provide patient care to neonatal, youth, young adult, middle-age, and elderly age groups.
- Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force frequently and to stand for periods of time or move throughout the hospital campus.
- Employees must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Doctoral degree in Pharmacy (PharmD).
- Experience in retail or academic outpatient pharmacy.
- Experience in a 340B pharmacy setting.
- Board of Pharmacy Specialty Certification.
- Pharmacy management experience.
Responsibilities
- Perform quality assurance of prescriptions and medications to be dispensed.
- Perform clinical assessments and reassessments, and document clinical interventions according to protocol.
- Review prescriptions for accuracy; dispense prescribed medications and other pharmaceuticals; direct pharmacy workers in packaging and labeling; and advise customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage.
- Maintain procedures for quality assurance, controlled-substance security, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
- Enter patient, medication, and cost data to maintain pharmacy files, the charge system, and inventory.
- Assay medications to determine identity, purity, and strength.
- Participate in Quality Management Committees, providing oversight of pharmacy operations and client satisfaction.
- Oversee pharmacy technicians and workflow, intervening and following protocol to correct information when necessary.
- Instruct interns and other medical personnel on pharmacy matters.
- Provide medication compliance monitoring, chronic disease state management, patient consultation, and provider communications.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
