Staff Pharmacist Spec Pharmacy

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

6d•$120,640 - $153,001

About The Position

Responsible for the operation and quality assurance of services provided through the specialty pharmacy. Ensures medications are dispensed to the correct patients safely and efficiently. Daily work includes medication compliance monitoring, chronic disease state management, patient consultation, and communication with providers. The position is part of an interdisciplinary team that includes clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and delivery personnel. The pharmacist performs quality assurance, clinical assessments and reassessments, and documents clinical interventions according to protocol. The role includes reviewing prescriptions for accuracy; dispensing medications and other pharmaceuticals; directing pharmacy personnel in packaging and labeling; and answering customer questions about drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage. The pharmacist also maintains procedures for quality assurance, controlled-substance security, and hazardous drug waste disposal, and enters information to maintain accurate pharmacy files, billing, and inventory. The position requires a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, a pharmacist license, and 3–5 years of related work experience. Candidates should have knowledge of drug information, disease state management, pharmacy practice legal requirements, insurance and adjudication processes, and inventory processes, as well as advanced skills with Microsoft and web-based applications. Specialty pharmacy experience, Board of Pharmacy Specialty Certification, and experience with the 340B drug program and PGY training are preferred. The role requires decision-making, problem-solving, independence in achieving defined results with broad managerial guidance, written and oral communication, in-depth knowledge, collaborative team leadership, and customer service skills. The work is light in physical demand, involving exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently, standing for periods, and moving throughout the hospital campus. The stated annual base salary range is $120,640–$153,001. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires staff to be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy.
Pharmacist license.
3–5 years of related work experience.
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 make decisions guided by precedents, policies, and objectives, and to make recommendations affecting a department or functional area.
Ability to solve complex, varied, and often non-recurring problems using staff input, creative approaches, and Lean diagnostic techniques.
Ability to set goals and determine how to achieve defined results with some guidelines and broad managerial guidance.
Ability to summarize and communicate moderately complex information in English in varied written formats.
Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families, and external customers.
In-depth knowledge of concepts, practices, and policies, with the ability to apply them in complex situations.
Ability to lead collaborative teams on larger projects or groups across internal and external functional areas.
Ability to provide high-level customer service and staff training, and resolve service issues promptly and respectfully.
Must be vaccinated against influenza as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in specialty pharmacy.
Board of Pharmacy Specialty Certification.
Experience with the 340B drug program.
PGY training.

Responsibilities

Perform quality assurance checks on prescriptions and medications to be dispensed.
Perform clinical assessments and reassessments, and document clinical interventions according to protocol.
Review prescriptions from physicians or other authorized prescribers for accuracy.
Dispense prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care.
Direct pharmacy personnel engaged in packaging and labeling pharmaceuticals.
Answer customer questions about drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage.
Maintain procedures for quality assurance, controlled-substance security, and disposal of hazardous drug waste.
Enter patient, medication, and cost data to maintain accurate, up-to-date pharmacy files, billing, and inventory.
Monitor medication compliance, manage chronic disease states, consult with patients, and communicate with providers.
Contribute to collaborative teams and provide customer service and staff training for assigned units.