Staff Pharmacist Spec Pharmacy

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

7d • $120,640 - $153,001

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for the operation and quality assurance of services provided through the specialty pharmacy. The role ensures 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, pharmacy technicians, and delivery personnel.

The position also performs clinical assessments and reassessments, documents clinical interventions, supports prescription dispensing and customer education, maintains quality and controlled-substance procedures, and ensures accurate pharmacy records, billing, and inventory.

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 produce complex documents, perform analysis, and maintain databases.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Perform quality assurance checks of prescriptions and medications to be dispensed.
• Perform clinical assessments and reassessments, and perform and document clinical interventions according to protocol.
• Dispense prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care.
• Review prescriptions from physicians or other authorized prescribers for accuracy.
• Direct pharmacy personnel involved in packaging and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Answer questions and provide customers with information about 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 accurate, up-to-date pharmacy files, billing, and inventory.
• Monitor medication compliance, manage chronic disease states, consult with patients, and communicate with providers.

What This Job Offers

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