About this opportunity
UMass Memorial Health lists this Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency Department-Nashoba Valley, Per Diem (Day) opportunity in groton, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account. 47.53 - $85.55(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).
Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
Weekends - Every Fourth Weekend Scheduled Hours:
Shift:
1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America) Hours:
10014 - 3800 Pharmacy This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. The clinical pharmacist provides comprehensive medication management services that integrate clinical services, order management, patient/staff education and research. Clinical pharmacists are responsible for improving the patient’s experience, safety, and achieving positive clinical and financial outcomes. This position is responsible to an immediate supervisor/manager. The following key performance areas (Clinical, Operations/Distribution, Financial, Safety and Regulatory, Research and Education) are performed by the clinical pharmacist:
Clinical Performance
Review patient medication history, educate patients on drug therapy, establish desired outcomes, develop/modify therapeutic plans, determine alternatives for achieving outcomes, develop drug monitoring plans, monitor patient outcomes, document medication related issues in electronic health record, interpret laboratory data, review patient medication profiles, monitor pharmacokinetics of drug therapy, monitoring for potential adverse drug – drug, drug-lab, drug-disease state, and drug - food interactions.
Documents clinical interventions.
Performs medication order entry when needed.
Discusses medication order clarifications with the prescriber, documents interventions, and communicates medication order changes as needed.
Facilitates medication discharge planning and smooth transition to alternate sites of care and access to an ambulatory pharmacy.
Operations/Distribution Performance
Ensures the timely and accurate dispensing of medications from the pharmacy area.
Ensures proper technique and accurate preparation of all pharmaceutical products, including oral, non-sterile and sterile compounding, chemotherapeutic, hazardous, and investigational agents.
Responsible for the accurate filling and dispensing of medications from the pharmacy area.
Cross-covers in a variety of practice areas within the pharmacy as requested by supervisor.
Ensures regulatory compliance of controlled substance distribution and monitoring.
Supervise work of pharmacy technicians.
Provide feedback to maintain and optimize pharmacy technology.
Financial Performance
Conducts targeted drug program and drug usage evaluations as needed and reports results to Department Managers/ Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
Manages medication inventory, expiring products, and recalls.
Safety and Regulatory Performance
Detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
Participates in Joint Commission and other accreditation and regulatory activities such as National Patient Safety Goals and Department of Pharmacy Quality Improvement Plan.
Research and Education Performance
Precepts Intermediate Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) rotation students, and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) rotation students, and pharmacy residents consistent with academic credentials and clinical experience.
Participates in continuing education programs, meetings, training programs and related activities.
Prepares educational materials and participates in information sharing activities for the health care community and general public.
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.OR Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPharm) degree with 3 years hospital experience.
Licensure with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.
ASHP Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice (PGY1) is recommended.
D. degree with minimum of 1 year of hospital experience
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.
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Who can apply
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