Per Diem / PRN Level I - Clinic Pharmacist - $44 per hour
Company: Mass General Brigham
Location: Boston
Posted on: October 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Mass General Brigham is seeking a per diem / prn Clinic
Pharmacist Level I for a per diem / prn job in Boston,
Massachusetts.Job Description & Requirements
POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy
or designee performs all duties necessary to provide for the
effective daily operation of the Pharmacy Department. Adheres to
state and federal laws and regulations which govern the practice of
pharmacy. Responsible for verification, preparation, compounding,
and dispensing of medications for patients. Adheres to established
institutional and departmental policies and procedures. Supervises
the activities of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns/co-ops,
and volunteers in assigned work areas. Optimizes drug therapy for
patients through identification and resolution of drug related
problems. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Interprets and evaluates all
physician's medication orders for clinical appropriateness, cost
effectiveness, and scheduling. Clarifies orders as necessary and
rectifies drug related problems with ordering providers. 2.
Performs accurate and timely computerized order verification of
physician orders. 3. Accurately compounds, labels, and dispenses
medications for both inpatients and outpatients. 4. Properly
maintains all legally required records, including those related to
compounding, controlled substances, and outpatient prescription
dispensing. 5. Accurately compounds both sterile and non-sterile
compounded preparations, utilizes appropriate techniques and
completes all required documentation. 6. Participates in quality
assurance activities, including controlled substance auditing and
ADS override reports. 7. Accurately handles and oversees
distribution of controlled substances, including receipt, ADS
refills, returns, weekly and biennial inventories, and quality
assurance audits. Strictly adheres to established policies and
procedures pertaining to controlled substances. 8. Dispenses
outpatient pharmacy prescriptions, provides appropriate patient
counseling, and participates in the Massachusetts Prescription
Awareness Tool. 9. Provides direction and guidance to pharmacy
technician, student, intern, and volunteer staff in following
policy and procedure, taking accountability and ownership of job
responsibilities, and promoting professional behavior and
attitudes. 10. Directly supervises pharmacy technicians, interns,
and volunteers in proper packaging, labeling and distribution of
sterile and non-sterile medications. 11. Controls the disposition
of all medication including controlled substance, investigational,
and hazardous medications as required by state and federal
regulations and departmental policies and procedures. 12. Assists
in training and orientation of new employees and students. 13.
Provides support for research studies, including dispensing
investigational drug product to study coordinators. Maintains
knowledge of commonly encountered investigational protocols. 14.
Oversees institution-wide drug distribution. 15. Responds to and
participates in both adult and pediatric STAT call and Code Blue
situations. 16. Provides assistance to technical staff when
necessary. 17. Effectively troubleshoots system problems (including
systems downtime) and implements short-term solutions as required
based on professional judgment. 18. Adheres to all safety
procedures established by the hospital and the department. 19.
Adheres to all departmental and institutional policies and
procedures 20. Provides outstanding customer service to patients
and employees. 21. Performs all other responsibilities as assigned
in a complete and timely fashion. Clinical Performance: 1. Responds
to drug information and poison information requests and completes
appropriate documentation as required. 2. Documents all clinical
interventions in the electronic health record. 3. Maintains updated
knowledge of sterile and non-sterile compounding as detailed in
relevant USP Chapters and state and federal regulations. 4.
Maintains detailed and updated knowledge including therapeutic
treatment options of commonly encountered ophthalmic and ENT
related diseases states 5. Interacts directly with patients to
assess medical and medication history. 6. Provides clinically
appropriate patient counseling. 7. Effectively communicates with
medical and nursing staff when addressing patient care needs.
Education 1. Attends and participates in departmental staff
meetings, weekly huddles, management rounds, development and
continuing education activities. 2. Participates in quality
improvement committees, programs, and student presentations. 3.
Completes a minimum of 20 CE credits annually. Including a minimum
of 5 hours related to sterile compounding and 2 hours related to
pharmacy law. 4. Maintain professional expertise through membership
and participation in professional organizations. Regulatory
Compliance 1. Complies with all State and Federal rules,
regulations and laws which govern the practice of pharmacy. 2.
Charges and credits all medications appropriately, as per
departmental and institutional policies. 3. Completes annual MEE
regulatory compliance training 4. Awareness and application of
Joint Commission Medication Management standards Call
Responsibilities: 1. Required to take weekly call on a rotating
basis with other Clinical Pharmacists. 2. Call duty will be
assigned during times when the Main Campus Pharmacy is closed.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: a.
Answering advanced clinical questions that cannot be answered by
contracted order entry pharmacists b. Report to the hospital to
compound sterile preparations that may be ordered by authorized
providers during off-hours c. Triage temperature excursions that
may occur for refrigeration or freezer units that contain
medications d. Coordinate the borrowing of urgently needed,
non-formulary medication EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 1. Doctor of
Pharmacy (PharmD) plus 2 years of hospital experience or
post-graduate residency (preferred) or Bachelor of Science
(Pharmacy) plus 5 years of hospital experience 2. Current
Massachusetts Pharmacy Registration WORKING CONDITIONS: 1. Works
within the Pharmacy Department primarily but will routinely visit
patient care and surgical areas 2. May be exposed to infectious
diseases, carcinogenic, mutagenic and sensitizing medications and
chemicals 3. Works under constant time constraints and deadlines.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 1. Standing or walking 70% of the time.
Lifting and carrying heavy supplies about 5% of job duties. 2. May
be required to lift approximately 35 lbs Recruiter: Midani, Leen
Mass General Brigham Job ID #3295777. Posted job title: Clinical
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