Clinical Ambulatory Pharmacist - Hybrid

Mass General Brigham; Somerville (MA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham seeks a Clinical Ambulatory Pharmacist to enhance patient care in chronic disease management through virtual and in-person interactions. The role involves independent practice within laws governing pharmacy, focusing on collaborative drug therapy management. This full-time position offers an opportunity to significantly impact patient health outcomes while promoting high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Graduate of ACPE accredited college of pharmacy.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in New Hampshire.
• 1-2+ years as an ambulatory care pharmacist preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor medication use process and collaborate with care teams.
• Provide higher touch services for chronic disease management.
• Conduct clinical consult work and develop department expansion initiatives.

Skills

Chronic Disease Management

Patient Care

Clinical Pharmacy Services

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

Completion of ASHP accredited PGY1 residency

Tools

Epic Willow

Automated Dispensing Cabinets

Job description

Site: Mass General Brigham Medical Group, Inc.

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

The Mass General Brigham Medical Group is a system-led operating entity formed by Mass General Brigham to deliver high quality, low cost, innovative community-based ambulatory care. This work stems from Mass General Brigham’s unified system strategy to bring health care closer to patients while lowering total health care costs. The Medical Group provides a wide range of offerings, including primary care, specialty care, behavioral and mental health, and urgent care, both digitally as well as at physical locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. The group also offers outpatient surgery and endoscopy, imaging, cardiac testing, and infusion. We share the commitment to delivering a coordinated and comprehensive experience across all locations, ensuring the appropriate level of care is available to every patient across our care delivery sites.

Job Summary

The MGBMG Pharmacy Department aims to expand clinical pharmacy services across the Mass General Brigham Medical Group (MGBMG) locations in a way that enhances the patient experience, health outcomes, and quality. One of the key goals is ensuring that our patients with chronic diseases are supported in achieving clinical outcomes known to reduce morbidity and mortality from these conditions. Pharmacists can play a key role in this goal by offering higher touch services (medication prescribing, monitoring, education) to patients that are struggling with chronic disease management. Working with primary care providers, population health coordinators, high-risk nursing programs, and community health workers, the pharmacist has the potential to positively impact patients through virtual, in-person appointments, and telemedicine.

In collaboration with the MGBMG team, the Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist will monitor the medication use process in accordance with the laws and regulations governing credentialed pharmacists and the practice of pharmacy by the appropriate state and federal agencies. They will work relatively independently, and within the limits of established pharmacy/ambulatory care practice site policies and procedures, as a member of the patient care team. The Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist will report to the Clinical Pharmacy Manager at MGBMG and be responsible for working at the top of their licensure in collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) work, as well as in-service presentations, clinical consult work, collaboration with our pharmacy team, and development of work to assist in the expansion of our department.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Graduate of ACPE accredited college of pharmacy
• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) required
• Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in New Hampshire is required, but currently is able to be reciprocated from a MA pharmacist license
• Completion of American Society of Health System Pharmacy (ASHP) accredited PGY1 residency, PGY-1 required and PGY-2 preferred

Preferred Experience We Hope You Have

• Knowledge of USP , , and
• Understanding of basic functionality of automated dispensing cabinets and ability to troubleshoot
• Familiarity with Epic Willow and OpTime
• Familiarity with LEAN methodologies
• Experience working as an ambulatory care pharmacist (1-2+ years)

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

We are currently hiring a full-time, 40-hour Clinical Ambulatory Pharmacist to work remotely, Monday-Friday between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm! This position could require trips to Mass General Brigham Medical Group sites in the future. Our Clinical Ambulatory Pharmacists play a vital role in providing high-quality care to patients.

Remote Type

Remote

Work Location

399 Revolution Drive

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

EEO Statement:

Mass General Brigham Medical Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other protected status under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642. Mass General Brigham Competency Framework

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