Clinical Pharmacist

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Full benefits

Job summary

Boston Children's Hospital is seeking a 40-hour inpatient pharmacist for the evening shift to support our hospital operations. The role emphasizes accurate medication order interpretation, medication history, patient education, and collaboration with physicians to optimize patient care.

Qualified candidates will have a Massachusetts pharmacist license and 2–3 years general pharmacy experience (or 1 year pediatric experience). Annual full benefits and a $10,000 sign-on bonus are available.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts pharmacist license or intern license required; licensure within 90 days for intern
• Experience supporting inpatient pharmacy operations is valued
• Two to three years general pharmacy experience or one year pediatric experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversee controlled substances distribution and inpatient non-sterile compounding oversight
• Interpret and evaluate medication orders for dosing and safety, contacting physicians as needed
• Review and dispense physician orders, ensuring correct products and labeling
• Verify orders filled by staff and ensure proper preparation
• Provide drug information as a subject matter expert and patient education
• Complete medication history documentation and support quality improvement initiatives
• Supervise support personnel in assigned area and ensure compliance with procedures

Education

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or Doctorate preferred

Massachusetts pharmacist license or Massachusetts pharmacist intern license

Tools

EPIC Willow

Beacon

Job description

Position Summary

The mission of the Department of Pharmacy is to provide excellent and innovative pharmaceutical care to patients and the community through safe and collaborative practices, incorporating education, research, and technology. We are currently searching for a 40-hour pharmacist, evening shift, to provide coverage in our inpatient operations area.

Key Responsibilities

• Controlled substances distribution, non-sterile compounding oversight, inventory functions oversight, discharge prescriptions, and hospital patient daily medication supply provision review.
• Interpreting and evaluating medication orders to ensure drug and dosage are appropriate for patient and to identify possible adverse reactions, contacting physician as needed.
• Reviewing, filling and dispense physician medication orders/prescriptions.
• Checking orders/prescriptions filled by support personnel, verifying products are correctly prepared and labeled.
• Providing drug information as a subject matter expert.
• Providing patient education.
• Completing medication history documentation.
• Performing quality improvement activities.
• Supervising support personnel within the assigned work area and ensuring products are prepared and distributed in accordance with established procedures, schedules and protocols

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, Doctorate degree in pharmacy preferred

Experience:

• Up to one year of post degree course work and/or an internship and: two to three years general pharmacy experience, or one year directly related pediatric experience.
• Analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data to solve problems OR design relatively complex systems and programs.
• Hospital pharmacist experience preferred
• Experience with EPIC Willow and Beacon highly preferred
• Analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, and summarize the information and data to solve problems or design relatively complex systems and programs

Licensure/Certification:

• Massachusetts pharmacist license, or Massachusetts pharmacy intern license is required; Massachusetts pharmacist intern license holders must obtain pharmacist licensure within the first 90 days of employment.

$10,000 Sign On Bonus

This position is eligible for full-time benefits

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.