Clinical Pharmacist

Affinity Home Health Care Inc; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Affinity Home Health Care Inc in Boston is seeking a clinically focused pharmacist to provide inpatient hospital-based pharmacy services. You will evaluate medication orders for appropriateness, safety, and accuracy, dispense medications, and verify orders to support safe use.

Collaborate with physicians and the pharmacy team to promote safe medication practices, oversee controlled substances and compounding, maintain accurate medication histories, and educate patients to improve understanding

Qualifications

• Strong clinical pharmacy knowledge and medication review expertise.
• Ability to safely dispense and verify medications with attention to detail.
• Experience/competence in controlled substance management and compounding oversight.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Patient-focused approach with the ability to support effective education.
• Commitment to medication safety and continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate medication orders for appropriateness, safety, and accuracy.
• Dispense medications and verify orders to support safe use.
• Oversee handling of controlled substances and manage compounding activities.
• Maintain and support accurate medication histories to inform care.
• Provide patient education to improve understanding and adherence.
• Collaborate with physicians and pharmacy team members to promote safe medication practices.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives related to medication safety and outcomes.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy knowledge

Medication review

Dispensing accuracy

Controlled substances

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Job description

Role

Provide clinical pharmacy services in an inpatient hospital setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate medication orders for appropriateness, safety, and accuracy.
• Dispense medications and verify orders to support safe use.
• Oversee handling of controlled substances and manage compounding activities.
• Maintain and support accurate medication histories to inform care.
• Provide patient education to improve understanding and adherence.
• Collaborate with physicians and pharmacy team members to promote safe medication practices.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives related to medication safety and outcomes.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Strong clinical pharmacy knowledge and medication review expertise.
• Ability to safely dispense and verify medications with attention to detail.
• Experience/competence in controlled substance management and compounding oversight.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Patient-focused approach with the ability to support effective education.
• Commitment to medication safety and continuous quality improvement.