Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory (Pediatrics), 24hr, Day

UMass Memorial Health; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to provide comprehensive medication management services, educate patients and staff, and ensure safe and effective therapy. The role focuses on clinical, operational, financial, safety, and regulatory activities within a busy pharmacy environment.

The position reports to an immediate supervisor/manager and may involve cross-functional collaboration across departments to improve patient outcomes and drive value in care delivery.

Qualifications

• Clinical pharmacist provides comprehensive medication management services.
• Responsible for patient education and ensuring safe medication use.
• Engages in medication order verification and clinical interventions.

Responsibilities

• Clinical, Operations/Distribution, Financial, Safety and Regulatory, Research and Education are core areas.
• Review patient medication history and educate patients on drug therapy.
• Monitor pharmacokinetics and potential drug interactions.
• Provide drug information to health care professionals and patients.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians and support staff.

Job description

Exemption Status:

Exempt

Hiring Range:

$96,220.80 - $173,180.80

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate'sexperience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

8a-430p or 830a-5p

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

24

Cost Center:

10020 - 3800 Pharmacy

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. 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. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

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.

Major Responsibilities:

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.
• Maintains and updates a patient profile with demographics (e.g. height and weight), diagnosis, allergies, and current medications.
• Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interaction.
• Provides drug information to health care professionals and to patients.
• Documents clinical interventions.
• Counsels patients on discharge medications as appropriate.
• Performs clinical review and verification of medication orders.
• 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

• Promotes the use of formulary drugs by converting non-formulary orders to formulary drugs when possible according to P&T protocol. Coordinates procurement of non-formulary drugs when necessary.
• Conducts targeted drug program and drug usage evaluations as needed and reports results to Department Managers/ Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
• Identifies and acts upon cost avoidance in drug therapy by promoting cost effective regimens, drugs, and by reducing waste.
• Facilitates cost saving programs such as IV to PO and therapeutic substitution.
• Manages medication inventory, exp