Clinical Pharmacist, Inpatient Operations, every/other weekend

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health insurance

Student loan subsidies

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking an experienced pharmacist for an every/other weekend shift in inpatient operations. The role requires strong analytical skills and collaboration with clinical teams to ensure safe, effective medication use.

The ideal candidate has a Massachusetts pharmacist license and 2–3 years of hospital pharmacy experience, with inpatient pediatrics experience preferred. EPIC Willow and Beacon experience is a plus, and the role offers flexible scheduling within the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy is required, Doctorate preferred.
• Two to three years general pharmacy experience or one year pediatric experience with internship.
• Inpatient hospital pharmacist experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee controlled substances distribution and non-sterile compounding oversight.
• Interpret and evaluate medication orders for appropriate drug/dose and potential adverse effects.
• Review, fill and dispense physician orders/prescriptions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy

Doctorate degree in pharmacy (preferred)

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 an every/other weekend shift Pharmacist to join our inpatient operations team!

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.

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.
• Inpatient hospital pharmacist experience highly preferred.
• 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.
• 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.

This is an every/other-weekend position, shift flexibility ideal. This position is not benefits eligible.

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