Clinical Pharmacist, Inpatient Operations, every/other weekend

Boston Children’s Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Boston Children’s Hospital is seeking a Pharmacist to join our inpatient operations team on an every-other-weekend shift. This position involves overseeing medication distribution, providing drug information, and ensuring quality improvement activities are completed. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and a Massachusetts license.

The ideal candidate will have general pharmacy experience, with hospital experience being preferred. This role is not benefits eligible but offers invaluable experience in a collaborative healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy required.
• Massachusetts pharmacist license or intern license required.
• Up to 3 years of general pharmacy experience or 1 year pediatric experience.

Responsibilities

• Dispensing and reviewing physician medication orders.
• Supervising support personnel in medication preparation.
• Providing patient education on medications.

Skills

Analytical skills

Patient education

Subject matter expertise in pharmacology

Education

Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy

Doctorate degree in pharmacy preferred

Tools

EPIC Willow

EPIC Beacon

Job description

Position Summary / Department 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 dispensing 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 coursework and/or an internship and: two to three years general pharmacy experience, or one year directly related‑pediatric experience.
• 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.

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.

Employment Terms

This is an every‑other‑weekend position; shift flexibility is ideal. This position is not benefits eligible.