Pharmacist

150 Shriners Hospitals for Children; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Shriners Children's Boston has a PRN opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist. Under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy, provide clinical services, supervise technicians, and support pharmacy operations across hospital units.

Required are a Bachelor in Pharmacy and a current state license; PharmD is preferred and prior hospital experience is valued. This role focuses on patient care, safety, and teamwork in a pediatric setting.

Qualifications

• Licensed pharmacist in the state of practice.
• Bachelor in Pharmacy degree required.

Responsibilities

• Review physician's drug orders for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Oversee preparation of medications and sterile products.
• Dispense medications following professional standards.
• Manage pharmacy inventory and storage across units.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians and student learners.
• Review controlled substance records and documentation.
• Support medication-event tracking and quality initiatives.
• Assist in operational leadership in the Director's absence.

Skills

2 years hospital pharmacy experience

Pharmacy license

Education

Bachelor in Pharmacy

PharmD (preferred)

Job description

Company Overview

Shriners Children's is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family's ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

Shriners Children's Boston has a PRN opportunity available for a Clinical Pharmacist.

Under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy, this position will provide clinical pharmacy services, pharmacy student teaching and pharmacy operational duties as appropriate. Maintains clinical pharmacy services on all hospital units. Manages the pharmacy inventory control program and ordering of pharmaceuticals. Assists in all pharmacy operations as appropriate, including supervision of the pharmacy technician staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Reviews physician's drug orders and provides quality and timely advice to ensure that they are accurate, appropriate, and complete.
• Appropriately prepares and oversees the preparation of medications and compounded sterile products for use.
• Conducts and oversees the preparation and dispensing of medications, guided by professional standards of practice.
• Oversees inventory management in the pharmacy and in all medication storage areas to ensure proper and appropriate stock at all time.
• Recommends, monitors and evaluates patient-specific pharmacotherapy.
• Assists the Director with precepting pharmacy technicians and students.
• Reviews controlled substance records.
• Promotes medication event management and tracking.
• Assumes Operational aspects of the Pharmacy Department in the Director's absence.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor in Pharmacy
• Pharmacy license in state of practice

Preferred Qualifications

• PharmD
• 2 years Hospital Pharmacy experience
• The pay range for this position is $ XX.XX-XX.XX hourly
• Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.