Pharmacist, Harrington Hospital, Per Diem

UMass Memorial Health; Southbridge (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus available

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Massachusetts is seeking a Pharmacist to support antimicrobial stewardship and medication-use optimization within the Pharmacy Department.

The role involves collaborating with clinical staff, performing antibiotic utilization reviews, and contributing to protocol development and reporting.

Qualified candidates hold a BS or PharmD, Massachusetts licensure, hospital pharmacy experience preferred; signing bonus may be available.

Qualifications

• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred (including unit dose and IV admixture)
• OR equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted

Responsibilities

• Enhance the quality of medication use through antimicrobial stewardship. Work collaboratively with clinical pharmacists, medical staff, and other healthcare workers to promote, advise, and guide the development of successful local antimicrobial stewardship programs.
• Assist local staff in program assessments, antimicrobial utilization reviews, developing program structures and interventions, and identifying opportunities to optimize antimicrobial use.
• Participate in the development, education, and communication of infectious disease-related protocols to improve antibiotic decision-support for Antibiotic Stewardship Community Network clinicians relating the selection, dose, duration, and monitoring of antimicrobials.
• Participate in the preparation of reports intended to document the impact of stewardship programs on quality, safety, and cost of antimicrobial use.

Skills

Hospital pharmacy experience

Education

BS Degree or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an AACP accredited college of Pharmacy

Job description

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $43.90 - $79.02

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

Schedule Details: Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

Scheduled Hours: variable, no overnights

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

Hours: 0

Cost Center: 25080 - 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.

Major Responsibilities

• Enhance the quality of medication use through antimicrobial stewardship. Work collaboratively with clinical pharmacists, medical staff, and other healthcare workers to promote, advise, and guide the development of successful local antimicrobial stewardship programs.
• Assist local staff in program assessments, antimicrobial utilization reviews, developing program structures and interventions, and identifying opportunities to optimize antimicrobial use.
• Participate in the development, education, and communication of infectious disease-related protocols to improve antibiotic decision-support for Antibiotic Stewardship Community Network clinicians relating the selection, dose, duration, and monitoring of antimicrobials.
• Participate in the preparation of reports intended to document the impact of stewardship programs on quality, safety, and cost of antimicrobial use.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities

• Complies with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
• Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
• Demonstrates use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
• Complies with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Respects diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
• Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

Position Qualifications

License/Certification/Education

• Current valid license to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• BS Degree or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an AACP accredited college of Pharmacy

Experience/Skills

• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred (including unit dose and IV admixture including chemotherapy experience)
• OR equivalent combination of the above

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions

Occasionally - [lifting and carrying 50-100lbs, pushing and pulling 10-100lbs], pushing, pulling, twisting, climbing, balancing, bending, kneeling.

Frequently - [lifting and carrying 10-50lbs], sitting, standing, walking, reaching, grasping, performing repetitive movements.

Constantly -working indoors, high level of stress, precise motor skills required, precise hearing required, precise vision required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.