Clinical Pharmacist - Cardiothoracic Transplant MGH

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Board Certification by examination, or equivalent certification, in the relevant specialty is preferred, required within 18 months of hiring
• Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration license, National Provider Index number, and a Drug Enforcement Administration Registration number, when applicable
• Completion of ASHP-accredited PGY1 and PGY2 Cardiology or Transplant Pharmacy Residency or Fellowship preferred
• Prior experience in the solid organ transplant setting preferred

Requirements

• Responsible for the optimization of drug therapy by identification, resolution, and prevention of drug related problems and improving therapeutic outcomes
• Works independently, and within the limits of established pharmacy/ambulatory care practice site’s policies and procedures, as a member of the patient care team
• Directs and coordinates the activities of a pharmacy service area
• Supervises all support personnel during an assigned shift, operating within the limits of pharmacy policy and procedures, and the regulations of the Board of Registration Pharmacy
• Takes lead as a subject matter expert in their areas of practice at the site and system level

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs
• Facilitate pharmaceutical care, direct patient care programs, medication utilization systems within assigned care areas to assure drug utilization activities are aligned with patient care needs, evidence-based best practices, hospital guidelines, and regulatory standards
• Design and implement new pharmacy programs, quality improvement changes, and continuous quality assurance initiatives to advance the organization’s medication-use systems and promote optimal patient outcomes
• Develop strategies to optimize medication utilization, including but not limited to clinical guidelines, disease-specific pathways, formulary management, and medication-use policies
• Assure pharmacy is an integral part of the health-care delivery system and facilitates enhancement and expansion of pharmacy services/programs
• Deliver direct patient-care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programs
• Maintain proficiency in decentralized pharmacy services and clinical pharmacy programs
• Works as an active member of multidisciplinary team and collaborate with healthcare personnel within care areas
• Establish collaborative pharmacist-patient relationships
• Maintain patient information and interpret patients’ health care needs including patient problem lists and prioritized pharmacist interventions
• Identify high-risk patients and implement interventions to improve care quality and safety
• Make appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendations
• Implement, evaluate, and redesign pharmaceutical care plans based on patient progress and evolving goals for medication usage, including drug dosing and monitoring
• Obtain and maintain ACLS and BLS certification
• Participate in the management of medical emergencies
• Provide discharge medication review, reconciliation, and counseling as appropriate to help with the transition of care
• Educate patients and care givers regarding safe and effective use of medications, possible medication side effects, and the role of prescribed medications in the overall treatment plan
• Maintain proficiency in hospital computer systems and medication ordering systems
• Interpret, evaluate, and accurately process medication orders
• Complete critical patient monitoring and review patient chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related problems, improper drug or dose selection, subtherapeutic dosage, over dosage, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, untreated indications, medication use without an indication, and treatment failures
• Follow established standard work parameters and maintains standard work environments
• Participates In Pharmacy Operations And Medication Dispensing
• Maintain proficiency in and actively engage in operational programs, central dispensing pharmacies, satellite dispensing pharmacies, and specialty pharmacy areas as appropriate for job assignment
• Facilitate medication procurement, ordering, and dispensing procedures including, but not limited to, chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, controlled substances, etc.
• Utilize pharmacy automation and supportive technology proficiently
• Oversee pharmacy operations and technician practice/activities when assigned
• Facilitate Experiential Education And Preceptorship
• Maintain proficiency in the four preceptor roles and actively emulate education/mentorship
• Serve as a preceptor/educator for MGH pharmacy residency (PGY1 and PGY2) and student experiential programs, including maintaining training and experience in pharmacy practice areas appropriate for teaching assignments
• Identify, design, and mentor learners in implementing improvements in the medication-use system to advance patient safety, maximize therapeutic outcomes, or control costs
• Demonstrate personal leadership qualities, role model, and business acumen to advance the profession and practice of pharmacy
• Participate as a formal reviewer for a peer-reviewed medical or pharmacy journals
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of contemporary hospital practice and clinical service, trends and innovations in pharmacy leadership, and updates in traditional therapeutics, professional practice standards, or health care regulatory requirements
• Maintain a specialized evidence-based knowledge of drug and drug therapy by reviewing relevant professional journals and suggested readings