Clinical Pharmacist - Medicine / Surgery MGH

About the role

The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is seeking motivated individuals to join our team of diverse Internal Medicine and Surgery Clinical Pharmacists.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside a multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care for a diverse inpatient population, including those on teaching, hospitalist, and surgical services.
• Provide therapeutic recommendations, respond to drug information questions, respond to hospital emergencies, and provide a diverse range of clinical interventions to hospitalized patients.
• Contribute meaningfully to institutional initiatives, including the optimization of policies, procedures, workflows, and clinical programs.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy.
• Provide direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy operational services with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel to deliver optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states.
• Manage the appropriate use of medications according to professional and regulatory standards.
• Conduct practice-related research and patient care, quality, and regulatory compliance initiatives designed to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice.
• Provide medication and practice-related education/training and actively serve as preceptors for pharmacy residents and Doctor of Pharmacy students.

Requirements

• Must be eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Postgraduate residency/fellowship training is preferred.
• Board Certification by examination, or equivalent certification, in the relevant specialty is preferred, required within 18 months of hiring.
• Completion of ASHP-accredited PGY1 and PGY2 Internal Medicine or Pharmacotherapy Pharmacy Residency or Fellowship preferred.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge and ability in all areas of the department including: IV Admixtures, Drug Information, Ambulatory, Manufacturing, and Drug Distribution.
• Attention to detail.
• Possess ability to assess patient data relative to age specific needs.
• Provide care as described in the department's policies/procedures.
• Works relatively independently.
• Participates in department quality improvement efforts.
• Participates in the training of medical, nursing and allied health professionals.
• Completes 20 continuing education credits per year to maintain license.
• Familiarity with pharmacy practice settings, legal requirements and limitations, prescription information and calculations, drug identification and generic equivalents, drug manufacturing, packaging and labeling information, and proper drug handling and storage practices.

Physical Requirements

• Standing Frequently (34-66%)
• Walking Frequently (34-66%)
• Sitting Occasionally (3-33%)
• Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs+
• Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs
• Pushing Occasionally (3-33%)
• Pulling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Balancing Frequently (34-66%)
• Stooping Occasionally (3-33%)
• Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crouching Occasionally (3-33%)
• Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Reaching Frequently (34-66%)
• Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%)
• Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%)
• Feeling Constantly (67-100%)
• Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
• Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%)
• Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%)
• Talking Constantly (67-100%)
• Hearing Constantly (67-100%)