[Hiring] Clinical Pharmacist @UMass Memorial Health

Role Description

The Advanced Therapeutics clinical pharmacist provides patient-centered clinical pharmacy services, including but not limited to:

• Comprehensive medication reviews
• Adherence monitoring interventions
• Targeted medication reviews

This role seeks to optimize clinical, economic, and patient outcomes. The Advanced Therapeutics clinical pharmacist designs and implements targeted medication and disease management programs, improving the patient’s experience, safety, and achieving positive clinical and financial outcomes. This position reports to an immediate supervisor/manager.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) degree; OR Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSPharm) degree with 3 years hospital experience.
• Licensure with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.
• ASHP Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice (PGY1) is recommended.
• Pharm.D. degree with a minimum of 1 year of hospital experience (preferred).

Requirements

• Provides medication management services in a collaborative manner.
• Maintains and updates patient profiles with demographics, diagnosis, allergies, and current medications.
• Monitors drug therapy for appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interaction.
• Documents clinical interventions and activities in a timely manner.
• Counsels patients on discharge medications as appropriate.
• Performs clinical review and verification of medication orders.
• Ensures timely and accurate dispensing of medications from the pharmacy area.
• Responsible for the accurate filling and dispensing of medications.
• Promotes the use of formulary drugs and coordinates procurement of non-formulary drugs when necessary.
• Detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Precepts pharmacy students and residents consistent with academic credentials and clinical experience.

Benefits

• Potential signing bonus available.