Clin Pharmacist-Nonexempt MRMC - 32 hrs Days

Clinical Pharmacist

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.

The clinical pharmacist provides comprehensive medication management services that integrate clinical services, order management, patient/staff education and research. Clinical pharmacists are responsible for improving the patient's experience, safety, and achieving positive clinical and financial outcomes. This position is responsible to an immediate supervisor/manager.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provides medication management services in a collaborative manner that consist of the following: review patient medication history, educate patients on drug therapy, establish desired outcomes, develop/modify therapeutic plans, determine alternatives for achieving outcomes, develop drug monitoring plans, monitor patient outcomes, document medication related issues in electronic health record, interpret laboratory data, review patient medication profiles, monitor pharmacokinetics of drug therapy, monitoring for potential adverse drug drug, drug-lab, drug-disease state, and drug - food interactions.
• Maintains and updates a patient profile with demographics (e.g. height and weight), diagnosis, allergies, and current medications.
• Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interaction.
• Provides drug information to health care professionals and to patients.
• Documents clinical interventions.
• Counsels patients on discharge medications as appropriate.
• Performs clinical review and verification of medication orders.
• Performs medication order entry when needed.
• Discusses medication order clarifications with the prescriber, documents interventions, and communicates medication order changes as needed.
• Facilitates medication discharge planning and smooth transition to alternate sites of care and access to an ambulatory pharmacy.

Position Qualifications:

• Required: 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.
• Preferred: ASHP Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice (PGY1) is recommended. Pharm.D. degree with minimum of 1 year of hospital experience.