Boston Children's Hospital

Clinical Pharmacist

Boston Children's Hospital • $100K — $130K *
Boston, MA 02115In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in pharmacy; Doctorate preferred.
  • Up to one year of post-degree coursework or internship with two to three years general pharmacy experience, or one year pediatric experience.
  • Preferred experience as a hospital pharmacist.
  • Experience with EPIC Willow and Beacon is highly preferred.
  • Strong analytical skills to gather, summarize, and analyse data to solve problems.

Responsibilities

  • Distribute controlled substances and oversee non-sterile compounding and inventory functions.
  • Interpret and evaluate medication orders for appropriateness and possible adverse reactions, contacting physicians when necessary.
  • Review, fill, and dispense medication orders and prescriptions from physicians.
  • Verify orders filled by support personnel for accurate preparation and labeling.
  • Provide drug information as a subject matter expert and offer patient education.
  • Complete medication history documentation and engage in quality improvement activities.
  • Supervise support personnel to ensure adherence to established procedures and protocols.

Benefits

  • Full-time benefits eligibility.
  • Rotating weekend shifts including day/evening hours.
Full Job Description
Job Posting Description

Position Summary
We are currently searching for a 40-hour pharmacist to provide coverage in our inpatient operations area.

Key Responsibilities
  • Controlled substances distribution, non-sterile compounding oversight, inventory functions oversight, discharge prescriptions, and hospital patient daily medication supply provision review.
  • Interpreting and evaluating medication orders to ensure drug and dosage are appropriate for patient and to identify possible adverse reactions, contacting physician as needed.
  • Reviewing, filling and dispense physician medication orders/prescriptions.
  • Checking orders/prescriptions filled by support personnel, verifying products are correctly prepared and labeled.
  • Providing drug information as a subject matter expert.
  • Providing patient education.
  • Completing medication history documentation.
  • Performing quality improvement activities.
  • Supervising support personnel within the assigned work area and ensuring products are prepared and distributed in accordance with established procedures, schedules and protocols

Minimum Qualifications
Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, Doctorate degree in pharmacy preferred
Experience:
  • Up to one year of post degree course work and/or an internship and: two to three years general pharmacy experience, or one year directly related- pediatric experience.
  • Analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data to solve problems OR design relatively complex systems and programs.
  • Hospital pharmacist experience preferred
  • Experience with EPIC Willow and Beacon highly preferred
  • Analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, and summarize the information and data to solve problems or design relatively complex systems and programs
Licensure/Certification:
  • Massachusetts pharmacist license, or Massachusetts pharmacy intern license is required; Massachusetts pharmacist intern license holders must obtain pharmacist licensure within the first 90 days of employment.

This position is eligible for full-time benefits
This is a day/eve rotating weekend shift position

About Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children's Hospital is a 404-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age. Boston Children's Hospital is home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric hospital. More than 1,100 scientists, including nine members of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 on-staff members of the Institute of Medicine and 9 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The hospital is also the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
Learn more about Boston Children's Hospital
Size
20,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
1869
* Ladders Estimates

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