Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.Exemption Status:Exempt
Hiring Range:$101,025.60 - $181,854.40
(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).
Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.
Schedule Details:Monday through Friday
Scheduled Hours:8a-430p
Shift:1 - Day Shift, 8.5 Hours (United States of America)
Hours:40
Cost Center:10020 - 3834 ATRX Pharmacy
This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.
The Advanced Therapeutics clinical pharmacist provides patient centered clinical pharmacy services, including but not limited to comprehensive medication reviews, adherence monitoring interventions, and targeted medication reviews, that seek to optimize clinical, economic, and patient outcomes. The Advanced Therapeutics clinical pharmacist designs and implements targeted medication and disease management programs. Advanced Therapeutics 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:The Clinical Specialist, Pharmacist meets all the major responsibilities job requirements of the Clinical Pharmacist plus the following major responsibilities:
- Maintains an active practice in a specialized or focused area.
- Continuous contribution to new clinical service or project that directly impacts patient outcomes/safety, cost containment or process improvement.
- Actively participates and/or leads hospital based interdisciplinary committee(s) and/or taskforces in a specialized or focused practice area.
- Develops and maintains clinical practice guidelines, interdisciplinary policies and standard operating procedures.
- Supports resident or other research projects and/or quality improvement initiatives and engages in opportunities for publication.
- Involved in presentations at a local or national level.
- Serves as primary preceptor for pharmacy students and residents.
- Documents clinical interventions and activities in a timely manner. Documentation may include progress notes in the EHR, annual comprehensive medication reviews with written summaries in the CMS's standardized format, and patient specific documents, i.e., medication-related actions plans and personal medication records.
- Maintains accurate and proper patient medication profiles, monitoring to ensure the proper choice of medication, dosage form, strength, length of therapy and interaction potential of the prescribed medication.
- May work under Collaborative Practice and protocols as authorized by providers.
- Supervise work of pharmacy technicians involved with MTM and transitions of care.
- All responsibilities are essential job functions
Position Qualifications:License/Certification/Education:
Required:
- Doctor of Pharmacy Degree and completion of an ASHP accredited residency, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Obtained nationally recognized certification (e.g., board certification) in his/her area of specialty, when available.
Preferred:
- Certificates, grants, fellowship or honors earned in the relevant practice area, teaching accomplishments or research endeavors.
Experience/Skills:
Required:- Completed an ASHP-accredited PGY2 residency plus one year of specialty practice OR completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency plus 3 years of specialty practice OR completed 5 years of practice in a specialty area.
- Completed a project management course or led a major project in his/her area of specialty.
Preferred: - Publications in professional journals and/or presentations at professional meetings.
- Active participation in professional organizations at the local and national levels.
