Clinical Pharmacist, Infusion Center Pharmacy, Per Diem

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Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $46.26 - $83.26

Schedule Details: Monday through Friday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

Scheduled

Hours:

Per Diem, as needed

Shift: 4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Cost Center: 10020 - 3804 Outpatient Infusion Cen Pharm

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

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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 following key performance areas (Clinical, Operations/Distribution, Financial, Safety and Regulatory, Research and Education) are performed by the clinical pharmacist:

• 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.

• Ensures the timely and accurate dispensing of medications from the pharmacy area.
• Ensures proper technique and accurate preparation of all pharmaceutical products, including oral, non-sterile and sterile compounding, chemotherapeutic, hazardous, and investigational agents.
• Responsible for the accurate filling and dispensing of medications from the pharmacy area.
• Cross-covers in a variety of practice areas within the pharmacy as requested by supervisor.

• Promotes the use of formulary drugs by converting non-formulary orders to formulary drugs when possible according to P&T protocol. Coordinates procurement of non-formulary drugs when necessary.
• Conducts targeted drug program and drug usage evaluations as needed and reports results to Department Managers/ Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
• Identifies and acts upon cost avoidance in drug therapy by promoting cost effective regimens, drugs, and by reducing waste.

• Detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Utilizes drug use reports to identify adverse drug events.
• Participates in Joint Commission and other accreditation and regulatory activities such as National Patient Safety Goals and Department of Pharmacy Quality Improvement Plan.

• Precepts Intermediate Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) rotation students, and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) rotation students, and pharmacy residents consistent with academic credentials and clinical experience.
• Participates in continuing education programs, meetings, training programs and related activities.
• Prepares educational materials and participates in information sharing activities for the health care community and general public.

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.
• D. degree with minimum of 1 year of hospital experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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