Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient Abdominal Transplant MGH
Mass General Brigham
Summary
The Massachusetts General Hospital is seeking a motivated individual to join our team as an Inpatient Abdominal Transplant Clinical Pharmacist. The Inpatient Abdominal Transplant Clinical Pharmacist will cover abdominal transplant patients, serving as an expert of pharmacotherapy for the interdisciplinary transplant team.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Review transplant pharmacotherapy on interdisciplinary rounds
- Lead education for patients and healthcare professionals
- Contribute to protocols and guidelines, quality improvement and research projects
- Provide training for residents and students
- Provide direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy operational services
- Assess patient needs and incorporate age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education
- Adjust care according to patient response
- Provide clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events
- Manage appropriate use of medications according to professional and regulatory standards
- Conduct practice-related research and patient care, quality, and regulatory compliance initiatives
- Serve as preceptors for pharmacy residents and Doctor of Pharmacy students
Requirements
- Must be eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Board Certification by examination, or equivalent certification, in the relevant specialty is preferred, required within 18 months of hiring
- Completion of ASHP-accredited PGY1 and PGY2 Internal Medicine or Transplant Pharmacy Residency or Fellowship preferred, or equivalent experience
- Experience working as a pharmacist 2-3 years preferred
- Pharmacist [State License] - Generic - HR Only required
- Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration [MCSR - Massachusetts] - Massachusetts Department of Public Health preferred
- Extensive knowledge and ability in all areas of the department including: IV Admixtures, Drug Information, Ambulatory, Manufacturing, and Drug Distribution
- Attention to detail
- Demonstrate appropriate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span of the neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient
- Possess ability to assess patient data relative to age specific needs
- Provide care as described in the department's policies/procedures
- Works relatively independently
- Participates in department quality improvement efforts
- Participates in the training of medical, nursing and allied health professionals
- Must complete 20 continuing education credits per year to maintain license
- Familiarity with pharmacy practice settings, legal requirements and limitations, prescription information and calculations, drug identification and generic equivalents, drug manufacturing, packaging and labeling information, and proper drug handling and storage practices
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus $10,000
- Professional development
- Career advancement opportunities
- Comprehensive benefits package
Company overview
Mass General Brigham is one of the largest integrated healthcare delivery systems in the United States, formed through the merger of Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, this academic medical center system operates multiple hospitals, specialty facilities, and community health centers throughout New England. The organization is renowned for its world-class patient care, cutting-edge medical research, and comprehensive medical education programs. As a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham trains the next generation of healthcare professionals while advancing medical science through groundbreaking research initiatives. The system provides a full continuum of healthcare services, from primary care and preventive medicine to complex specialty treatments and emergency services. With a focus on innovation and patient-centered care, Mass General Brigham consistently ranks among the top hospital systems in the nation for clinical excellence and research output.