Ambulatory Pharmacy Specialist - Boston, MA, United States - Tufts Medical Center

Description

We're saving lives, building careers, and reimagining healthcare. This role focuses on providing pharmacy related services in a hospital or retail setting.

In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Pharmacy Services duties:
Delivers pharmaceuticals. Includes professionals who are trained and sometimes licensed to dispense medicine/controlled substances.

The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education.

A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.


Typically responsible for:

managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.

Clinical Pharmacy Specialists work closely with other health practitioners to improve the health of patients by providing pharmaceutical care to individual patients and by serving as an expert resource to physicians, nurses, and other health professionals and caring for patients of the assigned service areas.

Responsible for the optimization of drug therapy, control and analysis of the formulary; Provides leadership by facilitating the development, implementation, and maintenance of hospital and departmental systems that promote desirable patient outcomes.

Ensures the pharmacy is operated within the limits of State and Federal regulations.

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) AND Two (2) years of clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital OR Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy AND Five (5) years of clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) AND Three (3) years of clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital OR Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy AND Seven (7) years of clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital.

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency.
Pharmacy Board Certification.
Active Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) credential in a related area of practice.
Experience in drug utilization review and analysis.

Provides prospective evaluation and monitoring of drug therapy.
Coordinates review of policies and procedures related to clinical practice.
Participates in the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, protocols and clinical pathways.
Directs and coordinates the clinical activities of the assigned pharmacy service area. Actively participates in hospital multi-disciplinary committees, multi-disciplinary patient rounds on a daily basis.

Participates in periodic reviews of therapeutic classes of drugs and present findings to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and others.

Represents the pharmacy department at committees, councils and meetings throughout the organization.

Performs medication counseling and medication history taking when requires, expertly performs basic patient care services such as blood glucose testing, blood pressure monitoring, peak flow meters, BLS/ACLS (if required by care setting).

Actively participates in developing department policies and procedures, maintaining the drug formulary, education of the pharmacy, nursing and medical staffs, and in department quality improvement efforts.

Participates in the professional development of clinical pharmacy specialists and clinical pharmacists by serving as a preceptor for pharmacy students, interns, externs, foreign graduates, and pharmacy residents (when applicable).

Maintains relationships with local colleges of pharmacy.

May present research at state and national professional meetings, seek publication in a refereed journal, or maintain an adjunct faculty appointment at a school of pharmacy.

Oversees the preparation, compounding and dispensing of medications to patients and manages support staff (when required).

Participates in Pharmacy Quality Programs that relate to: People; Financial performance and growth; Safety and quality; This includes weekend, holiday, evening, night and on-call coverage as described in departmental policies and procedures.

Identifies, documents, resolves and works to prevent drug therapy problems.
Requires regularly grasping, typing, and fine manipulation with hands.
Possibility of cuts from broken glass and some exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Ability to see and read computers displays, read fine print, and/or normal type size print and distinguish letters, numbers and symbols.

Knowledge of integrated health networks and health plan drug formularies.
Maintains skill, knowledge and competency as an expert in pharmaceutical care of the assigned specialty area.
Project and resource management skills.
Creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team.

Comfort with and adaptability to contemporary healthcare workplace technologies including but not limited to electronic medical record(s), software applications, messaging systems, video chat, and team collaboration platforms (e.g.

Microsoft Teams, etc.)

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts.

Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home - an expansive home care network, and large integrated physician network.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine.

Tufts Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.