Massachusetts General Hospital
Cardiothoracic Transplant Pharmacist MGH
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Overview
Massachusetts General Hospital is currently seeking highly motivated candidates to join our clinical transplant pharmacy team. This clinical position is for a Cardiothoracic Transplant Clinical Pharmacist. The Cardiothoracic Transplant Clinical Pharmacist will rotate through the inpatient heart and lung transplant service lines, serving as an expert of transplant pharmacotherapy for the interdisciplinary transplant teams. This position requires application of advanced transplant training to lead immunosuppressive and opportunistic infection discussion on interdisciplinary rounds, transplant education for patients and healthcare professionals, transplant protocols and guidelines, quality improvement and research projects, and transplant training for the PGY‑2 transplant resident and additional learners. The Cardiothoracic Transplant Clinical Pharmacists are recognized as exceptional resources to the Pharmacy, Transplant, Cardiology and Pulmonology Departments, with whom they collaborate closely. This is a weekday position (no evenings) with every 10th weekend rotation plus three holidays per year (rotates every year). Clinical Pharmacists assume responsibility and accountability for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy, and they provide direct patient‑centered care and integrated pharmacy operational services with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel to deliver optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states. They are also responsible for practice‑related research, quality, regulatory compliance initiatives, and education/training of pharmacy residents and students.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Optimization of drug therapy by identifying, resolving, and preventing drug related problems to improve therapeutic outcomes.
Providing direct or indirect patient care in accordance with laws, regulations, and collaborative drug therapy management agreements.
Working independently and within pharmacy practice policies as a member of the patient care team, directing and coordinating pharmacy service activities, supervising support personnel, and serving as a subject‑matter expert at the site and system level.
Lead assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs to facilitate pharmaceutical care and medication utilization systems.
Design and implement new pharmacy programs, quality improvement changes, and continuous quality assurance initiatives.
Design and implement stewardship activities and restriction/surveillance programs.
Track and evaluate assigned pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and financial efficiency.
Develop strategies to optimize medication utilization through clinical guidelines, disease‑specific pathways, formulary management, and medication‑use policies.
Provide departmental and institutional leadership for committees, meetings, hospital group/task forces, and approved external programs/organizations.
Assure pharmacy is an integral part of the health‑care delivery system, facilitating enhancement and expansion of pharmacy services/programs.
Maintain proficiency in decentralized pharmacy services and clinical pharmacy programs.
Place practice priority on the delivery of patient‑centered care.
Work as an active member of a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with healthcare personnel within care areas.
Establish collaborative pharmacist‑patient relationships.
Maintain patient information and interpret patients’ health‑care needs including patient problem lists and prioritized pharmacist interventions.
Collect and document accurate patient medication histories and reconcile discrepancies.
Identify high‑risk patients and implement interventions to improve care quality and safety.
Make appropriate evidence‑based, patient‑centered medication recommendations.
Implement, evaluate, and redesign pharmaceutical care plans based on patient progress and evolving goals for medication usage, including drug dosing and monitoring.
Provide written documentation in the patient’s medical record when requested.
Obtain and maintain ACLS and BLS certification.
Participate in the management of medical emergencies.
Provide discharge medication review, reconciliation, and counseling to help with the transition of care.
Provide evidence‑based medication education to physicians, nurses, and other professionals.
Educate patients and caregivers regarding safe and effective use of medications, possible side effects, and the role of prescribed medications in the overall treatment plan.
Maintain proficiency in hospital computer systems and medication ordering systems.
Interpret, evaluate, and accurately process medication orders.
Complete critical patient monitoring and review patient chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug‑related problems.
Follow established standard work parameters and maintain standard work environments.
Participate in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing.
Maintain proficiency in operational programs, central dispensing pharmacies, satellite dispensing pharmacies, and specialty pharmacy areas as appropriate.
Facilitate medication procurement, ordering, and dispensing procedures.
Utilize pharmacy automation and supportive technology proficiently.
Oversee pharmacy operations and technician practice/activities when assigned.
Promote the use of the formulary by converting non‑formulary medications to formulary alternatives and supporting procurement of necessary medications.
Facilitate experiential education and preceptorship.
Maintain proficiency in preceptor roles and emulate education/mentorship.
Serve as a preceptor/educator for MGH pharmacy residency (PGY1 and PGY2) and student experiential programs.
Develop student, resident, and staff training experiences/competencies and create new relationships for teaching and training opportunities.
Identify, design, and mentor learners in implementing improvements in the medication‑use system to advance patient safety and control costs.
Demonstrate personal leadership qualities, role model, and business acumen to advance the profession and practice of pharmacy.
Perform other duties as assigned, including maintaining a sustained record of contribution to the total body of knowledge in pharmacy practice through presentations, publications, and professional affiliation activities; participate as a formal reviewer for peer‑reviewed medical or pharmacy journals; and maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of contemporary hospital practice and clinical service trends and innovations.
Relationships
Clinical Pharmacists report directly to a Pharmacy Manager or Area Director and collaborate with administrative, pharmacist, and technical teams to support department initiatives.
Clinical Pharmacists have frequent interactions with physicians, nurses, other members of the healthcare team, students, residents, and external professional groups.
Clinical Pharmacists supervise all support staff (e.g., pharmacy technicians) as assigned.
Qualifications Required
Eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Postgraduate residency/fellowship training.
Board certification by examination, or equivalent certification, in the relevant specialty is preferred and required within 18 months of hiring.
Meet all Board of Pharmacy requirements to enter into a collaborative drug therapy management agreement, when applicable.
Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration license, National Provider Index number, and a Drug Enforcement Administration Registration number, when applicable.
Preferred
Completion of ASHP‑accredited PGY‑1 and PGY‑2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency or Fellowship.
Skills / Abilities / Competencies Required
Extensive knowledge and ability in all areas of the department including IV admixtures, drug information, ambulatory, manufacturing, and drug distribution.
Demonstrate appropriate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span of the patient and ability to assess patient data relative to age‑specific needs.
Knowledge of contemporary hospital/clinical practice and service, and general hospital operations and regulatory compliance.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and support personnel.
Ability to integrate clinical and distributive pharmacy services with quality improvement, teaching, research, and professional development activities.
Significant general clinical knowledge and expertise in traditional therapeutics and patient‑centered care.
Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and evidence‑based medicine appropriate for clinical assignments.
Strong teaching and precepting skills and expertise in experiential training.
Working Conditions
Able to lift up to 20 lbs.
Able to stand, sit, and walk for extended periods of time.
Physical Requirements
Standing Frequently (34‑66%)
Walking Frequently (34‑66%)
Sitting Occasionally (3‑33%)
Lifting Frequently (34‑66%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device)
Carrying Frequently (34‑66%) 20lbs – 35lbs
Pushing Occasionally (3‑33%)
Pulling Occasionally (3‑33%)
Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
Balancing Frequently (34‑66%)
Stooping Occasionally (3‑33%)
Kneeling Occasionally (3‑33%)
Crouching Occasionally (3‑33%)
Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
Reaching Frequently (34‑66%)
Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34‑66%)
Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34‑66%)
Feeling Constantly (67‑100%)
Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
Vision – Far Constantly (67‑100%)
Vision – Near Constantly (67‑100%)
Talking Constantly (67‑100%)
Hearing Constantly (67‑100%)
EEO Statement The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives, and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a 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.
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Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Optimization of drug therapy by identifying, resolving, and preventing drug related problems to improve therapeutic outcomes.
Providing direct or indirect patient care in accordance with laws, regulations, and collaborative drug therapy management agreements.
Working independently and within pharmacy practice policies as a member of the patient care team, directing and coordinating pharmacy service activities, supervising support personnel, and serving as a subject‑matter expert at the site and system level.
Lead assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs to facilitate pharmaceutical care and medication utilization systems.
Design and implement new pharmacy programs, quality improvement changes, and continuous quality assurance initiatives.
Design and implement stewardship activities and restriction/surveillance programs.
Track and evaluate assigned pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and financial efficiency.
Develop strategies to optimize medication utilization through clinical guidelines, disease‑specific pathways, formulary management, and medication‑use policies.
Provide departmental and institutional leadership for committees, meetings, hospital group/task forces, and approved external programs/organizations.
Assure pharmacy is an integral part of the health‑care delivery system, facilitating enhancement and expansion of pharmacy services/programs.
Maintain proficiency in decentralized pharmacy services and clinical pharmacy programs.
Place practice priority on the delivery of patient‑centered care.
Work as an active member of a multidisciplinary team and collaborate with healthcare personnel within care areas.
Establish collaborative pharmacist‑patient relationships.
Maintain patient information and interpret patients’ health‑care needs including patient problem lists and prioritized pharmacist interventions.
Collect and document accurate patient medication histories and reconcile discrepancies.
Identify high‑risk patients and implement interventions to improve care quality and safety.
Make appropriate evidence‑based, patient‑centered medication recommendations.
Implement, evaluate, and redesign pharmaceutical care plans based on patient progress and evolving goals for medication usage, including drug dosing and monitoring.
Provide written documentation in the patient’s medical record when requested.
Obtain and maintain ACLS and BLS certification.
Participate in the management of medical emergencies.
Provide discharge medication review, reconciliation, and counseling to help with the transition of care.
Provide evidence‑based medication education to physicians, nurses, and other professionals.
Educate patients and caregivers regarding safe and effective use of medications, possible side effects, and the role of prescribed medications in the overall treatment plan.
Maintain proficiency in hospital computer systems and medication ordering systems.
Interpret, evaluate, and accurately process medication orders.
Complete critical patient monitoring and review patient chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug‑related problems.
Follow established standard work parameters and maintain standard work environments.
Participate in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing.
Maintain proficiency in operational programs, central dispensing pharmacies, satellite dispensing pharmacies, and specialty pharmacy areas as appropriate.
Facilitate medication procurement, ordering, and dispensing procedures.
Utilize pharmacy automation and supportive technology proficiently.
Oversee pharmacy operations and technician practice/activities when assigned.
Promote the use of the formulary by converting non‑formulary medications to formulary alternatives and supporting procurement of necessary medications.
Facilitate experiential education and preceptorship.
Maintain proficiency in preceptor roles and emulate education/mentorship.
Serve as a preceptor/educator for MGH pharmacy residency (PGY1 and PGY2) and student experiential programs.
Develop student, resident, and staff training experiences/competencies and create new relationships for teaching and training opportunities.
Identify, design, and mentor learners in implementing improvements in the medication‑use system to advance patient safety and control costs.
Demonstrate personal leadership qualities, role model, and business acumen to advance the profession and practice of pharmacy.
Perform other duties as assigned, including maintaining a sustained record of contribution to the total body of knowledge in pharmacy practice through presentations, publications, and professional affiliation activities; participate as a formal reviewer for peer‑reviewed medical or pharmacy journals; and maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of contemporary hospital practice and clinical service trends and innovations.
Relationships
Clinical Pharmacists report directly to a Pharmacy Manager or Area Director and collaborate with administrative, pharmacist, and technical teams to support department initiatives.
Clinical Pharmacists have frequent interactions with physicians, nurses, other members of the healthcare team, students, residents, and external professional groups.
Clinical Pharmacists supervise all support staff (e.g., pharmacy technicians) as assigned.
Qualifications Required
Eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Postgraduate residency/fellowship training.
Board certification by examination, or equivalent certification, in the relevant specialty is preferred and required within 18 months of hiring.
Meet all Board of Pharmacy requirements to enter into a collaborative drug therapy management agreement, when applicable.
Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration license, National Provider Index number, and a Drug Enforcement Administration Registration number, when applicable.
Preferred
Completion of ASHP‑accredited PGY‑1 and PGY‑2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency or Fellowship.
Skills / Abilities / Competencies Required
Extensive knowledge and ability in all areas of the department including IV admixtures, drug information, ambulatory, manufacturing, and drug distribution.
Demonstrate appropriate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span of the patient and ability to assess patient data relative to age‑specific needs.
Knowledge of contemporary hospital/clinical practice and service, and general hospital operations and regulatory compliance.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and support personnel.
Ability to integrate clinical and distributive pharmacy services with quality improvement, teaching, research, and professional development activities.
Significant general clinical knowledge and expertise in traditional therapeutics and patient‑centered care.
Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and evidence‑based medicine appropriate for clinical assignments.
Strong teaching and precepting skills and expertise in experiential training.
Working Conditions
Able to lift up to 20 lbs.
Able to stand, sit, and walk for extended periods of time.
Physical Requirements
Standing Frequently (34‑66%)
Walking Frequently (34‑66%)
Sitting Occasionally (3‑33%)
Lifting Frequently (34‑66%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device)
Carrying Frequently (34‑66%) 20lbs – 35lbs
Pushing Occasionally (3‑33%)
Pulling Occasionally (3‑33%)
Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%)
Balancing Frequently (34‑66%)
Stooping Occasionally (3‑33%)
Kneeling Occasionally (3‑33%)
Crouching Occasionally (3‑33%)
Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%)
Reaching Frequently (34‑66%)
Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34‑66%)
Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34‑66%)
Feeling Constantly (67‑100%)
Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%)
Vision – Far Constantly (67‑100%)
Vision – Near Constantly (67‑100%)
Talking Constantly (67‑100%)
Hearing Constantly (67‑100%)
EEO Statement The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives, and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a 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.
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