Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is growing our transplant program and seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist position with advanced clinical, management and leadership training and experiences to innovate and advance a clinical pharmacy practice model for abdominal transplant services. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist serves as a leader in clinical pharmacy practice in cardiology. This position is the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in cardiology and will rotate between both inpatient care teams and ambulatory clinic direct patient care as a team of three pharmacists. Specialists provide comprehensive clinical and distributive medication management services and will utilize their advanced clinical skills in the provision of evidenced-based, safe, and cost-effective drug therapy to achieve optimal medication therapy outcomes. They serve as a drug information and educational resource for the pharmacy staff, patients, residents/students, medical staff, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will participate in the development of clinical guidelines/protocols, new programs/services, and facilitate professional development activities in their area of expertise.

BIDMC Transplant Institute: A Leader in Innovation, Growth, and Patient-Centered Excellence

The BIDMC Transplant Institute is one of the most advanced and successful transplant programs in the United States, serving as a cornerstone of our academic medical center and a regional leader in organ transplantation. With nationally recognized outcomes and some of the highest transplant rates in New England, BIDMC continues to distinguish itself through innovation, access, and exceptional multidisciplinary care.

Regional and National Leadership

• BIDMC’s liver transplant program is ranked among the top three in the nation by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), earning top ratings in key outcome categories such as patient survival, graft survival, and transplant rate.
• Our program has performed more solitary pancreas and combined kidney-pancreas transplants than any other center in New England, and continues to lead the region in pancreas transplant volume annually.
• BIDMC maintains the smallest liver transplant waiting lists in New England due to the highest transplant rate in the region, reflecting our ability to offer timely access to patients in need.
• The Institute’s kidney, liver, and pancreas programs consistently exceed volume and quality benchmarks, contributing to system-wide growth and national recognition.

Job Description:

1. Practices in accordance with the state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including but not limited to Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, the Food and DrugAdministration, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Maintains certification and credentials in accordance with the Board of Registration and adheres to institutional policies and procedures.

2. Reviews and verifies medication orders with consideration, including but not limited to the following patient specific parameters: diagnosis, weight/body surface area, age, allergies, organ function, laboratory values, medication duplication, drug interactions. Clarifies orders deemed to be inappropriate, incomplete, or otherwise unclear with the prescriber in a timely manner.

3. Documents and communicates pertinent information and discussion with the healthcare team and pharmacy staff to ensure continuity of care.

4. Provides drug information to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.

5. Checks and verifies sterile and non-sterile medications.

6. Supervises the activities of students, technicians, and residents within the pharmacist area of practice.

7. Promotes a culture of patient safety by submittingmedication related events and near misses.

8. Completes daily pharmacy surveillance tool monitoring, including follow-up and documentation, as well as other daily patient care initiatives and relevant reports.

9. Works collaboratively with all pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy personnel. Upholds a culture of respect and teamwork across the Pharmacy Department.

10. Precepts pharmacy students, resident rotations, andresident-led quality improvement projects. May serve as Residency Program Coordinator or Residency Program Director

11. Regularly participates in department initiatives including but not limited to supporting formulary stewardship, presenting new medication requests at Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, creating and maintaining policies and procedures, conducting assessments of workflows, and/or developing departmental tools and resources.

12. Supports a specific core area of practice through interdisciplinary education, ongoing specialty training and as a resource for Pharmacy staff.

13. Updates clinical guidelines and presents hospital wide educational initiatives.

14. Serves on hospital interdisciplinary committees or workgroups to improve process and quality outcomes.

15. Supports IRB-approved research activities, medication use evaluations, or cost-savings initiatives.

16. Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

1. PGY 1 + 1-3 years OR PYG2 OR 3-5 years of experience in clinical specialty area

Preferred Qualifications:

1. BPS

Pay Range:

$63.12 - $84.96

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.  Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

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