Integrated Care Pharmacist
Emerson Hospital
- Concord, MA
- Permanent
- Full-time
Integrated Care is meant to provide short-term support and active patient management which is goal oriented, time limited and targets patient care progress. The Integrated Care Pharmacist will develop strategies to improve the integration and coordination of care and the use of medicines addressing the long term needs in a select group of high risk patients improving their outcome. The Emerson Hospital Pharmacy Department is committed to optimizing medication management for all patients by ensuring patients and their care-givers are able to manage the often complex medication regimes in the longer term as they transition to post-acute and community care. The Integrated Care Pharmacist will promote the safe use of medicines across the acute care community interface to improve patient health and decrease hospital readmission.Minimum Qualifications:Experience/Education: A professional level of knowledge generally acquired through an advanced degree and three years hospital Pharmacy experience as a registered Pharmacist and/or the completion of a Residency in Hospital Pharmacy.Licensure and/or Certification: MA Pharmacist license. Registration as a Pharmacist in Massachusetts without restrictions is required.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Interpersonal skills necessary to interact with patients, physicians, and nurses, etc.
Knowledge in the state of the art of IV practices including fluids and electrolytes, incompatibilities of IV mixtures, chemotherapy, etc.
Level of knowledge of automation, sterile products formulation, drug distribution and extemporaneous manufacturing generally obtained through an advanced degree relating to Hospital Pharmacy and/or completion of a Hospital Pharmacy Residency.
Knowledge of the intricacies of intravenous parenteral nutrition and of the prescription, preparation and formulation of such products.
Knowledge of the principles of quality assurance and quality control of sterile products to assure production of accurate, sterile, contamination-free products.
Communication skills required for concise dissemination of information to patients, nurses and physicians
Administrative skills necessary to coordinate personnel and pharmacy operations.
Analytical skills necessary to accurately assess patients and help plan their drug therapy.
Teaching skills required for the preceptorship of Pharmacy Students.
Excellent customer service skills.
Must be able to read, write, and communicate in English.
Computer skills required.
Ability to maintain confidential information.
Ability to set priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities.
Ability to work independently and follow-through on assignments with minimal supervision.
Ability to read and understand and interpret current scientific literature.
Knowledge of and ability to perform age specific and disease specific pharmacokinetic calculations.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with coworkers and professional staff.
Ability to effectively communicate orally on a one-to-one basis using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to obtain information, explain policies and procedures, and to persuade others to adopt a specific opinion or action.
Ability to function as a Staff Pharmacist when needed.