Clinical Pharmacist, Boston

Boston Children's Hospital
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
May 29, 2025
Job Posting Description At Boston Children's Hospital, the quality of our care - and our inclusive hospital working environment - lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we're committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included. Position Summary/Department Summary: The mission of the Department of Pharmacy is to provide excellent and innovative pharmaceutical care to patients and the community through safe and collaborative practices, incorporating education, research, and technology. We are currently searching for a 40-hour Pharmacist for critical care patients. Key Responsibilities: Interpreting and evaluating medication orders to ensure drug and dosage are appropriate for patient and to identify possible adverse reactions, contacting physician as needed. Reviewing, filling and dispense physician medication orders/prescriptions. Checking orders/prescriptions filled by support personnel, verifying products are correctly prepared and labeled. Providing drug information as a subject matter expert. Providing patient education. Completing medication history documentation. Performing quality improvement activities. Supervising support personnel within assigned work area and ensuring products are prepared and distributed in accordance with established procedures, schedules and protocols. Minimum Qualifications Education: Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Doctorate degree in Pharmacy preferred. Experience: Up to one year of postdegree course work and/or an internship and: two to three years general pharmacy experience. Massachusetts pharmacist license, or Massachusetts pharmacy intern license is required; Massachusetts pharmacist license must be obtained within the first 90 days of employment. Previous hospital-based pharmacy experience highly preferred, pediatric critical care experience also highly preferred. Analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems OR design relatively complex systems and programs. Communication skills in order to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair solutions or welldeveloped writing skills. Licensure/Certifications: Massachusetts pharmacist license or Massachusetts pharmacy intern license is required. For those with a Massachusetts pharmacy intern license, a Massachusetts pharmacist license must be obtained within the first 90 days of employment. Schedule is rotating days/eves/weekends Boston Children's Hospital requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Flu, (unless you are eligible for a medical or religious exemption). Boston Children's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.