Transition of Care Pharmacist

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Transition of Care Pharmacist

Job Description:

Job Summary: The Med to Bed program currently services our patients being discharged from the medical center. It helps to identify and address any medication access barriers to ensure that patients have their medications and are counseled on appropriate use prior to their discharge. The primary goals of this service are to help facilitate a smooth transition out of the hospital, promote discharge therapy adherence and help prevent non-adherence related readmissions. A Transitions of Care Pharmacist will be responsible for the quality assurance of the pharmacy services to patients discharging from the Medical Center. This pharmacist will ensure the correct medications are dispensed to the correct patients in an efficient and safe manner as promised. This position is a part of the interdisciplinary team that includes clinical pharmacists, case management, prescription assistance supervisors, and medical providers. This role will be based out of BILH Pharmacy and may fulfill all of the job responsibilities of a retail staff pharmacist.

Essential Responsibilities:

1. Assists with the medication reconciliation process at discharge in coordination with the interdisciplinary care team to prevent any medication omissions, dosing errors, continuation of incorrect medications, therapeutic duplications or clinically significant drug interactions.

2. Collaborates with the inpatient care team and interdisciplinary team to help identify and address any medication access barriers to optimize medication regimen prior to discharge.

3. Provides medication education and counseling to patients as part of Med to Bed program operations, in order to optimize patient's transition of care.

4. Actively coordinate post-discharge follow up related to medications for high-risk patients to aid in reduction of readmission.

5. Performs quality assurance of prescriptions and medications to dispense.

6. Performs clinical assessments and reassessments and performs and documents clinical interventions per protocol. Reviews pertinent laboratory values and assessments to determine appropriateness of medication.

7. Dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care: reviews prescriptions issued by physician, or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy; directs pharmacy staff engaged in packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals; answers questions and provides information to pharmacy customers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals.

8. Identifies and addresses medication related barriers at the point of transition from hospital to community.

9. Participates as a member of various Quality Management Committees to provide quality management oversight to the pharmacy operations and client satisfaction.

10. Oversight of pharmacy technicians/interns and workflow; intervenes and follows protocol when necessary to correct information. Instructs interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy.

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree required. Doctoral degree in Pharmacy (PharmD) preferred.

2. License Massachusetts Pharmacist required.

3. 1-3 years related work experience required.

4. Possesses knowledge in drug information, disease state management, and legal requirements of pharmacy practices.

5. Understanding of insurance and adjudication processes.

6. Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. 1-2 years of experience in transitions of care.

2. ASHP Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice (PGY1).

3. Experience in a hospital outpatient pharmacy. Board of Pharmacy Specialty Certification.

Competencies:

1. Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives. Regularly makes decisions and recommendations on issues affecting a department or functional area.

2. Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are highly varied, complex and often non-recurring, requiring staff input, innovative, creative, and Lean diagnostic techniques to resolve issues.

3. Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines. Seeks assistance when confronted with difficult and/or unpredictable situations. Work progress is monitored by supervisor/manager.

4. Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.

5. Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.

6. Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.

7. Team Work: Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas. Results have implications for the management and operations of multiple areas of the organization.

8. Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Age based Competencies:

Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Neonatal:Birth to 6 months, Youth: 6 months to 16 years, Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.

Physical Nature of the Job:

Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move through out the hospital campus

Pay Range:

$124,259.00 USD - $157,591.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary 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.

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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