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Job Description
Pharmacy operations specialists at Tufts Medical Center work closely with other health practitioners to meet the various needs of our patients. They improve the health of patients by providing pharmaceutical care to individual patients and by coordinating the procurement, storage, preparation and distribution of drugs to all patients. Pharmacy operations specialists provide leadership by facilitating the development, implementation, and maintenance of hospital and departmental systems that promote desirable patient outcomes. They educate students, interns, residents, nurses and patients and they participate in interdepartmental committees. Pharmacists review and approve medication orders, monitor drug therapies, and provide drug information. Pharmacists supervise and direct support personnel. In the absence of the pharmacy manager, a pharmacy operations specialist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the pharmacy manager.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS:Leadership
- Actively participate in a Tufts Medical Center multidisciplinary committee.
- Present at state and national professional meetings.
- Publish in a refereed journal.
- Serve as lecturer at a school of pharmacy or allied health profession.
- Maintain an adjunct faculty appointment at a school of pharmacy.
Education, Training and Development
- Participate in the professional development of pharmacy operational specialists and clinical pharmacists.
- Provide continuing education for the Tufts Medical Center professional staffs (e.g., pharmacists, physicians, nurses).
- Serve as primary preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents, cooperative education students and pharmacy interns.
- Serve as a preceptor for Doctor of Pharmacy students.
Policy and Procedure Development and Maintenance
- Coordinate review of policies and procedures related to pharmacy operations.
- Identify the need for, and create new policies and procedures.
Formulary Review and Maintenance
- Participate in periodic reviews of therapeutic classes of drugs and present findings to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and others.
- Prepare and present to the appropriate committees evidence-based reviews of drugs requested for formulary addition.
- Initiate and facilitate completion of drug use evaluations.
Drug Cost Management
- Identify changes in drug usage (volume and patterns) based on published literature and Tufts Medical Center practices.
Service Management
- Supervise personnel in a service area during a scheduled shift.
- Ensure that all work assignments are completed in the service area by the end of a shift.
Department of Pharmacy Quality Programs
- Participate by gathering and reporting data from one or more than one of the following Department of Pharmacy Quality Programs that relate to:
- People
- Clinical excellence
- Operational excellence
- Financial performance and growth
- Safety and quality
- Research
Qualifications
- Pharmacy operations specialists must be able to work independently with minimal direct supervision. They must be able to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule. They must be able to set priorities, make critical decisions, and respond quickly to emergency requests. Pharmacy operations specialists must be able to provide a high level of service to other health care professionals and patients.
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to execute each duty satisfactorily and be able to use various computer systems proficiently. The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in English (orally and in writing).
- Must be a graduate of an accredited college or university with a BS in Pharmacy or a PharmD degree. The ideal candidate has a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and has completed a general pharmacy practice residency, and has two years of related practice experience. Candidates with a PharmD or a BS in Pharmacy without formal postgraduate training should have at least three years related practice experience.
- Licensed to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or eligibility.
- Full-time employment is 40 hours per week. Includes evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as necessary.
- Repetitive use of hands and fingers (e.g. use of computer keyboard).
- May require lifting and carrying light loads, including boxes, equipment, and stooping or kneeling.
- Sitting, walking or standing for long periods of time is often necessary.
- Must be able to physically operate equipment used for the job.
Additional Information
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES STATEMENT:Must be able to perform all essential functions of this position with reasonable accommodation if disabled.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Tufts Medical Center reserves the right to modify position duties at any time, to reflect process improvements and business necessity.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Must be able to perform all essential functions of this position with reasonable accommodation if disabled.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Tufts Medical Center reserves the right to modify position duties at any time, to reflect process improvements and business necessity.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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