Clinical Oncology Pharmacist (Hybrid)

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute•Sarasota, FL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), we believe our people are our strength and we invest in them. We offer significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training, and competitive wages. FCS has built a national reputation for excellence since 1984, with over 250 physicians and nearly 100 locations. We are committed to providing world-class cancer care through innovative clinical research, cutting-edge technologies, and advanced treatments. FCS offers patients access to more clinical trials than any private oncology practice in Florida, including ground-breaking therapies in a community setting. Our partnership with Sarah Cannon makes us one of the largest clinical research organizations in the United States, often leading the nation in initiating research studies and offering new therapies. This is a hybrid position supporting clinics in the Sarasota and Bradenton FL locations. The Clinical Oncology Pharmacist will serve as a member of the central services team, delivering best-in-class pharmaceutical support to all clinical staff. As part of the Pharmacy Operations team, the incumbent will ensure therapeutic medication monitoring, protocol management, medication information, education, and performance improvement for safe, effective, and cost-efficient medication therapy. Working collaboratively with Hematology/Oncology physicians and nursing staff, the pharmacist coordinates the drug therapy process for the Hematology/Oncology patient population, which may include drug selection (utilizing genetic/biomarker testing), drug information, dosing, monitoring, outcomes management, and retrospective drug utilization monitoring and compliance. Support for new regimen builds and inquiries is also provided.

Requirements

College degree in pharmacy required, PharmD preferred.
Licensed pharmacist, required.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a clinical pharmacist working in a hospital, home health, community oncology, or other infusion center.
Minimum requirement may be waived based on intensity of prior experience (i.e., completion of PGY-2 Oncology Residency program).
Critical thinking skills including solid problem solving, analysis, decision-making, planning, time management and organizational skills.
Must be detailed oriented with the ability to exercise independent judgment.
Developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, diplomacy, tact, conflict management, delegation skills, and diversity awareness.
Ability to work effectively with sensitive and confidential material and sometimes emotionally charged matters.
Good command of the English language.
Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation), is an active listener, and effectively provides balanced feedback.
Strong customer focus.
Ability to build an engaging culture of quality, performance effectiveness and operational excellence through best practices, strong business and political acumen, collaboration, and partnerships, as well as a positive employee, physician and community relations.
Effectively manages own time, conflicting priorities, self, stress, and professional development.
Self-motivated and self-starter with ability work independently with limited supervision.
Ability to work remotely effectively as required.
Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment with demonstrated ability to juggle competing priorities and demands from a variety of stakeholders and sites.
Effectively lead and facilitate group discussions, coach, mentor, motivate, and engage others to align to a common goal.
Ability to effectively lead projects from inception through implementation and assessment.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.
Proficient in reporting systems, pivot tables, etc.
Basic understanding of computer hardware and uses.
Background, drug, and nicotine screens.
All offers of employment at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background screening.
As a condition of employment, FCS requires all new hires to receive various vaccinations, including the influenza vaccine, barring an approved exemption.
FCS is a drug-free workplace, and all new hires will be subject to drug/nicotine testing.
Medical Marijuana cards are not recognized.

Nice To Haves

Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP), preferred.
Second language is an asset but not required.

Responsibilities

Provides timely consultation services to physicians, nurses, pharmacy staff, and other members of the organization.
Delivers up-to-date drug information on new approved therapies in the oncology space as well as other biologic therapies.
Applies current pharmacological and biopharmaceutical principles for the selection and use of drug products in a clinical setting to meet the therapeutic needs of a patient.
Provides senior clinical support and education to other members of the department in correlation with operational projects and objectives.
Reviews drug utilization reports alongside other corresponding data to identify areas of need or improvement as it applies to appropriate usage and best health outcomes.
Develops action plans to address issues of under/over utilization according to approved indications, NCCN Guidelines, formulary, etc.
Develops metrics related to pharmacy data, clinical data, cost data, and functional data that can be applied to improve clinical outcomes, cost control, and overall system usage.
Assesses changes or need to make changes to improve care of oncology patients or for a topic for advancing the pharmacy profession or oncology pharmacy.
Contributes to the Pharmacy Operations team and applicable committees by providing clinical leadership.
Participates in local, state, or national pharmacy organizations and further implements improvement strategies that align with the goals of the department.
Assists with medication order set development to assure safe, complete, and accurate medication ordering and administration and appropriate medication use.
Works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to implement and maintain continuous quality improvement strategies that mitigate the risk of drug errors.
Executes project activities in accordance with established schedules, milestones, and processes to ensure that all projects are well scoped, well documented, and completed on time and within budget of the project in conjunction with the Director of Pharmacy Operations.
Develops and manages project documentation from planning through final project implementation.
Ensures all appropriate stakeholders are identified and communicated throughout the project management life cycle.
Performs other duties and projects as assigned.