Clinical Pharmacist Specialist | Ambulatory Oncology/Hematology | Hybrid Position
About The Position
ChristianaCare is hiring a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to join its growing ambulatory clinical pharmacy team and provide patient-centered care for individuals with hematologic and oncologic conditions. The specialist will be an integrated member of a multidisciplinary care team, collaborating with hematologists, oncologists, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals to optimize medication therapy and improve outcomes across the continuum of cancer care. The role provides comprehensive medication management for patients receiving complex hematology and oncology therapies, including treatment optimization, toxicity assessment and management, supportive care, drug interaction management, patient education, and longitudinal monitoring. The specialist will help improve medication access and adherence and act as a clinical resource for the interdisciplinary team. As part of the integrated ambulatory pharmacy team, the specialist will help build and shape an expanding clinical pharmacy service, develop collaborative practice workflows, contribute to quality and outcomes initiatives, and advance clinical pharmacy practice in ambulatory hematology and oncology care. Precepting, education, research, and other scholarly activities are also available. The position offers flexible hybrid work, with remote work eligibility up to two days per week based on operational and patient care needs.
Requirements
- PharmD from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy.
- ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, or equivalent experience consisting of three years of clinical pharmacy experience.
- ASHP-accredited PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency, or equivalent experience consisting of three years of clinical pharmacy experience in addition to PGY1 residency or equivalent.
- Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP) certification required within two years of hire.
- Current Delaware licensure or eligibility to reciprocate.
- Additional state licensure may be required to provide virtual care to patients.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in ambulatory oncology pharmacy practice.
Responsibilities
- Review and interpret medication orders; assess adverse drug effects, drug efficacy, therapeutic goals and indications, contraindications and precautions, patient health status, and potential drug interactions involving drugs, food, laboratory results, and disease states.
- Provide individualized patient education and evaluate medication therapy as requested or indicated by patient need.
- Collaborate with Specialty Pharmacy pharmacists and technicians, the specialty pharmacy access concierge, and call-center staff to support prescription processing and appropriately address patient calls.
- Monitor medication therapy outcomes for targeted patients within established guidelines.
- Manage patients’ supportive care plans, with a focus on pain, neuropathy, nausea, and vomiting.
- Develop and revise evidence-based guidelines and order sets to support standardized, safe, and effective treatment regimens.
- Participate in quality assurance and quality improvement activities to achieve and maintain URAC and ACHC accreditation and comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Represent the Department of Pharmacy Services on committees as assigned.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and contribute to clinical pharmacy workflows and quality and outcomes initiatives.
- Participate in precepting, education, research, and other scholarly activities as appropriate.
Benefits
- Full medical, dental, vision, and other insurance benefits.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
- Generous paid time off.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Annual Care.com membership.
- Access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work.
- Retirement planning services.
- Financial coaching.
- Fitness and wellness reimbursement.
- Discounts through vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, and movie tickets.
- Employee assistance program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
