Clinical Pharmacist (Mays Cancer Center)
About The Position
Responsible for managing medication therapy to help facilitate patient care within a clinic and infusion room setting. Provides medication related services to optimize pharmacotherapeutic outcomes for patients and provides remote services to the infusion areas within the clinic. Responsibilities Develop and/or maintains an active clinical pharmacy service as assigned Provide effective medication and practice-related education and counseling to patients, caregivers, and medical staff Collaborate with medical and nursing staff to optimize the pharmacotherapeutic aspects of patient care including infusion and outpatient medication management. Provide timely follow-up on clinical effects/assessments of medications with adjustments as necessary to achieve optimal outcomes. Participate in medication/treatment plan development and review based on recognized needs. Appropriately participates in and guide medical staff to comply with institutional standards, initiatives, guidelines (i.e. prior authorization, reimbursement optimization, formula management, REMS programs, and institutional programs, etc.). Dispenses and labels drugs or devices, selects drugs and reviews drug utilization, stores prescription drugs and devices and maintains drug records in the pharmacy. Participate in institutional initiatives to develop, improve, and implement patient care tools (i.e., treatment plans, protocols, algorithms, monitoring programs) to align with departmental and institutional goals. Performs all other duties as assigned. Qualifications Knowledge of and compliance with state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations. Excellent communication skills; in order to provide service to patients, caregivers, and peers in a reliable, responsive, safe, and courteous manner. Organization and problem solving skills with the ability to work in situations involving uncertainty and rapid change; deal constructively with mistakes and/or setbacks; demonstrate flexibility. Ability to align all patient care activities and project work with departmental and institutional policies, business model/needs, goals, and vision. Ability to collaborate with physicians, nurses, and all members of the health care team. Provides service to patients, caregivers, and each other in a reliable, responsive, safe, and courteous manner; promote inclusiveness and collegiality by demonstrating respect and professionalism to others at all times. Knowledge of FDA health regulations, pharmacology and legal compliance requirements in order to provide accurate and timely medication education and counseling to patients and other healthcare professionals. Thorough understanding of dosage administration and measurement, chemical compounds, medical brands, etc.
Requirements
- Knowledge of and compliance with state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations.
- Excellent communication skills; in order to provide service to patients, caregivers, and peers in a reliable, responsive, safe, and courteous manner.
- Organization and problem solving skills with the ability to work in situations involving uncertainty and rapid change; deal constructively with mistakes and/or setbacks; demonstrate flexibility.
- Ability to align all patient care activities and project work with departmental and institutional policies, business model/needs, goals, and vision.
- Ability to collaborate with physicians, nurses, and all members of the health care team.
- Provides service to patients, caregivers, and each other in a reliable, responsive, safe, and courteous manner; promote inclusiveness and collegiality by demonstrating respect and professionalism to others at all times.
- Knowledge of FDA health regulations, pharmacology and legal compliance requirements in order to provide accurate and timely medication education and counseling to patients and other healthcare professionals.
- Thorough understanding of dosage administration and measurement, chemical compounds, medical brands, etc.
- Registered Pharmacist (RPh) license required.
Nice To Haves
- Pharm.D - Preferred or equivalent expereince.
Responsibilities
- Develop and/or maintains an active clinical pharmacy service as assigned
- Provide effective medication and practice-related education and counseling to patients, caregivers, and medical staff
- Collaborate with medical and nursing staff to optimize the pharmacotherapeutic aspects of patient care including infusion and outpatient medication management.
- Provide timely follow-up on clinical effects/assessments of medications with adjustments as necessary to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Participate in medication/treatment plan development and review based on recognized needs.
- Appropriately participates in and guide medical staff to comply with institutional standards, initiatives, guidelines (i.e. prior authorization, reimbursement optimization, formula management, REMS programs, and institutional programs, etc.).
- Dispenses and labels drugs or devices, selects drugs and reviews drug utilization, stores prescription drugs and devices and maintains drug records in the pharmacy.
- Participate in institutional initiatives to develop, improve, and implement patient care tools (i.e., treatment plans, protocols, algorithms, monitoring programs) to align with departmental and institutional goals.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
