Immune Effector Cell Therapy

Northside Hospital•Atlanta, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Northside Hospital is an award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing institution. We are seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to specialize in Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Stem Cell Transplant. This role involves comprehensive medication management for these patient populations, focusing on inpatients, infusion center outpatients, and physician clinic outpatients. Daily patient rounding is a key component of this position. The pharmacist will collaborate closely with physicians, mid-level providers, and nursing staff to ensure medication management aligns with clinical literature, best practices, and regulatory standards. Responsibilities include extensive patient and staff education, leading investigational drug research, overseeing technician compounding, implementing medication safety processes, and providing oversight for all medication management policies and procedures. Additionally, the role involves training pharmacy students and residents (PGY-1 and PGY-2). Candidates should be adept at managing a high patient volume, possess strong teamwork and leadership qualities, and have a keen interest in direct patient care, projects, quality improvement, and medication safety.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
Active Georgia Pharmacist license.
Two (2) years clinical pharmacy experience.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in oncology pharmacy is preferred.
Residency completion or experience in leukemia/lymphoma/stem cell transplant is given top priority.
Completion of an accredited post-graduate year 1 (PGY-1) residency with a rotation in an oncology area or equivalent (3 years as a clinical pharmacist).
Completion of an accredited PGY-2 oncology residency with a rotation in stem cell transplant or equivalent (3 years as an oncology-focused clinical pharmacist).
Certification by Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) is strongly encouraged in the clinical practice specialty – Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP), Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP), etc.

Responsibilities

Handle all aspects of medication management for leukemia, lymphoma, and stem cell transplant patients.
Conduct daily patient rounding in inpatient, infusion center outpatient, and physician clinic outpatient areas.
Collaborate with physicians, mid-level providers, and nursing staff to ensure medication management follows clinical literature, current best practices, and regulatory standards.
Provide extensive patient and staff education.
Lead investigational drug research.
Oversee technician compounding in outpatient settings.
Implement medication safety processes.
Provide oversight for all medication management policies and procedures.
Provide extensive training to pharmacy students and PGY-1 and PGY-2 pharmacy residents.
Demonstrate ability to handle high volume patient load.
Be team oriented.
Possess leadership qualities.
Show interest in direct patient care, projects, quality improvement, and medication safety.