Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Oncology - Days
About The Position
The Clinical Pharmacist ensures the overall integrity, safety, rationality, and effectiveness of the drug use control process for all patients in the assigned geographic or specialty area. The role serves neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics. The pharmacist monitors, screens, and verifies drug-related orders; supports timely preparation and dispensing; resolves drug therapy problems; and works with other health care practitioners to achieve appropriate medication-related outcomes. The pharmacist may supervise pharmacy interns, certified pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy residents in accordance with applicable Virginia laws, regulations, and Department of Pharmacy Services requirements. The position requires availability to work evenings, nights, and weekends, and involves the physical, mental, sensory, and emotional demands described in the posting.
Requirements
- Current licensure with the Virginia State Board of Pharmacy, required at hire or to be obtained within the first 90 days of employment.
- Must remain licensed as a pharmacist with the Virginia Board of Pharmacy.
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited academic program.
- Must be available to work evenings, nights, and weekends.
- Physical requirements include lifting 20–50 lbs.; prolonged standing and sitting; frequent bending; walking distances; climbing steps or ladders; overhead, extensive, or repetitive reaching; and repetitive motion.
- Mental and sensory abilities include strong recall, reasoning, problem solving, hearing, clear speech, legible writing, reading, and logical thinking.
- Emotional and work-environment demands include working at a fast or steady pace, handling multiple priorities, frequent and intense customer interactions, working in a noisy environment, and adapting to frequent change.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of pharmacy practice experience in a similar setting or residency training.
- Previous experience with state-of-the-art drug distribution and clinical service methods.
- PGY1 ASHP-accredited residency.
- PGY2 ASHP-accredited residency.
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from an accredited academic program.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, screen, and verify drug-related orders to ensure proper dosage, route, dosage form, and administration schedule.
- Ensure expedited preparation and dispensing of all dosage forms by pharmacy personnel.
- Resolve drug therapy problems and clarify or correct problematic drug orders.
- Designate pharmacy technicians to perform special assignments.
- Evaluate employees’ and students’ performance.
- Counsel patients on the safe and proper use of their medications.
- Resolve equipment and operational problems.
- Interact with other health care practitioners in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Monitor medication effects and recommend and/or initiate appropriate adjustments to achieve desired medication-related outcomes.
- Supervise pharmacy interns and certified pharmacy technicians as set forth in applicable Virginia laws and regulations.
- Supervise pharmacy residents as set forth in Department of Pharmacy Services.
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Job Type
Full-time
