Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory - Solid Tumor

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Boston, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for Medical Oncology serves as a leader in clinical pharmacy practice in the area of oral oncolytics and supportive care for patients with solid tumor malignancies. This specialist participates in the management of oncology therapies in collaboration with providers and nurses. This role provides drug information and educational resources for the pharmacy staff, patients, residents/students, medical staff, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals. As part of an ambulatory specialist team focusing in solid tumors, this role will expand disease-state focused services for patients at Burlington, Peabody, and Winchester oncology locations along with other BIDMC oncology service locations. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will participate in the development of clinical guidelines/protocols, new programs/services, and facilitate professional development activities in their area of expertise. This position is a hybrid role supporting both affiliated clinics in person and working remotely, with day shift only, Monday through Friday, no weekends, and no holidays.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy required.
Registration Massachusetts Pharmacist required.
1-3 years related work experience required.
Completion of PGY1 accredited pharmacy residency or 3+ years of Clinical Pharmacy experience in hospital setting.
Must obtain one or more certification (Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP), Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS), Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP)), within 18 months of hire.
Understanding of insurance and adjudication processes.
Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Nice To Haves

Doctoral degree in Pharmacy preferred.
Pharmacy residency PGY2 specialty experience/fellowship or equivalent experience or 5+ years of clinical pharmacy experience.
Knowledge of complex/chronic diseases states and therapies used within specialty pharmacy such as but not limited to: Primary Care, Oncology, Transplant, Infectious Disease (including HIV), Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Dermatology, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Allergy and/or various inflammatory conditions preferred.

Responsibilities

Practices pharmacy in accordance with laws, rules and regulation of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and Drug Enforcement Administration and in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures.
Maintains credentials in accordance with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.
Monitors patients in a specific unit/specialty service, including collecting patient-specific data, interpreting drug-related laboratory data, performing relevant physical assessments, interviewing patients, and identifying patient goals of therapy.
Takes part in the development, administration, and improvement of all ambulatory pharmacy programs and services.
Independent development of drug use evaluations, ADR reporting, clinic development and management, and creation of business plans
Under protocol, initiates, adjusts, monitors, and recommends changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through patient interviews, objective monitoring parameters, physical assessments as related to drug monitoring and adverse effect management, review of medication profiles and the patient medical records.
Documents clinical interventions in the electronic health record in a timely and professional manner.
Coordinates and interprets laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, including serum drug levels, electrolytes, and other approved drug-related laboratory testing.
Provides patient monitoring for the purpose of evaluating and optimizing patient outcomes, drug utilization and patient compliance, detecting and/or minimizing ADR's, eliminating unnecessary drug use and duplication.
Coordinates continuing education activities for medical and nursing staff; orients new employees on pharmacy practices and procedures. Includes submissions to the pharmacy newsletters, participating in journal clubs, and providing in-services to professional staff.
Precepts PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents, pharmacy students, and contributes to staff development in area of specialty practice.
Works collaboratively with other clinical pharmacy specialists to develop the pharmacy skills of pharmacy staff members by teaching and exemplifying those skills to the team members.