Pharmacist Infusion Services
About The Position
The Pharmacist Infusion Services role oversees all aspects of clinic pharmacy operations in a hematology/oncology clinic, supporting safe, effective, and cost-effective medication therapy. The pharmacist dispenses medications and intravenous solutions, including chemotherapy and ancillary treatments, and provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care, patient counseling, and medication therapy monitoring. The role provides clinical pharmacy services to patients of an outpatient oncology pharmacy, develops oncology pharmacy standards in accordance with organizational policies and procedures, and works with providers and healthcare teams to improve clinical care and systems. It also performs distributive pharmacy functions, supports clinical department activities, and helps meet financial, workflow, inventory, billing, and customer service goals. The pharmacist may direct Pharmacy Assistant and Pharmacy Technician workflow and handle customer service issues in the absence of a supervisor or manager.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science or PharmD from an accredited school of pharmacy, required upon hire.
- Registered Pharmacist in good standing with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (RPH), required upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association, required upon hire.
- Five years of pharmacy experience may be accepted in lieu of Board Certification, upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of oncology or infusion pharmacy experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide pharmacy services and care to patients served by an outpatient oncology pharmacy.
- Develop clinical pharmacy standards for oncology pharmacy in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
- Monitor drug therapy and consult with other professional providers.
- Educate patients, families, clients, and healthcare team members, and provide accurate, comprehensive patient-specific drug information.
- Perform distributive functions, including interpreting physician orders, entering orders into the EMR, monitoring therapy, preparing IV admixtures, checking technician activity, monitoring delivery systems, operating computers, and controlling stock.
- Assist pharmacy leadership with clinical functions, including adverse drug reaction (ADR) activities, drug use evaluation (DUE), Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) activities, ongoing clinical staff education, and statistical analysis of clinical effectiveness against cost-to-benefit ratio.
- Counsel and educate hospital, clinic, and other customers about medications in accordance with department policies and procedures and applicable laws.
- Communicate accurately and confidently with patients, physicians, and other medical staff.
- Monitor patients under approved prescriptive authority protocols.
- Collaborate with pharmacy and ancillary staff to support medication cost and inventory control, efficient workflow, insurance billing, controlled substance controls, and customer service goals.
- Oversee and direct Pharmacy Assistant and Pharmacy Technician workflow in the absence of an Ambulatory Pharmacist – Lead or Supervisor.
- Enter and/or verify provider medication orders in the EMR.
- Complete and apply appropriate package labeling to dispensed medications.
- Handle customer service issues in the absence of a Supervisor or Manager.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
