Pharmacist- Oncology
About The Position
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. In a medical center or institutional setting, the Pharmacist reviews and interprets provider orders, provides drug information, assists in problem solving, and provides other aspects of pharmaceutical care. Duties may consist of unit dose dispensing, IV Admixtures, outpatient prescriptions, navigating the electronic medical record, compounding, and working with automated dispensing devices. The Pharmacist utilizes appropriate age-related patient information to assess the pharmaceutical needs of patients, which may include provision of pharmaceutical care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. The Pharmacist follows all established regulations and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy. The role may involve acting as a shift supervisor under direct or indirect supervision by department managers. The Pharmacist must demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills and be able to learn and utilize new technology as the profession of pharmacy evolves. This position provides oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy services and pharmacy support personnel. Pharmacy services at Sanford Health may include involvement in acute care surgery, neurology, cardiology, pediatrics, oncology, infusion services, intensive care, general medicine, dialysis, transplant, antimicrobial stewardship, and medication reconciliation. The role may include decentralized clinical functions, such as direct patient interaction/interdisciplinary team rounding, chart reviews, customer or patient counseling, collecting accurate medication list, and centralized clinical functions, such as checking and dispensing medications and overseeing the clinical functions of the IV room.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy
- Thorough knowledge of drugs and their actions
- Knowledge of state and local regulations
- License must be in good standing by the State Board of Pharmacy in state(s) of practice and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges as required by position
- Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills
- Must be able to learn and utilize new technology as the profession of pharmacy evolves
Nice To Haves
- Hospital experience or residency preferred
Responsibilities
- Review prescriptions to assure accuracy, to ascertain the needed ingredients, and to evaluate their suitability
- Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage
- Review and interpret provider orders
- Provide drug information
- Assist in problem solving
- Provide other aspects of pharmaceutical care
- Perform unit dose dispensing
- Perform IV Admixtures
- Handle outpatient prescriptions
- Navigate the electronic medical record
- Perform compounding
- Work with automated dispensing devices
- Utilize appropriate age-related patient information to assess the pharmaceutical needs of patients
- Follow all established regulations and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy
- Act as a shift supervisor under direct or indirect supervision by department managers (if required)
- Demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills
- Learn and utilize new technology as the profession of pharmacy evolves
- Provide oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy services and pharmacy support personnel
- Be involved in acute care surgery, neurology, cardiology, pediatrics, oncology, infusion services, intensive care, general medicine, dialysis, transplant, antimicrobial stewardship, and medication reconciliation
- Perform decentralized clinical functions, such as direct patient interaction/interdisciplinary team rounding, chart reviews, customer or patient counseling, collecting accurate medication list
- Perform centralized clinical functions, such as checking and dispensing medications and overseeing the clinical functions of the IV room
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
