Pharmacist Specialist - Oncology

Riverside Health System • Newport News, VA

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About The Position

Clinical Pharmacy Specialists participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the patients in their assigned areas. Pharmaceutical care services include but are not limited to assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. May be designated as being in charge. What you will do Delivers direct patient care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programs by assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. Provides pharmaceutical services throughout oncology service line and serves as departmental resource to other departments, hospital personnel or external groups. Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs and,If applicable, participates in quality management with the goal of improving services by monitoring processes, analyzing data, implementing interventions to improve and evaluate the effectiveness of those interventions. Participates in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing with oversight of the pharmacy technicians and compounding practices assuring regulatory compliance. May assist with the compounding of admixtures if needed. Facilitates experiential education and practice advancement by or serving as preceptors or facilitating learning experiences for doctor of pharmacy students and pharmacy residents. Participates in clinical research and practice advancement projects as well as patient care quality and regulatory compliance initiatives designed to improve the medication use process or pharmacy practice. Personal Professional development that meets or exceeds expectations with Board certification in oncology or other specialty area. The clinical pharmacist will provide care in accordance with state and federal law and regulation, and facility policy and procedures.

Requirements

• Doctoral Degree, Pharmacy (Required) or Bachelors Degree, Pharmacy (Required)
• 3-4 years Pharmacy Clinical Experience (includes residency experience), OR (Required)
• 2 years Pharmacy Clinical Experience including 1 year PGY1 residency (Required)
• Knowledge of contemporary hospital/clinical practice and service.
• Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in area appropriate for clinical assignments.
• Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs
• Facilitates pharmaceutical care services, direct patient care programs, medication utilization systems within assigned services and care areas to assure drug utilization activities are aligned with patient care needs, evidence-based best practices, and regulatory standards.
• Designs and implements stewardship activities and restriction/surveillance programs.
• Tracks and evaluates assigned pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and financial efficiency and routinely benchmarks against local and national best practices.
• Actively identifies practice related issues which require evaluation and facilitate clinical research projects, quality improvement initiatives, or healthcare provider education as needed to advance practice.
• Develops and oversees policies and procedures for drug purchasing, drug usage, drug distribution, and drug control.
• Assures pharmacy is an integral part of the health-care delivery system and facilitates enhancement and expansion of pharmacy services/programs.
• Delivers direct patient care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programs.
• Maintains proficiency in decentralized pharmacy services and clinical pharmacy programs.
• Works as an active member of multidisciplinary team and collaborates with healthcare providers within decentralized patient care areas to provide patient-centered care.
• Identifies high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve quality and safety o Makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendations.
• Participates in the management of medical emergencies.
• Provides discharge medication review, reconciliation, and counseling as appropriate.
• Provides pharmaceutical services throughout medical center.
• Maintains proficiency in hospital computer systems and medication ordering systems.
• Provides accurate, safe, timely, and appropriate medication therapy based on patient age and needs.
• Completes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profile/chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related problems, improper drug or dose selection, sub therapeutic dosage, over dosage, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, failure to receive drugs, untreated indications, medication use without an indication, and treatment failures.
• Communicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and caregivers (physicians, nurses, etc.) and assures continuity of pharmaceutical care between shifts and among staff.
• Actively participates in stewardship activities and restricted medication programs.
• Participates in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing.
• Maintains proficiency in and actively engages in operational programs, central dispensing pharmacies, satellite dispensing pharmacies, and specialty pharmacy areas as appropriate for job assignment.
• Facilitates specialty medication procurement, ordering, and dispensing procedures including but not limited to chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, controlled substances, etc. as appropriate for assignment.
• Oversees pharmacy operations and technician practice/activities when assigned/appropriate.
• Facilitates experiential education and practice advancement.
• Maintains proficiency in preceptor roles and actively emulates education/mentorship skills.
• Develops student, resident, and staff training experiences/competencies and creates new relationships for teaching and training opportunities.
• Identifies, designs, and implements improvements in the medication-use system to advance patient safety, maximize therapeutic outcomes, or control costs.
• Licensed Pharmacist - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) within 30 Days(Required)
• Board Certified Pharmacy Specialties (BCPS) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties Any Specialty Area within 2 Years(Required)
• Board Certified Pharmacy Specialties (BCPS) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties Oncology, within 6 years (Required)

Nice To Haves

• 1 year ASHP PGY1 Residency (Preferred)
• 1 year ASHP PGY2 Residency (Preferred)
• Board Certified Pharmacy Specialties (BCPS) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties Upon Hire(Preferred)
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Delivers direct patient care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programs by assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events.
• Provides pharmaceutical services throughout oncology service line and serves as departmental resource to other departments, hospital personnel or external groups.
• Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs and,If applicable, participates in quality management with the goal of improving services by monitoring processes, analyzing data, implementing interventions to improve and evaluate the effectiveness of those interventions.
• Participates in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing with oversight of the pharmacy technicians and compounding practices assuring regulatory compliance. May assist with the compounding of admixtures if needed.
• Facilitates experiential education and practice advancement by or serving as preceptors or facilitating learning experiences for doctor of pharmacy students and pharmacy residents.
• Participates in clinical research and practice advancement projects as well as patient care quality and regulatory compliance initiatives designed to improve the medication use process or pharmacy practice.
• Personal Professional development that meets or exceeds expectations with Board certification in oncology or other specialty area.
• The clinical pharmacist will provide care in accordance with state and federal law and regulation, and facility policy and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree