Specialty Pharmacist – Oncology

Allina Health

1d • $66 - $91 • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The Specialty Pharmacist is responsible for medication therapy management, applying in-depth knowledge of patient care, pharmacy practice, pharmacotherapy, and technology. The pharmacist coordinates with other health care professionals to support optimal patient care and provides education and mentorship to patients, pharmacists, and other health care providers.

The position focuses on quality improvement, medication-use evaluation, patient and employee safety, education, and clinical consultation. It may lead specialty practice areas and new clinical practices, guidelines, or policies. The pharmacist supports departmental financial performance, conducts service quality and compliance audits when needed, contributes to research and professional publications, and helps educate and precept pharmacy residents and students.

This is a 1.0 FTE position working 80 hours per two-week pay period, with an 8-hour day/evening shift and occasional weekend rotation. The location is 920 E 28th St STE H2005, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407. The pay range is $66.09 to $91.44 per hour; starting pay depends on factors such as experience, education, and applicable union agreement. Shift, weekend, or other differentials may be available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or a doctoral/Ph.D.-level Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
• Postgraduate year 2 residency experience or similar experience.
• Licensed Pharmacist credential from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy upon hire if working in Minnesota.
• Licensed Pharmacist credential from the Wisconsin Board of Pharmacy upon hire if working in Wisconsin.
• For work within the System Care Management Advanced Care Team, a valid driver’s license is required upon hire; Minnesota and Wisconsin residents must obtain a valid license in their state of residence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates improvement and quality opportunities, recognizes opportunities for improvement, and applies best practices and quality improvement tools.
• Participates in research studies, contributes to pharmacy practice knowledge, and presents findings at meetings or through publication.
• Works with leaders to optimize departmental financial performance and conducts service quality and compliance audits when needed.
• May lead development and implementation of clinical practices, guidelines, and policies.
• Mentors staff pharmacists and develops programs to improve pharmacists’ skills.
• Educates physicians, nurses, and other health care providers and participates in training and orientation for new clinical services.
• Helps guide, motivate, and hold people accountable for their practice; provides ongoing feedback and coaching and contributes feedback for performance evaluations.
• Conducts medication-use evaluations, collaborates on improvements, and participates in drug formulary reviews.
• Submits articles to the Medical Staff Newsletter.
• Coordinates resident and student education, maintains primary preceptorship of pharmacy residents, mentors staff pharmacists in specialty-rotation preceptorship, and directs student pharmacist programs with staff pharmacists and department leaders.
• Provides patient education and monitors patient and employee safety.
• Identifies and addresses patient safety issues; participates in root cause analysis of medication errors and reviews adverse drug events, developing and executing plans to reduce future risk.
• May lead specialty practice areas and provide expert clinical consultation in pharmacology, immunotherapy, immunology, transplantation, infectious disease, oncology/investigational drugs, pain management and palliative care, critical care, cardiovascular care, and ambulatory care.
• Leads collection, analysis, and communication of patient outcomes data.
• Serves as an educational resource to department and hospital staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• PTO/time away.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education, as applicable.
• Student loan support benefits to help navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Well-being dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching, and tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior