Pharmacist - Oncology
Pharmacist - Oncology
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Job Description
Department Overview
The purpose of this position is to provide the services of a licensed pharmacist which includes theresponsibility for the safe and proper distribution and use of medications in inpatients and outpatients whorange in age from neonates infants less than one year of age children and adolescents ages 1018 adults ages1965 and the elderly over age 65.
This position is to function at higher decision making and accountability levels regarding medication therapy proactively affecting medication use by making recommendations at the time prescribing decisions are being
made or in some cases making independent decisions about medication therapy in cooperation with other healthcare team members. Additional services provided include facilitation of medication reconciliation discharge counseling and medication delivery through coordination of care from admission to discharge. The
pharmacist must possess strong communication skills for patient education and work collaboratively with
inpatient and outpatient interdisciplinary teams including but not limited to providers nurses case workers
pharmacists and technicians as well as the teaching and precepting component of students interns and/or
residents.
This is a flexible model where the coordination during transitions of care and medication use system for patients are integrated with traditionally centralized functions such as order entry/verifications and will continue to evolve as part of integrated decentralized patient care practice.
Function/Duties of Position
Identifies resolves and documents complex therapeutic problemsdemonstrating advanced knowledge and application of this knowledge to aspecific patient population.
- Responds accurately to requests for drug information from physicians nurses patients and patients families; independently reviews and interprets the literature and applies this information to specific patient care situations.
Monitors therapeutic response and adverse effects of medications to guidedrug therapy. Consults with provider when questions or problems areidentified. Appropriately reports all adverse drug reactions drug defects andmedication errors.
Directs the work of students/residents and monitors and evaluates theirperformance.
Influences standards of therapy by forming peer level relationships withattending medical staff members; is recognized as a drug authority in a specialized practice area by physicians nurses and pharmacists.
Assists in the development of treatment guidelines to be used in patients with specific diagnosis. Documents activities in the patient medical record pharmacy monitoring profile drug use evaluation data collection or adverse drug reaction reporting program.
Interprets and evaluates physicians orders and prescriptions for accuracycompleteness and appropriateness. Verify the accuracy and appropriatenessof medications prepared and dispensed from the central pharmacy. Supervisethe activities and assume responsibility for all duties being performed bypharmacy technicians in your work areas.
Participates in both intra and interdepartmental education programs;participates in the development of peers.
Assists in the reconciliation of medications education of patients regardingtheir home medication regimens and coordination of the discharge medicationplan with the interdisciplinary team. Documents activities in the patientmedical record.
Required Qualifications
A current Pharmacists license issued by the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy.
BS in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. PLUS PGY1 Practice Residency or Specialist Certification (BCCCP BCPS etc)
OHSU may require training or experience in a specialized area at time of recruitment.
Experience:
- Inpatient hospital pharmacy practice: Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the following patient care types:
- Critical Care acute careemergency medicine psychiatric rehabilitiaion skilled nursing longterm care obstetric oncology chemically dependent HIV home care hospice.
Job Related Knowledge Skills and Abilities (Competencies):
- Demonstrates the ability to: Enforce pharmaceutical care principles safely and accurately Make agerelated modification of drug therapy
- Make diseaserelated modification of drug therapy
- Evaluate medical literature Work independently without minimal direct supervision
- Handle multiple tasks and frequent interruptions
- Communicate effectively both formally and infomrally including presentations Project manage Work with a team professionally and collaboratively
- Set priorities to respond quickly to emergent situations/requests
- Work cooperatively with healthsystem and pharmacy staff
- Communicate effectively and professionally (orally and in writing)
- Perform work accurately with attention to detail
- Exercise sound professional judgement
- Perform systematic problem solving
- Enforce practice guidelinesstandards and medication related policies
- Make critical decisions
- Perform key computuer related skills including use of the EMR common word processing spreadsheet medical literature and medicatioin databases
Preferred Qualifications
- PGY2 Specialty Residency
- Specialist Certifications (BCPS BCCCP etc) Vaccination certification Teaching Certificate
Additional Details
- rotating weekend
The pharmacist will experience competing demands from nurses physicians pharmacy staff and other
healthcare professionals as they attempt to influence clinical decisionmaking clinical policies and
practices and work flow.
The pharmacist must deal with intense situations on a daily basis. In additionwithin the healthcare setting there can be significant lack of control over the work pace with frequentinterruptions (work is often dictated by external factors) that may lead to mental fatigue or stress.
All are welcome
Employment Type
Full-Time
