Clinical Pharmacist Oncology
Clinical 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 the
responsibility for the safe and proper distribution and use of medications in inpatients and outpatients who
range 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
proactive 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 facilitationof 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 presentingcomponent of students interns and/or
residents.
This is a flexible model where coordination of care for the patient as he/she transitions from one aspect of the
medication use system to another is integrated with traditionally centralized functions such as order
entry/verification. This coordinated care model will continue to evolve as part of an integrated decentralized
patient care practice. This position may be responsiblefor rotating through several work sites which may
include but not be limited to Research Pharmacy and Inpatient Adult/Pediatric Hematology/Oncology units.
Function/Duties of Position
- Identifies resolves and documents complex therapeutic problems demonstrating advanced knowledge and application of this knowledge to a specific patient population.
Interprets and evaluates prescribers orders and for accuracy completeness andappropriateness. Documents activities of clinical decision or medicationdistribution issues that are not in line with the standard of practice requirefollowup or continued monitoring/evaluation. Verify the accuracy andappropriateness of medications prepared and dispensed from the pharmacy.
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.
Monitors therapeutic response and adverse effects of medications to guidedrug therapy. Consults with provider when questions or problems areidentified and documents activies in the patient medical record. Appropriatelyreports all adverse drug reactions drug defects and medication errors.
Responds accurately to requests for drug information from prescribers nursespatients and patients families; independently reviews and interprets the literature and applies this information to specific patient care situations.
Assists in the development of treatment guidelines to be used in patients withspecific diagnosis. Documents activities in the patient medical recordpharmacy monitoring profile drug use evaluation data collection or adversedrug reaction reporting program.
Influences standards of therapy by forming peer level relationships withprescribers and is recognized as the authority on mediations in their practicearea by prescribers nurses and pharmacists.
Participates in both intra and interdepartmental education programs;participates in the development of peers.
Supervise the activities and assume responsibility for all duties beingperformed by technicians students interns and residents and monitors andevaluates their performance.
Required Qualifications
- A current Pharmacists license issued by the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy PLUS Practice Residency/Equivalent Experience or Specialist Certification (BCPS BCOPS etc)
- Inpatient hospital pharmacy practice: Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the following patient care types: Acute care psychiatric rehabilitiaion skilled nursing longterm care obstetric oncology chemically dependent HIV home care hospice.
Job Related KnowledgeSkills 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 BLS/ACLS certification Vaccination certification Teaching Certificate
- Specialist Certifications (BCPS BCOPS etc) State of Oregon Pharmacy Preceptor licensure
- Experience in Oncology pharmacy practice either inpatient or outpatient
Job Related KnowledgeSkills and Abilities(Competencies):
- Oncology related drug therapy management in patients described in Position Purpose. (Dosage indications side effects etc. of chemotherapy and related adjunctive medications)
Additional Details
The pharmacist will experience competing demands from nurses physicians pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals as they attempt to influence clinical decisionmaking clinical policies andpractices and work flow. The pharmacist must deal with intense situations on a daily basis. In addition within the healthcare setting there can be significant lack of control over the work pace with frequent interruptions (work is often dictated by external factors) that may lead to mental fatigue or stress.
All are welcome
Employment Type
Full-Time
