Clinical Pharmacy Specialist- Oncology

Children’s Hospitals And Clinics Of Minnesota

Job Location:

Minneapolis, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Childrens Minnesota

Childrens Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924 Childrens Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals nine primary care clinics multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts in our region Childrens Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top childrens hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit .

Childrens Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy care delivery and promoting diversity equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Position Summary (This position will be focused on oncology including but not limited to: Leukemia/Lymphoma Neuro/Solid tumors and novel therapies including CAR-T )

The Pharmacy Specialist is an integral member and medication expert on the designated care team. Through various assignments within the department they provide support of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems as well as consult on the delivery of optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of specialty disease states.

The Pharmacy Specialist provides optimal direct patient-centered care in a decentralized practice setting with providers nurses and other health care personnel. Care is aligned with target interdisciplinary programs to deliver pharmaceutical care within specialty services to ensure programs are appropriately integrated throughout the organization.

In addition this role serves as a departmental resource and liaison to other departments within the organization. The Pharmacy Specialist collaborates with the pharmacy leadership team for optimization of operational pharmacy services inventory management patient satisfaction insurance requirements and 340B addition this role may require co-leading programs as it relates to the specialized area and working collaboratively with stakeholders to develop and implement strategic initiatives.

Other duties may include but are not limited to:
* Provide medication and practice-related education/training where identified
* Quality oversight of medication use in the specialty patient population
* Pharmacoeconomics
* Implement and operate according to collaborative practice agreements or protocols
* Clinical decision-making during medication shortages
* Facilitate education to patients fellow pharmacists providers and other health care team members
* Establish and operate within clinical pathways
* Create or modify policies to facilitate evidence-based practice and improve clinical outcomes
* Ensure regulatory requirements in partnership with Childrens Minnesota leaders and committees

A successful candidate will exhibit professionalism and leadership while working with interdisciplinary teams.

Location: On-site (MPS STP or both campuses)

License/Certification/Registration required Yes
*Pharmacist Licensure in the State of Minnesota current or within 3 months of hire
*Basic Life Support (BLS) certification current or within 3 months of hire
*Certification in the area of specialty awarded by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties preferred

Education:
*Graduate from a college/school of Pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) OR graduate from a foreign college of pharmacy that has at least a five-year curriculum and has passed the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and become certified by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Commission (FPGEC) required
*A Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an ACPE-accredited institution preferred

Experience:
*Completion of a Specialty Pharmacy Residency in the area of specialty or equivalent health-system experience required
*Two-year minimum experience working in the specialty area preferred
*Meets ASHP residency preceptor criteria preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
*Knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice specialty medication therapy management and specialty evidence-based medicine in area appropriate for clinical assignments
*Knowledge of medications used in designated specialty their indications efficacy safety dosing pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties drug-drug interactions and contraindications
*Ability to perform data monitoring and analysis and utilize the results for development and implementation of quality improvement projects
*Ability to plan design prioritize implement and work independently
*Ability to provide expertise work collaboratively and communicate effectively with front line health-care staff (e.g. providers nurses pharmacists) data analysts information technologists leaders patients and other stakeholders across the continuum of care to ensure optimal specialty medication use and patient outcomes
*Ability to work within an electronic medical record
*Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
*Knowledge of Microsoft suite (Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Outlook; Teams) preferred

Physical Demands

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The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role the skills education training credentials and experience of the candidate internal equity and organizational needs.

In addition to your salary this position may be eligible for medical dental vision retirement and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment drug screen background investigation and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification.

Childrens Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race color creed sex religion national origin sexual orientation genetic information gender identity or expression age veteran status disability pregnancy citizenship status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.

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About Childrens MinnesotaChildrens Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924 Childrens Mi...