Lead Oncology Pharmacist Full Time Days Einstein Montgomery

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides expert information to physicians patients and others about medications and other pharmaceuticals with respect to such factors as the appropriateness of medications in relation to the patients condition and medication history; the choice of medications including dosage form quantity methods of administration and alternative therapy for medications having undesirable side effects; the pharmacological characteristics of medications including their effects on the human system and the condition being treated and their chemical interaction with other substances in the patients system; and their physical characteristics such as compatibility with other medications forms in which they are or can be manufactured and expected shelf life.
• Conducts or participates in the orientation and training of pharmacy students pharmacy technician trainees and other professional or technical staff in pharmaceutical principles practices operations and standards.
• Screens prescriptions and medication orders for completeness proper authorization dosage and quantity therapeutic compatibility medication interactions and allergies and clarifies possible problems with appropriate medical staff. All orders shall be processed and ready for scheduled delivery rounds conducted approximately every hour. A Pharmacist must accurately and quickly prepare all orders.
• Selects compounds and dispenses medications and other pharmaceutical products ordered by physicians dentists and other licensed medical practitioners including the calculation and preparation of solutions for oral external intramuscular and intravenous administration. Ensure USP 797 / 800 compliance and documentation of appropriate standards.
• Supervises or performs the preparation of medication labels and the affixing of labels to the proper containers; ensures the inclusion of appropriate directions for the timing methods and precautions to be observed in taking the medication; personally instructs patients in the use of medications when indicated.
• Provides technical supervision to all staff including volunteers in the manufacture and prepacking of pharmaceuticals; participates in the development of techniques for compounding manufacturing or prepackaging pharmaceuticals.
• Develops maintains and supervises the operation of medication distribution systems including the maintenance of appropriate controls; notes and reports quality deficiencies of medication products; ensures that pharmaceuticals are properly ordered stored kept up to date and protected from deterioration.
• Provides technical supervision to nonprofessional and subprofessional employees in the performance of a variety of pharmacy duties.
• Attends and actively participates in meetings conferences and seminars for the purpose of upgrading professional skills and sharing information on recent developments in the fields of pharmacology and pharmaceutics.
• Prepares any IV solutions as needed using proper aseptic preparation techniques. Prepares any IV chemotherapy as needed using proper aseptic and cytotoxic preparation techniques.
• Following completion of medication cassettes by technicians the Pharmacist will inspect the cassette for accuracy against a current patient profile.
• Actively participates in medication safety programs. Active participation means identifying opportunities to improve safety (reporting errors and adverse drug events) and implementing system-based changes as a result of those opportunities.
• Mentors pharmacy students in applicable educational experiential training programs.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education - Required

• Doctorate Graduation from Accredited Pharmacy school/ college

Experience - Required

• 3 years experience of hospital pharmacy practice experience

Experience - Preferred

• 1 year oncology or infusion experience

Licenses and Certifications - Required

• RP - Registered Pharmacist - State of Pennsylvania