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Clinical Pharmacist, Oncology, Full Time, Days

PIH Health

#Quality Assurance #Patient Care #Healthcare Technology #BCLS #Oncology #Clinical Protocols #Chemotherapy #Clinical Pharmacist #Medication Safety

Quick overview

Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary oncology team to optimize pharmacological agents and manage chemotherapy orders for maximum therapeutic benefit. Provide direct patient care, education, and clinical mentorship while developing best practice protocols and quality assurance monitoring.

Requirements summary

Requires a PharmD degree, California Registered Pharmacist license, and a current BCLS Healthcare Provider CPR Card. A minimum of two years of hospital experience in oncology is required, with residency or advanced certification preferred.

professional certificatepostgraduate degreeWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationPatient EducationClinical DocumentationCritical ThinkingProtocol DevelopmentDrug Therapy ManagementChemotherapy ManagementMedication CompoundingPharmacokineticsQuality Assurance MonitoringOncology Clinical Knowledge

Job description

The Clinical Pharmacist – Oncology Specialist shall assist and collaborate with the Pharmacy Team involving oncology and infusion medications.
He/she shall work in conjunction with Pharmacy Technicians for auditing the performance of pharmacy processes and systems as required for maintenance and compliance with state, federal, and accreditation agencies.
He/she shall help optomize selection of pharmacological agents that assist in achieving maximum therapeutic benefit while minimizing toxicity.
He/she shall deliver care to patients as a part of the multi-disciplinary inpatient/outpatient oncology team, provide direct patient care contact to visually assess for signs of adverse effects, and manage the patient within the scope of practice.
He/she shall provide education (on the use, storage, side effects, precautions, and supportive care medications) via verbal consultation and written material when deemed appropriate.
He/she shall provide drug therapy management by consulting with the patient, patient’s caregivers, and healthcare team caring for the patient, perform follow-up care with appropriate patients at each visit when clinically necessary, monitor lab values, and provide recommendations on treatment delays or dose modifications when deemed clinically necessary.
He/she shall be responsible for verifying accuracy and appropriateness of each chemotherapy order provided by physician and provide medication information/consultations to physicians and nurses based around the current literature, research, and best practices as requested.
He/she shall collaboratively manage oncology protocols including but not limited to: chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting management, dose-rounding protocols, carboplatin per pharmacy, electrolytes, and per pharmacy adverse effect management (bowel, pain, etc).
He/she shall be responsible for ensuring appropriate documentation, calculation and compounding of each chemotherapy and supportive care medication.
He/she shall act as a mentor for others by providing visual, spoken, and written clinical education and training to pharmacy students, technicians, pharmacists, and residents in the Department of Pharmacy as needed.
He/she shall work as a full-time employee and must work at least 50% of their time in a specialized area where they are developing and promoting best practice protocols, safe medication management process and quality assurance monitoring for the pharmacy practice in that area.

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