Clinical Pharmacist- Oncology

Job description
Job Requirements

Position Summary

Responsible for:
• Customer satisfaction
• Supervising and managing shift personnel and physical resources
• Assuring accurate dispensing or pharmaceuticals
• QC/PI activities
• Exemplifying pharmaceutical care ideals

Minimum Requirements

Education
• BS in Pharmacy/Pharm.D.

Experience
• Prior experience in health system pharmacy including experience with computer systems and their applications to the clinical and operational aspects of pharmaceutical care required.
• 2-3 years as a Health System Pharmacist (practicing in both the distributive and clinical/decentralized duties) or completed in ASHP accredited PGY1 residency (or eligible).

License/Registration/Certifications
• Current license (or eligible) to practice pharmacy in S.C.
• Pharmacy extern will work under supervision of licensed pharmacist until license obtained.

Core Job Responsibilities
• Follows attendance, dress, education (including continuing education) and safety polices
• Complies with appropriate regulatory agencies’ requirements, e.g. DHEC, DEA, etc.
• Directs staff and encourages teamwork to ensure department workload duties are correctly assigned throughout the staff on a day to day basis
• Completes appropriate formulary substitutions in order to optimize physical resources
• Initiates and documents appropriate follow-up on problem areas identified on departmental inspections by serving as a resource person for the department
• Participates in departmental and hospital activities such as, departmental in-services, participation in hospital and/or departmental committees. Participates in departmental and hospital activities on performance Improvement
• Completes competency for IV medication and IV Room competency and is assessed of aseptic technique for sterile compounding preparations within established departmental guidelines
• Exercises professional judgment, discretion, and initiates communication with physicians, nurses, and other members of the health care team when there is question of appropriateness or a recommendation for more appropriate therapy to ensure safe medication use and to minimize the risk of medication errors
• Alerts and/or advises physician/nursing of drug-drug interaction, food-drug interaction. Able to identify potential adverse drug reactions, document, and intervene as needed
• Provides clinical dosing/monitoring services on identified high-risk medications and adjusts/advises on result of data that are outside the appropriate parameters/guidelines
• Other duties as assigned Read more