Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Requirements

• Pharmacist license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy.
• Typically requires 5 years of experience in specialty residency training or pharmacy.
• Specialty certification required (for external hires, certification must be obtained within one year of hire).
• Demonstrated decision making, team building, customer service, and conflict resolution.
• Maintains advanced skills in an areas of practice, demonstrating a commitment to continuing professional growth and advancement of the pharmacy profession.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated presentation, facilitation, and training development skills.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the clinical pharmacy liaison to the site or system service line.
• Demonstrates expertise in clinical practice including appropriate drug therapy for patients and prevention/resolution of drug related problems.
• Provides clinical support to others for more complex cases, applying in-depth knowledge in specialty area.
• Solves complex problems and uses specialty expertise as a resource to assist others.
• Ensures all team members are aware of unique patient situations.
• Optimizes medication-related continuity of care at admission, transfer and discharge for the service line.
• Leads medication safety advancements and performance improvement activities for pharmacy services in specialty service line.
• Routinely participates in specialty work groups including councils, committees and ad hoc teams.
• Advances change in service line to ensure clinically appropriate cost effective medication therapies.
• Facilitates change implementation within the service line including physicians, nurses and pharmacists.
• Designs drug distribution processes to meet patient care needs in service line.
• Communicates patient specific dispensing needs to all team members in functional/specialty area.
• Leads pharmacy department training programs for the service line.
• Orients/trains new pharmacy team members.
• Routinely precepts students and residents, and coordinates resident/student rotations.
• Provides input to development and improvements in training programs.
• Precepts resident projects.
• Accountable for team member development in service area.
• Provides direction to pharmacy technicians to ensure smooth workflow and service standards.
• Provides front-line staffing in specialty area as called upon.
• Maintains advanced skills in practice area.
• Serves as an exemplary role model for all pharmacists in the service area.
• Demonstrates a commitment to continued individual professional growth and leadership in the advancement of the pharmacy profession.
• Contributes to the literature through publications and presentations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Life support training courses may be required dependent on department discretion.