Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Clinical Cancer Center Pharmacist

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Clinical Cancer Center Pharmacist

The University of Iowa Healthcare Pharmacy Department is looking for a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to join our team. This pharmacist position provides pharmaceutical care services to patients seen in the ambulatory Care Clinical Cancer Center Clinic. It provides clinical support, education, coordination of dispensing, and monitoring for patients receiving specialty medications at UI Health Care Specialty Pharmacy Services and/or are under the care of UI Health Care providers.

It serves as a role-model/practitioner-educator for Doctor of Pharmacy students and pharmacy residents and carries out clinical practice responsibilities for the Department of Pharmaceutical Care.

• Be present in clinics when patients are scheduled to see the clinical pharmacist and when clinical pharmacy services are required.
• Complete a comprehensive patient assessment including medication history, pertinent physical assessment, and assessment of relevant laboratory values, patient interview, and an evaluation of past medical history for appropriate patients.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, other health care providers, and patients as a member of the inter-professional team to achieve positive outcomes through optimal medication use and management.
• Provide disease state management and medication therapy management services through the use of collaborative practice agreements and protocols.
• Provide in-depth patient medication assessment and education.
• Provide follow-up of therapeutic recommendations through telephone calls and return clinic appointments as appropriate.
• Identify, evaluate and prevent adverse drug events through appropriate interventions.
• Communicate therapeutic recommendations to the health care providers verbally and/or through electronic health record documentation.
• Document relevant clinical information in electronic medical record.
• Coordinate medication-planning activities including facilitation of prescription writing, patient education, coordination with family members or home health care providers, etc.
• Collaboratively address financial issues to ensure receipt of needed medications.
• Provide drug information and education to health care professionals.
• Serve as liaison for ambulatory pharmacy staff regarding patient medication therapy.
• Complete patient follow-up calls to address side-effects/adherence.
• Provide 24‑hour, 7 days a week on‑call coverage on a rotation schedule for Ambulatory Care Specialty Pharmacy Services.

• Indication
• Route of administration
• Drug‑drug, drug‑food, drug‑lab, or drug‑disease state interactions
• Efficacy of therapy
• Adherence to therapy
• Adverse drug reactions
• Potential drug misuse or abuse
• Use of the most cost‑effective therapy
• Availability of medications at UI Health Care (if applicable)

• Develop goals and objectives for pharmacy residency programs and Doctor of Pharmacy advanced pharmacy practice and introductory pharmacy practice experiences.
• Prepare and administer pharmacy student and / or resident performance evaluations.
• Participate in the formal experiential training and didactic teaching required to conduct the pharmacy residency programs and Doctor of Pharmacy advanced pharmacy practice and introductory pharmacy practice experiences.
• Participate in recruiting activities for pharmacy residency programs.

• Provide in‑service education to pharmacists as needed.
• Provide in‑service to members of the health care team as needed.
• Assist physicians, nurses, and patients with medication questions, medication access and continuity of care issues.

• Clinical services and patient care activities in the electronic medical record.
• Patient assessment and therapeutic plan recommendations.
• Medication errors into standard reporting system.
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