Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Oncology​/Pharmacist

Overview

The Pharmacy Specialist shall serve as a liaison between the pharmacy staff and the Oncology Pharmacy Manager. The Oncology Pharmacy Clinician shall, according to standard procedure: 1.) Facilitate the delivery of clinical services and the resolution of unresolved problems related to the clinical services; 2.) Be responsible for assuring the accurate and timely delivery of the drug information and other clinical services to patients and other health care providers;

3.) Enhance the delivery of the clinical pharmacy services through the development of a personal clinical practice, development of the clinical abilities of the staff, and education of the pharmacy students/residents.

• Has working knowledge of all State and Federal laws and regulations affecting the practice of pharmacy.
• Assumes responsibilities of the Oncology Pharmacy Manager, as assigned, in his/her absence.
• Develops and maintains an area of clinical expertise in oncology providing clinical pharmacy services for patients and health care professionals in this practice area.
• Develops and presents educational topics, and staff development programs; participate in activities to enhance the pharmacy department’s professional and/or clinical services; develop medication protocols to optimize patient’s drug therapy; and serve as clinical resource to the health care team.
• Designs and delivers in-service education for physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals regarding drug therapy.
• Uses effective patient education techniques to provide counseling and education to patients and caregivers.
• Establishes and maintains effective communication with pharmacy staff members, other health care disciplines and patients providing drug information.
• Manages time efficiently to maintain high productivity of all Oncology & Infusion Pharmacy Services staff through oversight of daily operations.
• Participates as needed on the following hospital committees:
  Cancer Center Committee, Oncology Value Analysis Team, QOPI Committee, and MD Anderson.
• Assists in the acquisition of non-formulary, compassionate use, and investigational medications.
• Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens.
• Monitors patient drug therapy for patients in the clinical practice area to ensure efficacious, safe, and cost effective drug therapy.
• Promotes rational and economic drug use through professional interactions with the medical staff and medical staff committees.
• Maintains a clinical pharmacy rotation for students/residents. Participates in activities of the Residency Advisory Group. Supports and mentors resident research and other scholarly activities.
• Documents improvements in patient outcomes and cost containment efforts in the department’s clinical intervention system. Provides the Oncology Pharmacy Manager with a quarterly performance improvement report / graphs that depicts the specialist’s patient care activities. Participates in other performance improvement activities, as assigned by the Oncology Pharmacy Manager.
• Assists with performance evaluations and annual competencies as directed by the Oncology Pharmacy Manager.
• Maintains policies and procedures related to clinical oncology pharmacy services.
• Maintains workload statistics and other productivity parameters to promote the success of the clinical oncology pharmacy services.
• Assists with the training of new employee and staff education (Clinical Updates).
• Assists in the development of, and supports compliance with, a departmental budget.
• Provides immediate, direct supervision by process defined by leadership to unlicensed pharmacy students and interns.

DCH Standards

• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and…