Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Oncology

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Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.

D.) Doctor of Pharmacy (Required)

2 years At least a year of pharmacy experience in a pediatric, specialized or academic or clinical setting.

6 years required for candidates without a PGY2 residency. (Required)

Required Licenses and Certifications

Pharmacist Eligible for Licensure in the District of Columbia plus/minus Maryland and Virginia (specialty dependent) 90 Days (Required)

Board Certified Pharmacist (BPS) (specialty dependent) 1 Year (Required)

Order Processing and Accreditation Readiness

• Interpret medication orders, profile orders and oversee the packaging, labeling and distribution of medications.
• Input orders into pharmacy computer system for area of practice when appropriate.
• Staff in the pharmacy operation to maintain distribution skillset.
• Assist in performing unit inspections and verifying accreditation readiness.
• Reviews medication lists for therapeutic duplication, omissions, dosing errors, drug interactions, and allergies.
• Reviews, interprets, and verifies new medication orders to ensure appropriate drug, dose, route, and frequency
• Assists nursing staff and other providers with automated dispensing machine questions.

Interventions/ Documentation

• Perform drug therapy monitoring and intervene as necessary on drug dosing, drug administration, drug interactions, side-effects and monitoring issues.
• Complete therapeutic drug monitoring consults and adverse reaction reports.
• Document interventions and drug information.
• Document in patient chart when applicable and appropriate.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate medication access, including recommending alternative therapies as appropriate.
• Actively participates in the medication reconciliation process to ensure a complete and accurate home medication list.
• Works collaboratively with providers to implement and communicate comprehensive medication evaluation and management for patients including between care settings.

Staff Development and Training

• Assist with the education, training, and general supervision of pharmacy students and residents.
• Assist with the training of new pharmacists.
• Provide lectures and drug reviews to various professional groups and committees.
• Develop system changes, educational programs and interventions that result in the reduction of errors in practice; including prescribing errors, dispensing errors, and administration errors.

Clinical Services

• Take necessary steps to assure appropriate medication use throughout the organization.
• Identify drugs/therapies that should be considered for further evaluation and formulary addition.
• Provide accurate and timely drug information to physicians, nurses, and other health professionals.
• Maintain an active, current clinical practice based on evidence-based medicine.
• Serve as a clinical specialist resource for pharmacists, nurses and physicians; address and follow up on all issues related to systems and patient care.
• Assist the department in the management of drug shortages.
• Represent the Department on key committees.
• Assist pharmacy operations and informatics teams in implementation of new and updating of existing formulary items.
• Become credentialed and help to design, implement, and execute collaborative practice agreements.

Quality Improvement

• Lead cost-savings initiatives within the department.
• Lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives both within the department and externally.
• Contribute to the development of order sets by helping devise, implement, and test electronic order set builds.
• Assist with the growth of clinical pharmacy programs throughout the…