Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Hematology​/Oncology​/BMT

Position Details

Department: PCH-MAIN | Pharmacy

Location:

Phoenix

Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8:30am-4:30pm

Category:
Pharmacy

Posting #: 974371

Employee Type:
Full-Time

Position Summary

Posting

Note:

We are seeking a passionate and highly skilled Clinical Pharmacist Specialist to join our dynamic team supporting Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant services.

This role offers a unique opportunity to rotate between inpatient and outpatient service lines, delivering comprehensive pharmaceutical care across the continuum of cancer treatment. Additionally, the position involves providing clinical guidance and expertise in the development of chemotherapy Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) protocols, in close collaboration with our information technology colleagues.

As a key member of our interdisciplinary team, you will play a vital role in enhancing patient outcomes, supporting chemotherapy protocol development, and engaging directly with patients, providers, and nursing staff. Your expertise will help shape the future of pediatric oncology care and make a lasting impact in the lives of children and their families.

This is an advanced level clinical pharmacist position responsible and accountable for the provision of departmental and organizational clinical pharmacy services. This position provides comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to patients from neonate to adulthood while performing the duties of a registered pharmacist as defined by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy and Phoenix Children's. The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist aligns with targeted interdisciplinary programs and specialty services to deliver medication therapy management services to ensure pharmaceutical care programs are appropriately integrated throughout the institution.

Clinical Pharmacist Specialists serve as departmental resources and liaisons to other departments and hospital personnel and participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system. This position reports directly to the Manager of Clinical Pharmacy Services.

Position Duties

* Maintains interdepartmental relationships to facilitate communication related to clinical pharmacy services and patient care within and between the pharmacy department and other areas in the organization. Functions as the advanced clinical expert and liaison for the designated area of specialty Services, and shares information consistently and proactively. When serving as the Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, coordinates and maintains the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program.

a. Participates in patient and family education and supports in transition of care to discharge

b. Actively involved with medication reconciliation at the patient care level

c. Develop guidelines, policies, and other monitoring and intervention strategies for antimicrobial use and streamlining prophylactic, empiric, and definitive antimicrobial therapy

d. Review and analyze daily antimicrobial audits for appropriate use in collaboration with the Infectious Disease Service

e. Compile and report data and findings on antimicrobial use to the Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infection Control and Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committees coordinate, facilitate and promote education, training, competency assessment and performance improvement of pharmacists, pharmacy residents and other healthcare professionals in the appropriate use of antimicrobials

* Reviews and manages medication orders for therapeutic appropriateness based upon age, weight, height, laboratory values (where appropriate), diagnosis and other patient and clinical information pertinent to safe and effective care.

a. Effectively screens for and manages clinical alerts/conditions (i.e., allergies,

interactions, therapeutic duplications, adverse drug reactions (ADR) etc.)

b. Actively problem solves issues with medication orders and contacts the prescriber to recommend appropriate alternative medication therapy as needed.

c. Complies with the directives of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee related to Formulary Management.

d. Documents clinical interventions to meet or exceed established cost containment and evidence-based medication therapy goals for the department and organization.

e. Actively reviews, verifies, or enters medication orders into medication management systems in an accurate and timely manner. Appropriately evaluates entries to the patient profile and intervenes when needed to ensure patient safety.

* Effectively communicates problems, unique patient needs and other necessary information to on-coming staff for enhanced continuity of care. Responds to all modes of communication within the department and hospital and proactively solves problems. Answers phones promptly and politely demonstrating Phoenix Children's Values of excellence in clinical care, service and communication at all times.

* Ensures patient safety and clinical quality while providing pharmaceutical care throughout the facility and actively participates on patient safety…