Christie Clinic's department of Chemo Ancillary is seeking a full-time Oncology Clinical Pharmacist, Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm at the University Clinic. This position serves as an expert Hematology-Oncology Pharmacist resource supporting medication delivery within a QOPI-Certified Hematology-Oncology practice. Leads, mentors, supervises, and supports Compounding Services staff. Maintains regulatory compliance including but not limited to USP 797 and USP 800. Builds, maintains, and validates Epic Beacon EMR treatment and supportive plans.
TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Requires full range of body motion including manual and finger dexterity, and hand-eye coordination. Requires standing for two to four hours and sitting for extensive periods of time. Demands include sitting, standing, walking, bending, stooping, stretching, and lifting to 50 pounds. Hearing within, or correctable to, normal range, vision correctable to 20/20. Requires working under stressful conditions requiring exact mental acuity.
TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work is performed with occasional to frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic hazardous substances, medicinal preparations, hazardous waste, and other conditions common to an outpatient Oncology sterile admixture preparation environment.
Responsibilities:
- Day to day operations of an in-office compounding service supporting the chemotherapy administration suite.
- Organizes and directs technician workflow, verifying preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries; and inspections.
- Compounds and dispenses medication for accurate delivery to patients.
- Verifies patient information, physician authorization and insurance approval before preparing and dispensing medications.
- Ensure compliance with all Local, State and Federal regulations regarding the preparation of Sterile Admixtures and Hazardous Drug handling.
- Serves as an expert resource to pharmacy technicians and nursing staff in the preparation and administration of Infusion drugs.
- Collaborates with physicians and clinical staff in the planning and implementation of patient treatment and supportive plans. Ensures safe and timely delivery of drug therapy.
- Reviews patient lab results to ensure treatment conditions are met (from a laboratory perspective.)
- Maintains up to date knowledge of drugs and protocols used in the field of Hematology-Oncology.
- Maintains knowledge of patient assistance programs and collaborates with cancer navigator to support patient enrollment.
- Oversees pharmacy tech ordering, handling, receiving, documentation, and storage of non-hazardous and hazardous drug inventories. Anticipates and mitigates supply chain interruptions and shortages.
- Ensures proper inventory turn and fiscal stewardship.
- Oversees in-office compounding staff to ensure team member competency, proper work process adherence, team member and patient safety, integrity and security of compounding areas and products produced.
- Builds, validates, and maintains Epic/Beacon Treatment and Supportive care plan library.
- Determines drug classification and risk to establish proper workflows for lifecycle of drugs.
- Develops and maintains Compounding Service policies and standing operating procedures.
- Communicates with pharmaceutical reps and critically evaluates evidence for new products and services.
- Optimizes therapeutic strategies and biosimilar utilization within the practice.
- Collaborates with Hematology-Oncology Clinical Manager for educational and operational needs of the clinical staff and department.
- Collaborates with Hem-Onc Department Chair and Clinical Director for Compounding Services Strategic Priorities and Drug Utilization optimization.
- Other duties as assigned
Other Certifications/Licenses:
- Current State of Illinois State Registered Pharmacist License in good standing.
- Initial Epic Ambulatory and Epic Beacon Certification achieved within 9 months of employment. Certification maintained throughout employment.
- Doctorate in Pharmacy (Pharm D)
Mountain View, California
Full Time, Contractor