Chemotherapy Compounding Pharmacist 7on/7off

About the role

7on/7off day shift schedule. Provides professional pharmacy services: reviews, interprets, monitors, and dispenses medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals as prescribed by physician and according to professional standards and practices. As a chemotherapy compounding pharmacist, this position may engage in more complex medication distribution processes, routinely perform hazardous medication compounding, have additional department responsibilities, and/or function in specialized areas of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and dispenses medications as prescribed and ordered by physician/provider, including calculation and preparation of solutions for oral, external, intramuscular, and intravenous administration; complies with all applicable regulations and standards.
• Receives physician/provider orders, prepares prescriptions and refill requests, and intervenes when appropriate for clarification or correction.
• Interprets and evaluates medication orders for contraindications, incompatibilities, allergies, and dosing.
• Ensures patient profile is complete and adjusted for height, weight, current and past medical history, clinical laboratory results, and concurrent medications (including over-the-counter and/or home medications) and to reflect provider’s desire to continue or discontinue said drug.
• Checks dosage for appropriateness for neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Accurately supplies medication to patients; selects, compounds, and dispenses drugs and other pharmaceutical products; verifies accuracy of filled medication orders before dispensing.
• Prepares drug labels and affixes labels to proper containers; ensures inclusion of appropriate directions for timing, methods, and precautions; personally instructs patients in the use of medications when indicated.
• Prepares sterile and non-sterile drug products, including hazardous medications.
• Orders routine and special medications.
• Prepares and maintains records and other tasks normally associated with the operation of a pharmacy in a clinical care context.
• Ensures accurate documentation in performing and processing all orders/supplies to capture all charges and other relevant information.
• Utilizes time effectively to ensure orders are delivered within established timeframes.
• Assists in the operation of assigned pharmacy; supervises preparation of chemotherapy and other hazardous medications by technicians as appropriate.
• Checks the work of technicians; directs technicians to perform tasks appropriate to current priorities and ensures all work is completed by end of shift.
• Ensures routine and stat orders are processed within standards.
• Assists in maintenance of inventory and drug distribution systems including appropriate controls; notes and reports quality deficiencies of drug products; ensures pharmaceuticals are properly ordered, stored, kept up to date, and protected from deterioration.
• Orders supplies, rotates stock, and returns outdated medication/pharmaceuticals for credit.
• Procures items from other pharmacies as needed.
• Checks and restocks emergency boxes and Blue Alert cart trays.
• Complies with State, Federal, and accreditation rules, regulations, and standards; complies with and enforces departmental, administrative, and medical policies and records.
• Notifies Lead Pharmacist/Assistant Director of any issues or problems which cannot be resolved or require intervention.
• Recommends methods to improve pharmacy services; participates in the quality improvement process.
• Provides clinical consultation: accurate drug information to physicians, patients, and others regarding appropriateness of drugs relative to patient’s condition, drug history, choice of medications, dosage, strength, frequency, and method of administration.
• Consults on drug therapy, drug regimen review, drug utilization review, drug storage and control, research projects, and other pharmacology matters.
• Participates in medication use evaluations, records pharmacist interventions, and adverse drug events.
• Provides assessment, education, and follow-up instruction for specified programs (e.g., Diabetes self-management).
• Interprets and performs order entry functions per departmental policies and procedures; utilizes computer software applications to obtain drug information; operates computer and related equipment to enter and retrieve patient information; updates patient information as required.
• Works effectively as intermediary between patient care units and pharmacy; answers calls and provides information on pharmacy services.
• Interacts and communicates in a customer-responsive, courteous manner per iRESPECT standards, promoting patient/customer satisfaction.
• Provides information on drugs and pharmaceuticals to patients and medical/hospital staff professionally.
• Takes verbal orders from provider per policy and procedures.
• Responds to Blue Alert calls immediately.
• Participates in drug research projects; works collaboratively with medical/hospital staff to coordinate and implement activities.
• Provides in-services for staff and other departments.
• Prepares investigational drug products as needed; dispenses investigational drugs according to study procedures and protocols; completes all necessary documentation.
• Provides instruction, assigns, and supervises other support/ancillary personnel assigned to unit for clinical assistance.
• Assists in orientation and oversees supervision of new staff members and students during training.
• Completes required continuous training and education, including department-specific requirements; attends staff meetings, mandatory in-services, and continuing education.
• Maintains professional credentials and education to keep current knowledge of clinical/theoretical principles, concepts, and techniques.
• Attends and actively participates in meetings, conferences, and seminars to enhance professional skills and share recent developments in pharmacology and pharmaceutics.
• Contributes to annual review of unit-based scope statement and determination of important aspects of care for clinical review.
• Assists in development of indicators, thresholds, study methods, and data collection as assigned.
• Responds to problems/opportunities to improve care; supports and is involved in organization’s Performance Improvement initiatives.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, safe environment per safety/risk management policies; adheres to compliance/quality improvement, safety, environment, and infection control standards; practices aseptic techniques per policy.
• Assists in care and maintenance of equipment and effective utilization of supplies; cleans and maintains all pharmacy-related equipment.
• Responsible for cleaning and maintaining hazardous drug area on daily, weekly, and monthly rotation; documents cleaning, maintenance, and other activities; reports equipment malfunction to supervisor.
• Provides research and administrative support to special projects: prepares data, reports, and follows up on projects.
• Prepares and maintains required records, reports, and files for administrative, operational, and regulatory compliance.
• Documents all incidents when designated pharmacist in charge; makes copies of pertinent information; documents interventions in computer system; documents Blue Alert participation on intervention form; documents phone calls concerning nonformulary drugs on intervention log; completes controlled drug records accurately.
• Prepares reports of drug research projects and investigational drug findings.
• Demonstrates knowledge, technical, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills to provide care, maintain clinical competency, and meet age-specific patient needs within pharmacy areas.
• Interprets and monitors appropriate drug therapies for age-specific groups: neonate, infant, adolescent, adult, and/or geriatric as specialty assignment dictates.
• Provides coverage for relief and absences; demonstrates flexibility to work night, weekend, and holiday shifts for continuous pharmacy coverage.

Schedule

7on/7off day shift schedule; flexibility to work night, weekend, and holiday shifts for continuous pharmacy coverage as required.

Physical Requirements

• Standing — Frequently
• Walking — Frequently
• Sitting — Occasionally
• Lifting — Occasionally
• Carrying — Occasionally
• Pushing — Occasionally
• Pulling — Occasionally
• Climbing — Rarely
• Balancing — Rarely
• Stooping — Occasionally
• Kneeling — Rarely
• Crouching — Rarely
• Crawling — Rarely
• Reaching — Frequently
• Handling — Frequently
• Grasping — Frequently
• Feeling — Occasionally
• Talking — Frequently
• Hearing — Frequ