CLINICAL PHARMACY SPECIALIST - ONCOLOGY $20,000 SIGN ON BONUS
About the role
The Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist performs a variety of clinical, logistical, and operational functions to streamline care for oncology patients at the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. The functions include but are not limited to:
Responsibilities
- Collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams to propose best treatment practices in accordance with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines and primary literature
- Provides clinical pharmacy services for oncology patients, including patient counseling, selection of appropriate therapies, monitoring parameters and frequency of monitoring, management of adverse effects, and identification/ management of drug-drug interactions
- Deliver new oncology therapy in-services to the oncology healthcare team
- Lead hematology/oncology pharmacology and therapeutics lectures for hematology/oncology fellow physicians
- Navigate oncology drug shortages, including recommendation of alternative therapies when appropriate
- Precept pharmacy residents and students on ambulatory oncology elective rotation
- Build treatment plans for chemotherapy regimens into EPIC and partake in necessary workflows to add new oncolytic agents to hospital formulary
- Actively participate in oncology pharmacy & therapeutics (P&T) subcommittee and hospital P&T committee meetings
- Aid with medication acquisition for oral and injectable oncolytic therapies, including prior authorizations, appeal letters, and peer-to-peer reviews
- Identify and complete patient care quality improvement projects
- Aid with policy development with regards to oncology patient care
Requirements
- 3-5 years Oncology preferred.
- Pharmacy Doctorate Degree
- New Jersey Board of Pharmacy Licensure
- Post Graduate (PGY2) in Oncology required
- Oncology Board Certification (or eligible within 2 years)
Qualifications
The New Jersey Pay Transparency Act requires disclosure of the pay range for this position.
A salary offer will vary based on the job role, candidate experience, qualifications, internal pay equity and market data.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to ensure that our staff have everything they need to succeed both at work and at home.
About the Area
Cooper University Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, or any other status protected by law or regulation.