Hospital - Clinical Pharmacist Specialist (Bone Marrow Transplant)

Responsibilities

• Participate and lead pharmacy clinical/operational programs
• Monitor patient medication regimens and provide appropriate interventions
• Review, interpret, and input treatment orders to ensure accuracy
• Support clinical pharmacy responsibilities by collaborating with other hospital disciplines
• Lead and develop pharmacy clinical services such as drug consults, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV to PO, renal dosing and other programs
• Provide medication and practice-related education and counseling to patients, caregivers, and medical staff
• Collaborate with medical and nursing staff to optimize pharmacotherapeutic aspects of patient care
• Provide information to staff members and/or patients on medication uses, drug interactions, and potential side effects
• Oversee the preparation of treatments, preparation of investigational treatments, prepackaging of medications, and drug returns
• Maintain records on patient prescriptions, charges, and inventory
• Ensure pharmacy technician duties are performed completely, safely, and without risk of harm to patients
• Analyze, compare, and evaluate various courses of action; make independent decisions
• Manage stem cell transplant and cellular therapy therapies, order sets, and REMS requirements
• Provide staff education regarding cellular therapy management
• Provide direct clinical pharmacy support for stem cell transplant and cellular therapy patients
• Aid in the precepting of pharmacy students and residents
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and compliance with state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations
• Excellent communication skills
• Organization and problem solving skills with the ability to work in situations involving uncertainty and rapid change
• Ability to align all patient care activities and project work with departmental and institutional policies, business model/needs, goals, and vision
• Thorough understanding of dosage administration and measurement, chemical compounds, medical brands, etc.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as Advanced Clinical Pharmacist (in a specific area of focus) or at least 5 years of general hospital pharmacy experience required; preferably within area of focus