Manager Pharmacy Infusion I - Cancer Services - Kelsey Seybold Clinics: North Houston

Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation's leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties.

About the role

The Infusion Pharmacist will perform chemotherapy and sterile product admixture for the clinic departments. The infusion pharmacist will work closely with the physician team in monitoring patients on therapy, specifically chemotherapy. They will be required to know oncology protocols and be responsible for verifying orders per protocols. Manages pharmacy-prepared infusion medications administered in the clinic, including accurate and complete charge capture. Responsible for achievement of customer service and financial objectives; adherence to professional practices and Kelsey-Seybold policies and procedures; and management of all assigned personnel, including students. Manages inventory and overall cost of service provisions. Performs all duties of a registered pharmacist, including accurate dispensing and counseling of prescriptions to customers and distribution of clinic-use pharmaceuticals.

Responsibilities

• Perform chemotherapy and sterile product admixture
• Monitor patients on therapy, specifically chemotherapy, in collaboration with the physician team
• Verify orders per oncology protocols
• Manage pharmacy-prepared infusion medications, ensuring accurate and complete charge capture
• Adhere to professional practices and Kelsey-Seybold policies and procedures
• Manage assigned personnel, including students
• Oversee inventory and control the overall cost of service provisions
• Dispense and counsel prescriptions accurately to customers
• Distribute clinic-use pharmaceuticals
• Communicate effectively with pharmacy department personnel, physicians, allied health professionals, and patients
• Operate computer terminals for infusion preparations
• Calculate infusion preparation dosages

Requirements

• Graduate from a School of Pharmacy
• Sterile products IV certification
• Texas Registered Pharmacist license
• 2+ years of hospital/infusion pharmacy experience
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with pharmacy personnel, physicians, allied health professionals, and patients
• Proficiency in operating computer terminals for infusion preparations
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic for dosage calculations

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification
• Kelsey-Seybold Clinic (KSC) experience
• Experience with aseptic techniques
• Experience writing reports (e.g., weekly/monthly) pertaining to accidents/injuries, maintaining logs, and infusion records
• Solid chemotherapy and oncology background
• Demonstrated excellent people management skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase plan
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)

Pay

The hourly pay for this role will range from $44.00 to $79.00 per hour based on full-time employment, depending on factors such as local labor markets, education, work experience, and certifications. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.