Oncology Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

About the role

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care academic medical center in the Texas Medical Center. It is a joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and St. Luke’s Health.

Responsibilities

• Promotes long and short-range planning to respond and integrate within the market, Region, and systems.
• Works collaboratively with pharmacy peers to standardize clinical pharmacy systems when appropriate.
• Works, as directed by facility pharmacy leadership, on developing, coaching and mentoring pharmacy staff to maximize their scope of practice in the provision of clinical pharmacy services and scholarly activities across the continuum of care.
• Edits medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness. Accurately enters the order or prescription into the computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner.
• Verifies and checks medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
• Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals. Resolves drug related problems by consulting with other health care professionals to achieve appropriate patient outcomes. Unclear orders written by a licensed provider are clarified with the licensed provider. Assists the licensed provider in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.
• Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served. Provides basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.
• Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems.
• Responsible for technician activities, performance, provides direction and guidance as needed.
• Participates in the orientation, instruction and training of pharmacy students and interns, pharmacy technicians, residents, pharmacists and other health professionals.
• Completes mandatory education from a system and department level is appropriate.
• Provides patient counseling and drug information and documentation as appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree
• Residency completion or three (3) years of clinical experience
• Active Texas Pharmacist License in good standing
• Board Certification (e.g. BCCP, BCPS) required within 3 years of hire
• BLS Certification issued by the American Heart Association
• ACLS Certification issued by the American Heart Association

Qualifications

• Minimum of 80 hours per week
• Monday-Friday 8am-5pm schedule
• No remote work
• Category: Pharmacy

Skills

• Ability to document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure.
• Interpretation of medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness. Accurately enters the order or prescription into the computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner.
• Verification and checking of medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
• Communication of drug information to patients and health professionals. Resolving drug related problems by consulting with other health care professionals to achieve appropriate patient outcomes.
• Maintain a working knowledge of automated systems.
• Responsible for technician activities, performance, provides direction and guidance as needed.
• Participation in the orientation, instruction and training of pharmacy students and interns, pharmacy technicians, residents, pharmacists and other health professionals.
• Completing mandatory education from a system and department level is appropriate.
• Providing patient counseling and drug information and documentation as appropriate.

Benefits

Includes but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time.

Pay

The posted compensation range of $49.78 - $74.05 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.

Schedule

This position works Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.