Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist- Clinical Cancer Center Pharmacist

Position Responsibilities

• Participate in the provision of pharmaceutical care in select clinics
• Complete a comprehensive patient assessment including medication history, pertinent physical assessment, and assessment of relevant laboratory values, patient interview, and an evaluation of past medical history for appropriate patients.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, other health care providers, and patients as a member of the inter-professional team to achieve positive outcomes through optimal medication use and management.
• Provide disease state management and medication therapy management services through the use of collaborative practice agreements and protocols.
• Provide in-depth patient medication assessment and education.
• Provide follow-up of therapeutic recommendations through telephone calls and return clinic appointments as appropriate.
• Identify, evaluate and prevent adverse drug events through appropriate interventions.
• Communicate therapeutic recommendations to the health care providers verbally and/or through electronic health record documentation.
• Document relevant clinical information in electronic medical record.
• Coordinate medication-planning activities including facilitation of prescription writing, patient education, coordination with family members or home health care providers, etc.
• Collaboratively address financial issues to ensure receipt of needed medications.
• Provide drug information and education to health care professionals.
• Serve as liaison for ambulatory pharmacy staff regarding patient medication therapy.
• Complete patient follow-up calls to address side-effects/adherence.
• Provide 24-hour, 7 days a week on-call coverage on a rotation schedule for Ambulatory Care Specialty Pharmacy Services.
• Evaluate patient-specific medication regimens to ensure the appropriateness of the following:
• Indication
• Correct dose
• Route of administration
• Drug-drug, drug-food, drug-lab, or drug-disease state interactions
• Efficacy of therapy
• Adherence to therapy
• Dose adjustments for organ dysfunction
• Adverse drug reactions
• Potential drug misuse or abuse
• Use of the most cost-effective therapy
• Availability of medications at UI Health Care (if applicable)

Residency Training And Student Teaching Programs

• Develop goals and objectives for pharmacy residency programs and Doctor of Pharmacy advanced pharmacy practice and introductory pharmacy practice experiences.
• Prepare and administer pharmacy student and / or resident performance evaluations.
• Participate in the formal experiential training and didactic teaching required to conduct the pharmacy residency programs and Doctor of Pharmacy advanced pharmacy practice and introductory pharmacy practice experiences.
• Participate in recruiting activities for pharmacy residency programs.
• Provide daily communication and follow-up to other clinical pharmacists, pharmacy areas, and other health care professionals as needed.
• Provide in-service education to pharmacists as needed.
• Provide in-service to members of the health care team as needed.
• Aid physicians, nurses, and patients with medication questions, medication access and continuity of care issues.

Documentation Of Patient Care Activities In Accreditation Compliant Manners

• Documentation of patient care activities in accreditation compliant manners.
• Documentation of patient assessment and therapeutic plan recommendations.
• Documentation of medication errors into standard reporting system.
• Documentation of adverse drug reactions into standard reporting system.
• Documentation of patient allergies and height/weight information as needed.
• Documentation of medication counseling provided to patients.
• Documentation of interventions with prescribers and other health care providers.
• Documentation of clinic and follow-up telephone encounters.
• Others as required.

New Department Clinical Service Initiatives

• Be a resource to staff for after-hours issues in oncology clinic patients.
• Develop or contribute to the development of protocols related to appropriate prescribing, dispensing and monitoring of specialty medications.
• Provide a leadership role in department or interdisciplinary hospital committees involved with drug therapy issues.
• Develop or contribute to the development of drug information resources and practice guidelines that are available hospital wide to foster cost effective and rational prescribing.
• Design, implement, and coordinate development of the clinical components of the pharmacy or hospital wide information systems.
• Adhere to all credentialing and privileging requirements under collaborative practice agreements and standard of care.

Quality Improvement

• Provide a leadership role in university committees involved with drug therapy.
• Perform quality assurance monitoring of services provided by the Cancer Center Pharmacy.
• Develop educational programs to certify the clinical competence of pharmacists and improve the technician understanding of medical conditions being treated.
• Completion and upkeep of university, department of pharmaceutical care, and specialty pharmacy competencies and CE requirements as assigned.

Other

• Conduct research in area of expertise and present/publish results at professional meetings or in professional journals.
• Consistently demonstrate the WECARE values and Service Excellence culture of Iowa Health Care.
• Complete and maintain compliance with all competencies and educational requirements.