Pharmacy Supervisor (Oncology)

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and maintains the Oncology Drug Stewardship Program as a new clinical pharmacy program to improve outcomes of patients on oncology drugs.
• Collaborates with Formulary Program Manager to facilitate consistent interpretation and implementation of drug formulary, drug restrictions, practice guidelines, management of drug shortages, and requests for use of non-formulary drugs or for off-label indications.
• Collaborates with Pharmacoeconomics Program Manager to identify and implement cost savings and cost avoidance activities of established or emerging oncology drug therapies.
• Collaborates with Hematology, Oncology, MTU, Nursing, and Clinical Nutrition Services to proactively create, review and update local oncology disease treatment guidelines, clinical pathways, policies and dosing protocols.
• Maintains clinical oversight of patients receiving oncology drugs to ensure safe and effective utilization.
• Documents all recommendations and interactions in electronic health record (EHR) as progress notes in appropriate format to maximize clinical pharmacy workload capture.
• Ensures that drug-related problems are identified, addressed and resolved in a consistent and coordinated process.
• Completes medication reconciliation and provides patients with an updated list of medication in compliance with current policies.
• Participates in Adverse Drug Event Reporting Program and reports medication errors to promote Veteran patient safety.
• Provides in-depth review of Prior Authorization Drug Requests (PADR’s) utilizing the PADR consult process to document approval or disapproval of non-formulary or restricted drugs.

Education

• Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
• Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia.
• Completion of a Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) residency and a Post-Graduate Year 2 (PGY2) residency, preferably with a specialization in Oncology, is highly desirable.
• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the field of Oncology Pharmacy is preferred.
• Candidates who hold Board Certification in Oncology Pharmacy (BCOP) are strongly preferred.