Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator, Regional Campuses

				Overview:

The Clinical Coordinator for regional campuses provides clinical support of clinical pharmacy practice at the DFCI regional campuses. The Coordinator reports to and assists the Clinical Manager in developing, implementing and maintaining patient-oriented clinical pharmacy resources, participates in staff education to develop clinical skills of pharmacist staff and education of other health care professionals in pharmacy-related topics. The Coordinator reviews and responds to clinical questions to ensure consistency and the optimum patient care by the pharmacists. The Coordinator also identifies clinical education needs of regional campus pharmacy staff with site managers and clinical pharmacy specialists.

This position requires regular on-site presence at each of the regional campuses, with an estimated commitment of 1-2 days per month per location. Regional campuses are located in Foxborough MA, Milford MA, Weymouth MA, Brighton MA, Methuen MA, Londonderry NH and any future regional campuses. 

This position's work location is hybrid with two or three days per week remote. The selected candidate may only work remote days from a New England state (ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI).  

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals. 

Responsibilities:

* Provides clinical support and guidance to the infusion pharmacy staff at the regional campuses through drug information, in-service education, responses to clinical questions and coordination of clinical resources.
* Contributes to clinical decision-making at the regional campuses. 
* Maintains competency in clinical pharmacy dispensing roles based on regional campus needs.
* Participates in, and coordinates quality assurance, quality improvement, continuing education, clinical pharmacy initiatives, and drug information resources.
* Reviews regional campus provider requests for exception orders and evaluates for compendia or literature support to guide the prior authorization process.
* Assists with new drug onboarding and rollout to regional campuses, including development and delivery of staff education. 
* Participates in development, vetting and presentation of clinical guidelines and drug use evaluations to relevant Institute workgroups and committees. 
* Remains current regarding trends and development in oncology pharmacy practice and serves as a role model to the professional and technical staff.
* Facilitates communication of clinical updates/changes to regional campus providers, nurses and pharmacy staff through staff meeting, email updates, in-service education etc.

PATIENT CONTACT: 

* Yes, the Clinical Coordinator may provide consultative services to adult and pediatric patients in a clinical setting on an as needed basis.

Qualifications:

Minimum Education:

A Bachelor's Degree or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy required.

Minimum Experience:

PGY2 residency in oncology plus 2 years of clinical practice experience or PGY1 plus 5 years clinical practice experience, or 7 years of clinical practice experience. Project management, formulary management and/or prior auth experience preferred.  

Certification/Licensure/Registration: 

Must be licensed to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Must be Board Certified in Oncology Pharmacy (BCOP) and/or have an advanced degree related to the specialty practice area.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: 

* Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
* Ability to dispense medication accurately and efficiently, with particular attention to details. 
* Prioritization and organization of work under stress and time constraints.
* Problem solving and critical thinking skills.
* Ability to prevent and resolve intradepartmental and interdepartmental problems. 
* Ability to make and implement decisions.
* Must have organization, and time management skills to achieve departmental goals.

At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply. 

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.  
			

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