Responsibilities:
*** $20,000 Sign On Bonus ***
The Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist performs a variety of clinical, logistical, and operational functions to streamline care for oncology patients at the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. The functions include but are not limited to:
* Collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams to propose best treatment practices in accordance with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines and primary literature
* Provides clinical pharmacy services for oncology patients, including patient counseling, selection of appropriate therapies, monitoring parameters and frequency of monitoring, management of adverse effects, and identification/ management of drug-drug interactions
* Deliver new oncology therapy in-services to the oncology healthcare team
* Lead hematology/oncology pharmacology and therapeutics lectures for hematology/oncology fellow physicians
* Navigate oncology drug shortages, including recommendation of alternative therapies when appropriate
* Precept pharmacy residents and students on ambulatory oncology elective rotation
* Build treatment plans for chemotherapy regimens into EPIC and partake in necessary workflows to add new oncolytic agents to hospital formulary
* Actively participate in oncology pharmacy & therapeutics (P&T) subcommittee and hospital P&T committee meetings
* Assist with medication acquisition for oral and injectable oncolytic therapies, including prior authorizations, appeal letters, and peer-to-peer reviews
* Identify and complete patient care quality improvement projects
* Assist with policy development with regards to oncology patient care
#LI-CU1
Qualifications:
Post Graduate (PGY2) in Oncology required
Oncology Board Certification (or eligible within 2 years)
New Jersey Board of Pharmacy Licensure
Share this job:
Share this Job