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Job Title:Specialty Pharmacy Pharmacist- Oncology

Req:2023-0432

Location:

Department:Specialty Pharmacy

Shift:Variable

Type:Full Time

FTE:1

Hours:

City State:Renton, WA

Salary Range:

Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION

The position description is a guide to the critical duties and essential functions of the job, not an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, qualifications, physical demands, and work environment conditions. Position descriptions are reviewed and revised to meet the changing needs of the organization.

TITLE: Clinical Pharmacist Outpatient

JOB OVERVIEW: The clinical pharmacist is responsible for providing pharmaceutical care services to clinic patients including but not limited to medication therapy management, drug therapy consultation, chronic disease statement management, participation in transitions of care, and provision of patient education and counseling. Additionally, the clinical pharmacist will participate in clinic and pharmacy staff development endeavors, participate in patient care coordination meetings and be an active participant in the clinical practice guideline review and development process.

DEPARTMENT: Hospital Outpatient Services, Pharmacy Support Systems, Specialty Pharmacy, Anticoagulation

WORK HOURS: Assigned Days and Hours; variable upon shift/setting/role

REPORTS TO: Department Manager/Supervisor or equivalent/designee

PREREQUISITES:

Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy; PharmD degree strongly preferred

Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Washington with license in good standing, or eligible for licensure.

Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 residency required or equivalent practice experience. PGY2 residency preferred for specific practice areas (e.g., Oncology).

American Health Association's Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers - active certification, or required within 30 days of employment

Minimum of 2-3 years of clinical experience in practice setting preferred.

Board certification or equivalent advanced practice specialty highly desirable.

Specialty practice setting specific prerequisites - see addendum

QUALIFICATIONS:

Professional and effective verbal and written communication skills

Strong customer service orientation and placing priority on serving the needs of patients, their families and health care providers.

Demonstrated skill in developing and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships with a diverse population, including the ability to work effectively with the physical and emotional development of all age groups.

Possess knowledge and problem-solving skills related to all aspects of disease management and drug therapy.

Meet credentialing requirements for reimbursement of services by insurance and governmental payers as applicable.

Demonstrate ability to multitask, set priorities and work accurately and independently.

Demonstrate ability to direct and supervise pharmacy residents, technicians, interns, and students.

Participates in and supports professional organizations.

Pass oral and written examinations pertaining to the areas of current VMC clinical pharmacy responsibilities as applicable.

UNIQUE PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS, ENVIRONMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

Requires routine drug education presentations.

Requires the ability to continually change priorities in response to changing patient needs.

Requires the ability to work in an environment of constant interruptions.

Requires the maintaining of a knowledge base of current medications, drug therapy guidelines, and updates to FDA-approved indications.

Knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations and standards governing the practice of pharmacy

Precept students and residents.

Requires competency in all applicable collaborative drug therapy agreements

Same as generic job description for clinical partner

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Generic Job Functions: See Generic Job Description for Clinical Partner

Essential Responsibilities and Competencies:

Adheres to department of pharmacy and organizational policies and procedures in all areas of practice.

Responsible for providing high-quality pharmaceutical care to ambulatory patients of Valley Medical Center and its Clinic Network. This includes medication reconciliation and all aspects of therapeutic selection, implementation, monitoring, modification and dispensing of drug therapy (as applicable to practice setting) - with appropriate documentation and communication.

Responsible for providing comprehensive patient education and counseling regarding medication therapy including use of administration devices (e.g., injection devices, inhalers, etc.) promoting safe and effective use to facilitate an appropriate therapeutic outcome for the patient.

Collaborates with providers and other health care professionals to individualize appropriate drug therapies based on patient parameters and interpretation of current literature, safety, efficacy, and cost.

Participate in medication therapy management including monitoring and modifying drug therapy upon physician referral as outlined in collaborative drug therapy agreements (CDTA), as applicable to practice setting.

Participate in chronic disease state monitoring and utilize registries and/or other databases as available to enhance therapeutic outcomes through disease/medication education, adherence monitoring and drug therapy optimization.

Participates in interdisciplinary team activities to develop and implement clinical plans of care and disease state management programs involving medication therapy, collaborative practice, treatment protocols and medication error reduction

Provide pharmaceutical care oversight and consultation for high-risk patients including those with 10 or more medications, high resource utilization (e.g., frequent ED/UC visits), advanced age or on high risk or specialty medications, as applicable to practice setting.

Participate in transition of care endeavors including collaborating with inpatient providers for complex patients (e.g., CHF) and perform medication reconciliation for hospital discharge patients, as applicable to practice setting.

Identify patient barriers to medication adherence taking into account patient characteristics (including language, cultural/religious practices, physical, cognitive, emotional, pain/discomfort, socioeconomic status, etc.)

Responsible for documenting drug information questions, drug utilization evaluation activities and adverse drug reactions.

Participates in the development and documentation of quality assurance indicators such as drug use evaluation.

Maintain clinical competency through successful completion of the self-study modules and providing clinical services in practice.

Provide teaching, direction and supervision of pharmacy residents, technicians, interns and student, as well as training of new pharmacists.

Participates in projects as determined by the strategic goals and initiatives of the department and organization.

Assists in the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee process for review and evaluation of treatment options and promotes the adherence to the VMC Drug Formulary as approved

Conduct periodic reviews of prescribing practices and design targeted prescriber education to promote compliance with clinical practice guidelines

Actively participate on committees responsible for medication use, quality improvement, performance improvement, and other aspects of patient care within the health system

Maintain knowledge of outpatient medication reimbursement models including MTM and pharmacist provider status.

Develops and presents periodic in-services to healthcare providers.

Participates in research studies in the clinical service.

Maintain competency in all applicable CDTAs and completes all department and organizational competency assessments as assigned.

Completes additional responsibilities/projects as assigned by Supervisor/Manager/Director.

ADDENDUM - SPECIALTY PRACTICE SETTING SPECIFIC PREREQUISTES

Anticoagulation Clinic

PGY1 pharmacy practice residency required or demonstrated equivalent practice experience

Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) credential preferred

Oncology Clinic/Infusion Center

PGY1 pharmacy practice residency required

PGY2 residency in Oncology required, or demonstrated equivalent practice experience

Board Certificated Oncology Pharmacist credential preferred

Primary/Specialty Care Clinics

PGY1 pharmacy practice residency required

PGY2 residency in Ambulatory Care required, or demonstrated equivalent practice experience

Board Certificated Ambulatory Care Pharmacist credential preferred

Certified Diabetes Educator credential desirable

Minimum of 1-2 years of clinical experience in specialized practice setting preferred

Specialty Pharmacy

PGY1 pharmacy practice residency required or demonstrated equivalent practice experience

Minimum one year of specialty pharmacy practice experience preferred

Participate in activities related to specialty pharmacy accreditation

Demonstrate knowledge and ability to perform duties of a Retail Pharmacist with respect to processing specialty pharmacy prescriptions as necessary

Date Created: 4/11

Revised: 1/15, 9/22

Grade: UFCWPHCLIN

FLSA: NE

CC: 7170, 7172, 7173, 7177, 7178

Job Qualifications:

PREREQUISITES:

Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy; PharmD degree strongly preferred

Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Washington with license in good standing, or eligible for licensure.

Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 residency required or equivalent practice experience. PGY2 residency preferred for specific practice areas (e.g., Oncology).

American Health Association's Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers - active certification, or required within 30 days of employment

Minimum of 2-3 years of clinical experience in practice setting preferred.

Board certification or equivalent advanced practice specialty highly desirable.

Specialty practice setting specific prerequisites - see addendum

QUALIFICATIONS:

Professional and effective verbal and written communication skills

Strong customer service orientation and placing priority on serving the needs of patients, their families and health care providers.

Demonstrated skill in developing and maintaining positive interpersonal relationships with a diverse population, including the ability to work effectively with the physical and emotional development of all age groups.

Possess knowledge and problem-solving skills related to all aspects of disease management and drug therapy.

Meet credentialing requirements for reimbursement of services by insurance and governmental payers as applicable.

Demonstrate ability to multitask, set priorities and work accurately and independently.

Demonstrate ability to direct and supervise pharmacy residents, technicians, interns, and students.

Participates in and supports professional organizations.

Pass oral and written examinations pertaining to the areas of current VMC clinical pharmacy responsibilities as applicable