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Clinical Pharmacist, Oncology - Relief
US-OR-Portland
Job ID: 2024-31825 Type: Relief/Flex/Resource # of Openings: 1 Category: Pharmacy Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)
Overview
Identifies, resolves and documents complex therapeutic problems, demonstrating advanced knowledge and application of this knowledge to a specific patient population.
Interprets and evaluates prescriber's orders and for accuracy, completeness and appropriateness. Documents activities of clinical decision or medication distribution issues that are not in line with the standard of practice, require follow-up, or continued monitoring/evaluation. Verify the accuracy and appropriateness of medications prepared and dispensed from the pharmacy.
Assists in the reconciliation of medications, education of patients regarding their home medication regimens, and coordination of the discharge medication plan with the interdisciplinary team. Documents activities in the patient medical record.
Monitors therapeutic response and adverse effects of medications to guide drug therapy. Consults with provider when questions or problems are identified and documents activies in the patient medical record. Appropriately reports all adverse drug reactions, drug defects, and medication errors.
Responds accurately to requests for drug information from prescribers, nurses, patients and patient's families; independently reviews and interprets the literature and applies this information to specific patient care situations.
Responsibilities
A current Pharmacist’s license issued by the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy.
Practice Residency/Equivalent Experience or Specialist Certification (BCPS, BCOPS, etc)
Inpatient hospital pharmacy practice: Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the following patient care types: Acute care, psychiatric, rehabilitiaion, skilled nursing, long-term care, obstetric, oncology, chemically dependent, HIV, home care, hospice.
Demonstrates the ability to:
Enforce pharmaceutical care principles safely and accurately
Make age-related modification of drug therapy
Make disease-related modification of drug therapy
Evaluate medical literature
Work independently without minimal direct supervision
Handle multiple tasks and frequent interruptions
Communicate effectively both formally and infomrally, including presentations
Project manage
Work with a team professionally and collaboratively
Set priorities to respond quickly to emergent situations/requests
Work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff
Communicate effectively and professionally (orally and in writing)
Perform work accurately with attention to detail
Exercise sound professional judgement
Perform systematic problem solving
Enforce practice guidelines,standards, and medication related policies
Make critical decisions
Perform key computuer related skills including use of the EMR, common word processing, spreadsheet, medical literature and medicatioin databases
Experience in Oncology pharmacy practice, either inpatient or outpatient
Oncology related drug therapy management in patients described in Position Purpose. (Dosage, indications, side effects, etc. of chemotherapy and related adjunctive medications)
