Pennsylvania Hospital is seeking a full-time Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Hematology/Oncology. This position is responsible for provision of comprehensive medication management to patient populations across the institution including ambulatory and acute care. This pharmacist serves as a resource to Pennsylvania Hospital on best practices, evidence-based guidelines, emerging therapies, transitions of care, optimal pharmacologic management, effective medication reconciliation, and other pharmaceutical services. This pharmacist collaborates on hospital and health-system committees, workgroups and initiatives and the position reports to the Associate Director, Professional Practice.  The successful candidate will have demonstrated contributions to pharmacy practice, leadership skills and a personal commitment to advancing the profession.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in patient care collaborative interactions with interdisciplinary colleagues, clinical pharmacists, residents, and students. Monitor medication therapy for appropriate selection, use, dosing, dosage form, route, therapeutic duplication and drug/dietary/disease state interactions, and document pharmacist interventions. Assist in navigation of drug shortages to limit impact on patient care.
• Ensure continuity of care through transition in care activities for patients including education and access to medication in collaboration with the ambulatory pharmacy.
• Provide educational in-services, newsletters, online material, and other media for health professionals including updates on pharmacotherapy topics. Develop competency assessments in pharmacotherapy management practices through experiential and didactic training for pharmacists.
• Serve in a preceptor/mentor role for pharmacy residents, pharmacy clerkship students, and pharmacists.
• Participate as an appointed member of the hospital’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee as well as other hospital and health system committees to support new clinical initiatives. Contribute to assessment and selection of medications for the health system formulary.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate therapeutic uses of medication. Promote formulary adherence by prescribers.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures that support evidence-based treatment guidelines and clinical care plans for pharmacotherapy management. Ensure that existing pharmacy policies, guidelines, and educational resources pertaining to pharmacotherapy are current with the latest clinical advances and standards of practice.
• Develop clinical decision support tools relative to pharmacotherapy management. Provide operational support and recommendations for safe and effective use of information technology for pharmacotherapy management.
• Implement and maintain clinical pharmacy programs that support meeting Medicare Core Measures. Effectively utilize information technology to enhance pharmacotherapy management through surveillance, utilization, and outcome reporting. Contribute to departmental and organizational performance improvement by providing recommendations for improving clinical services to the pharmacy leadership team.
• Develop and conduct target drug programs and Drug Use Evaluations (DUEs) for selected pharmacotherapeutic agents. Report findings to Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

Credentials:

• Current Registered Pharmacist license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or eligible for licensure (required)

• Current Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Oncology Certification or eligible for certification (required). If not currently certified, must be obtained within 1 year of hire

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy and completion of a Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY-1) or equivalent experience (required)
• Successful completion of a PGY-2 Oncology Residency (preferred) OR two years of experience as a licensed pharmacist in a hospital, infusion pharmacy, or ambulatory practice with >50% of time spent with providing pharmaceutical care for Hematology/Oncology patient populations and disease states (required)
• Experience precepting students and residents (preferred)
• Personal commitment to advancing the profession
• Demonstration of contributions to pharmacy practice and leadership skills

About Pennsylvania Hospital

Live Your Life's Work. We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.EOE/AA, Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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