Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Oncology Hematology

About the Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion

At Corewell Health, we treat cancer using the latest technologies and treatments including gene sequencing of tumors, targeted therapy and advanced oncology surgery techniques. We use a team approach to care, bringing together different areas of expertise that specialize in your particular type of cancer.

Our Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Team supports both ambulatory and inpatient patient care while helping advance hematology/oncology pharmacy services across Corewell Health. In addition to direct clinical care, Pharmacists contribute to formulary management, Beacon treatment plan builds, medication safety, and pharmacy-driven hematology/oncology initiatives.

The team works collaboratively across disciplines to optimize therapy, standardize and improve practices, expand pharmacy services, and enhance the quality and safety of patient care.

The Outpatient Ambulatory Hematology/Oncology Clinical Pharmacist Specialist provides comprehensive, patient-centered pharmaceutical care for patients with hematologic and oncologic conditions. The pharmacist works collaboratively with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacy teams, and other healthcare professionals to optimize the safety, effectiveness, quality, and value of antineoplastic and supportive care therapies.

Scope of Work

The Outpatient Ambulatory Hematology/Oncology Clinical Pharmacist Specialist provides comprehensive, patient-centered pharmaceutical care for patients with hematologic and oncologic conditions. The pharmacist works collaboratively with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacy teams, and other healthcare professionals to optimize the safety, effectiveness, quality, and value of antineoplastic and supportive care therapies.

Key responsibilities include reviewing and optimizing treatment plans, monitoring laboratory and clinical parameters, assessing and managing treatment-related toxicities and drug interactions, providing patient and caregiver education, and supporting evidence-based medication selection. The pharmacist also contributes to treatment-plan and protocol development, formulary management, medication-use initiatives, quality improvement, cost stewardship, and education of healthcare professionals.

The pharmacist practices in accordance with evidence-based literature, nationally recognized oncology guidelines, and health system policies and protocols, serving as a medication therapy expert and contributing to safe, consistent, and high-quality hematology/oncology care across the ambulatory setting

Provides leadership for all Pharmacy clinical activities within assigned area. Embraces the goals/objectives encompassing Pharmaceutical activities. Promotes team efforts with pharmacy and non-pharmacy personnel to manage and achieve departmental/corporate objectives. Provides support for staff development so that staff meets/exceeds minimum competency standards and encourages/supports staff to continue professional development. Demonstrates good judgment and decisiveness throughout daily activities.

Maintains knowledge of current pharmaceutical practice and demonstrates a personal commitment to professional growth. Serves as role model of clinical excellence to staff pharmacists. Supports management by providing oversight, guidance and support for all assigned areas. Participates in the planning, organization, implementation and follow up of new programs and activities. A key role of the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is to promote safe, appropriate, and cost effective medication therapy.

Assists in controlling and maintaining the pharmacy drug budget by assuring appropriate medication formulary use.

Provides quality patient specific pharmaceutical care to patients and documents such interventions with respect to clinical outcomes and financial ramifications.

Develops and oversees the data collection and review of information gathered for drug utilization review and/or research, quality improvement monitors, adverse drug event reporting, restricted drug policies and other processes as established by the department and/or organizational committee.

Participates in direct patient care by providing drug information, interventions, and recommendations according to current evidence-based medication practices.

Assists in coordination, development and assessment of organizational quality improvement activities.  Assists in meeting goals for core indicators relating to pharmacy practice.

Assists in decision-making process for formulary additions and deletions assuring processes are in place for safe administration, storage, distribution, preparation and use.

Participate in the development of processes to assure investigational drugs and or drug studies are safely controlled, administered and destroyed when applicable.

Participates the clinical development, training and education of students, pharmacists, residents.

Participates in the development and production of patient education programs, in-service lectures and seminars and continuing education programs for pharmacy, nurses, physicians and other healthcare practitioners related to medication therapy.

Participates in the review, detection and prevention of medication errors and adverse drug events.

Participates in organizational subcommittees or work groups.

Performs operational and clinical duties of a clinical pharmacist when necessary.

Performs other duties as assigned.

See addendums for specific specialty job requirements.

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's Degree Science of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy
• 2 years of relevant experience pharmacy experience or an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Practice Residency Required
• 2 years of relevant experience hospital pharmacy experience or an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Practice Residency Preferred
• ASHP accredited postgraduate year 2 (PGY2) residency in area of specialty Preferred
• LIC-Clinical Pharmacist - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required
• LIC-Pharmacist Controlled Substance - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Ambulatory Sites 90 Days required
• CRT-Board Cert Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BC-PS) - ASHP American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Upon Hire preferred Or
• CRT-Board Cert Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BC-PS) - BPS Board of Pharmacy Specialties Upon Hire preferred
• CRT-Board Cert Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BC-ACP) - BPS Board of Ambulatory Care Pharmacists Upon Hire preferred
• Ideal candidates will possess a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and a PGY2 Residency in Oncology, or strong Oncology background while possessing Epic Beacon experience
• Ideal candidates will possess the following qualities: excellent communication skills (both written and verbal); effective time management and collaboration skills; curiosity, critical thinking, problem solving skills; someone who is independent
• This is a Monday to Friday position, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., No Weekends
• This is an On-Site position
• How Corewell Health cares for you
• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here .
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
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• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
• Primary Location
• SITE - Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion - 145 Michigan St NE - Grand Rapids
• Department Name
• Oncology - Medical Group West
• Employment Type
• Full time
• Shift
• Day (United States of America)
• Weekly Scheduled Hours
• 40
• Hours of Work
• 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Days Worked
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend Frequency
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