Clinical Oncology Pharmacist - Oral Chemotherapy

1w1 week ago

UNAVAILABLE

Seattle, US · Full-time · $156,832 – $261,352

About this role

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington. The Clinical Oncology Pharmacist performs clinical pharmacy services to assigned clinic patients, acting as an integral member of the health care team.

The pharmacist provides pharmacotherapeutic recommendations to providers, nursing, research staff, and others to optimize patient care. Responsibilities include direct patient care, drug dispensing, research and education, and practice management for the assigned patient population. Works with the specialty pharmacy team to ensure access to needed medications, including clinical support and documentation.

Collaborates with providers to individualize drug therapies promoting safe, effective, and economical care. Performs medication therapy reviews, monitors drug regimens, and authorizes refills assessing adherence, interactions, efficacy, and safety. Acts as a drug information resource and assists with insurer requirements for specialty medications.

Fred Hutch operates integrated research and clinical care teams across eight sites to discover new cures. Employees demonstrate commitment to values of collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity, and respect. Seeks diverse employees bringing innovative problem-solving approaches.

This full-time role is 40 hours weekly, Monday through Friday, with ability to work partially at South Lake Union Campus and remotely.

Requirements

Active pharmacist license
Knowledge of oncology pharmacotherapy and oral chemotherapy agents
Experience providing pharmacotherapeutic recommendations in a clinical setting
Ability to order and interpret laboratory testing for drug regimen management
Familiarity with specialty pharmacy processes and insurer prior authorization requirements
Skills in medication therapy review and adherence assessment
Understanding of patient barriers including language, culture, socioeconomic factors

Responsibilities

Collaborate with providers to individualize drug therapies promoting safe, effective and economical patient care
Perform comprehensive medication therapy review and other activities as necessary to ensure safe transitions of care
Assume responsibility for monitoring and modifying the drug regimen when referred, to include the ordering and interpretation of laboratory testing
Provide refill authorization in conjunction with assessment of adherence, disease states, drug interactions, efficacy, and safety
Act as a drug information resource to providers, nursing staff, research staff and patients
Ensure patient access to specialty medications by assisting with providing required clinical information to insurers when needed
Identify patients with indications for drug therapy who are under-treated and optimize drug therapy
Review clinic prescribing patterns with clinic staff to design targeted education to promote consistency with guidelines

Benefits

Ability to work partially at South Lake Union Campus and remotely
Full-time Monday through Friday schedule
Integrated research and clinical care environment focused on new cures
Commitment to values of collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity, and respect