LEAD ONCOLOGY PHARMACIST

Description / Qualifications: Must have LEAD experienceMust have ONCOLOGY experienceCurrent New York State Pharmacy license and registration required.Completion of PGY2 Oncology Residency and/or Board Certification in Oncology (BCOP) is preferred.In lieu of residency/board certification, at least 1 years of time spent preparing/evaluating chemotherapy regimens is required.Familiarity and experience in developing processes and procedures to meet USP 797, USP 800 and all other regulatory requirements for compounding sterile preparations is required.Develops, coordinates, and maintains records for employee training for chemotherapy preparationPrepares and maintains any policies specific to chemotherapies and/or biologic medicationsWorks with pharmacy and infusion center staff to optimize workflow and limit delays to patient careChemotherapy Inventory and ProcurementAssists Pharmacy Buyer in maintaining adequate medication inventory to minimize drug wasteRoutinely reviews areas of the pharmacy inventory to ensure adequate stock levels/arrangement and removes drugs that are outdated or no longer utilized.Reviews all chemotherapy order sheets for accuracy and optimizationCompares to National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines or study protocol and attaches reference to order sheetCoordinates with provider to round to nearest vial sizes to reduce wasteEnsures stability of diluent chosenEnsures compounded medications are within recommended concentration rangesMonitors life-time doses for medications with cumulative dose limits (e.g. doxorubicin)New formulary medications used in the Oncology/Infusion CenterAssists Pharmacy Buyer in completion of the New Drug ChecklistDevelops and implements education for pharmacy and oncology staff for new medicationsIdentifies necessary drug-specific alerts (e.g. requires use of in-line filter) and informs Information System Pharmacist or Pharmacy Buyer to add to Drug Dictionary as label commentContacts and confers with infusion center providers/nursing staff if there are any questions or irregularities regarding medication orders.Assists prior authorization staff to ensure that therapies will be covered by patients insuranceUpon request, assists the infusion center staff with patient counseling and medication reconciliation

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