A Brief Overview

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for SCC Tripoint will practice at the newly renovated, state-of-the-art facility located east of downtown Cleveland, serving residents of Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula counites. This new facility will serve as an extension of the Seidman Cancer Center located at the academic main campus. In this role, you will join a highly collaborative outpatient care team dedicated to delivering comprehensive and patient-centered pharmaceutical care across multiple oncology disease states. In this role, you will provide direct ambulatory oncology clinical services, including therapy management, patient education, toxicity assessment and monitoring, and optimization of supportive care.

You will work closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, and nursing colleagues to support individualized treatment plans, advance evidence-based practice, and contribute to quality-improvement and practice-development initiatives. This role also includes opportunities to precept learners, including APPE students and PGY-1 and PGY-2 pharmacy residents, helping to support the growth and development of future oncology pharmacists.

What You Will Do
The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for SCC Tripoint will practice at the newly renovated, state-of-the-art facility located east of downtown Cleveland, serving residents of Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula counites. This new facility will serve as an extension of the Seidman Cancer Center located at the academic main campus. In this role, you will join a highly collaborative outpatient care team dedicated to delivering comprehensive and patient-centered pharmaceutical care across multiple oncology disease states. In this role, you will provide direct ambulatory oncology clinical services, including therapy management, patient education, toxicity assessment and monitoring, and optimization of supportive care.

You will work closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, and nursing colleagues to support individualized treatment plans, advance evidence-based practice, and contribute to quality-improvement and practice-development initiatives. This role also includes opportunities to precept learners, including APPE students and PGY-1 and PGY-2 pharmacy residents, helping to support the growth and development of future oncology pharmacists.

• Provide Clinical Pharmacy Services (drug information, drug therapy monitoring, patient specific consultations, healthcare staff education, pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomic evaluations in selected patient populations)
• Investigate/research/report adverse drug reactions
• Participate in Medication Safety and Therapeutics (MS&T) Committee process: evaluate requests for new drug usage and old formulary drug relevance and review therapeutic classes for relevance, assist in maintaining and updating the system formulary
• Serve as an informational and patient problem solving resource for Clinical Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals
• Provide continuing education to Clinical Pharmacist staff
• Documentation of clinical activities
• Serve as a preceptor for pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
• Actively participate in local and system committees and workgroups pertaining to the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist's area of expertise

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Qualifications:
Education

• Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy with completion of an ASHP accredited residency/residencies or 3-5 years of experience in the practice area. (Preferred)

Work Experience

• less than 1 year Experience as a pharmacist with training in drug therapy of diseases including the knowledge and application of clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions, and pharmaceutics to patients, training in cost analysis/cost evaluation techniques (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Computer systems skills in spreadsheet, database and word processing (Preferred proficiency)
• Must demonstrate highly effective written and oral communication skills (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Pharmacist (R.Ph) in the State of Ohio (Required)

Physical Demands

• Standing Frequently
• Walking Frequently
• Sitting Rarely
• Lifting Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Carrying Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Pushing Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Pulling Frequently up to 50 lbs
• Climbing Occasionally up to 50 lbs
• Balancing Occasionally
• Stooping Frequently
• Kneeling Frequently
• Crouching Frequently
• Crawling Occasionally
• Reaching Frequently
• Handling Frequently
• Grasping Frequently
• Feeling Constantly
• Talking Constantly
• Hearing Constantly
• Repetitive Motions Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Constantly

Travel Requirements

• 10%