CLIN ONC INFUSION PHARMACIST PRN at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center – Tampa, Florida

This is a PRN IV Room Pharmacist position, primarily evening shifts, with the possibility of weekends and holidays. Candidate will oversee compounding of chemotherapy and immunotherapy preparations in accordance with the most current USP guidelines, utilizing the standards of sterile admixture, including high-risk medication double check system.

The Clinical Oncology Infusion Pharmacist Responsibilities:

• Ensures safe and effective dispensing, order validation, and processing of chemotherapy and non-chemotherapy orders.
• Adheres to the institutional high-risk standards, guidelines, and policies for chemotherapy/biotherapy, handling, and dispensing.
• Checks all technician activities within our IV workflow solution for proper selection, labeling, preparation, and documentation of drug dispensing.
• Will have an excellent knowledge base in oncology (or a related field) and be able to apply this to their practice.
• Will work to ensure accurate, safe and effective dispensing, order validation and processing of chemotherapy and non- chemotherapy orders.
• Will make clinical recommendations for treatment or modification of therapy when appropriate.
• Will have clinical interactions with the healthcare team to assure appropriateness of therapy.
• Will respond to Code Blue and Rapid Response events as well as drug extravasations/infiltrations to provide clinical recommendations and expedite medication delivery to the patient.
• Will provide educational services to physicians, nurses, residents and other healthcare professionals and within the Department of Pharmacy.
• Will provide clinical and educational counseling to patients.
• Will be involved in the verification of hazardous and non-hazardous compounding and preparations.
• Will provide functional supervision of technical staff working in their area including completion of job assignments and assuring adherence to institutional policies and procedures.
• Will focus on quality improvement and will provide input and suggestions to improve patient care.

Minimum Qualifications Required:

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy required.
• Licensed as a Pharmacist in the state of Florida required.
• Either three (3) years of progressive Institutional Oncology Pharmaceutical Experience or Advanced Pharmacy Practice Residency (PG-Y1).
• Proficient in the drug distribution process of chemotherapy agents and non-chemotherapy agents. Clinical practice skills in patient assessment, pharmacology, genomics, supportive care, and personalized medicine applications. Excellent skills with communications, writing, computer applications, group dynamics and supervision. Professional interpersonal skills are essential