Pharmacy Specialist - Mission Cancer + Blood (Des Moines)

Mission Cancer + Blood, part of University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a Pharmacy Specialist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care, primarily supporting patients at the Mission Cancer + Blood, part of University of Iowa Health Care infusion centers and clinics. It will serve as the Pharmacist-In-Charge and provide functional supervision of technician and support staff and provide clinical support, medication order review and verification, education, and monitoring for patients receiving therapy at the infusion center. It will also provide remote clinical and operational pharmacy services for other offsite locations. This pharmacist position is located in the Des Moines, Iowa area location(s) and may include weekend and holiday hours on a rotating basis.
 

Duties to include:

Patient Care-Participating in the Provision of Pharmaceutical Care: The pharmacist provides care to patients by:
•    Reviewing medication orders, monitoring therapy, and evaluating chemotherapy protocols to ensure appropriateness.
•    Providing patient education on chemotherapy regimens, supportive care medications and appropriate medication use.
•    Preparing, checking and dispensing medications, including sterile compounds and hazardous drugs.
•    Utilizing IV workflow technology to inspect and verify compounded sterile products.
•    Working with a multidisciplinary team to address patient needs and prevent adverse drug events.
•    Documenting all patient care activities and interventions in the electronic medical record.
•    Adherence to all regulatory requirements, including applicable state and federal regulations, and accreditation standards, ensuring compliance at all times. This includes appropriate upkeep of continuing education, university compliances, and department competencies.

Facilitates Operation Initiatives Which Lead to Enhance Patient Care Services: The pharmacist must assume the role of patient advocate for all issues associated with drug therapy.  Participation in hospital-wide programs intended to improve care (e.g., the Medication Use Evaluation Program and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Program) serves as a valuable quality-of-service surveillance tool and promotes healthcare provider education. This may include:
•    Addressing medication system issues and ensuring medication safety, which may require remote review, data analysis and collaboration with healthcare teams.
•    Participating in hospital-wide quality programs and audits.
•    Supporting medication-related problem-solving and prescriber education through in-person and/or virtual consultations.
•    Contributing to the development of protocols related to appropriate prescribing, dispensing, and monitoring of medications administered in the infusion suite or therapy that is prescribed to the patient for home use.
•    Supporting sterile compounding operations by providing functional supervision of staff that work in and access the compounding area(s)

Provide Educational Services: An important responsibility of the pharmacist is the education of students, fellow staff, other healthcare providers, and patients about drugs and their appropriate use.  This may include:
•    Serving as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents.
•    Educating staff, healthcare teams, and patients about medication use.
•    Presenting educational sessions and mentoring other pharmacists

Participates in Research: The pharmacist participates in research activities as appropriate, including providing support for Investigational Drug Service prescriptions and orders.  Precepting pharmacy resident research and the presentation and/or publication of research findings are encouraged.

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