Ambulatory Infusion Clinical Pharmacist

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Organization:

SC - Sansum Clinic

Position Overview:

Delivers pharmaceutical care through the provision of patient-centered clinical service, medication information, education, medication preparation and distribution that ensures safe, effective, and cost-efficient medication therapy. Responsible for ensuring safety in the compounding and dispensing of chemotherapy, biotherapy, and other infusion drugs. Provide direct patient care, patient education, and actively participating in clinical decision making. Support policy and program implementation to ensure safety of staff and patients during the preparation, administration, and monitoring of chemotherapy. Adheres to all local/state/federal regulations, codes, policies and procedures to ensure privacy and safety while delivering optimal patient care.

Job Description:

These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

DRUG THERAPY:

• Initiates, monitors, modifies and discontinues patient's drug therapy under the supervision of a physician in accordance with a collaborative practice agreement or an approved protocol.
• Completes medication regimen review from a clinical, safety and cost perspective to identify duplicate therapy, high risk medications, drug interaction and cost-effective alternatives.
• Collects and reviews patient medication histories, reviews vital signs, and evaluates the results of laboratory tests directly related to drug therapy.
• Responsible for ensuring safety in the compounding and dispensing of chemotherapy and other infusion drugs.
• Performs in accordance with approved protocols applicable to the practice setting.
• Prepares, compounds, packages, labels, and dispenses medication, and nutritional products where applicable
• Works with individual patients and families to improve medication adherence.
• Make evidence-based decisions designed to improve patient care and actively participate in clinical decision making.
• Identifies and works to resolve barriers to care, assists with access issues, develops relationships with health care providers, and coordinates services with providers, patients, and caregivers within Sutter Health, at external facilities, and in the community to provide seamless and integrated quality care
• Performs one or more of the following:
  • Second-level controlled substance management functions, analysis of use
  • Medication utilization data capture
  • Complex, high-cost, or hazardous drug sterile compounding
  • Knowledge of 340B requirements with ability to optimize procurement strategies while meeting regulatory requirements
  • Analyze reports/processes and the administrative functions surrounding those

EDUCATION:

• Delivers education and counseling to patients on medications.
• Provides in-service education to healthcare staffs and providers detailing the medications used to treat cancer or other complex indications and their complications, potential drug interactions, adverse reactions, and symptom management.
• Supports improvement efforts related to drug intelligence – research for evidence-based medication use and education to the same.
• Supports process improvement efforts, and educates co-workers around medication reconciliation, medication renewals, and prior authorizations.
• Mentors and fosters a constructive teaching environment that helps students, interns, and pharmacy technicians build confidence in their skills, knowledge and abilities.
• Able to serve as the primary trainer and competency administrator for new staff for infusion pharmacy technicians, interns, residents and pharmacists.
   

DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS:

• Works to improve practice standardization including policy and procedure and workflow development.
• Identifies new systems, processes, protocols and/or methods to improve practices.
• Actively contributes to the creation of cost-effective practices that ensure the best patient experience, effective resource utilization, and enhance care coordination outcomes.
• Effectively collaborates on process improvement activities and in development of staff/ community education.
• Assists with medicine and supplies inventory management and control, including maintaining adequate stock levels, checking accuracy of pricing, and completing required regulatory documentation.
• Addresses second-level technical