Clinical Pharmacist - Pain Management / Oncology

Trauma Medical Center over 450-bed not-for-profit teaching facility is seeking:

CLINICAL PHARMACIST - PAIN MANAGEMENT / ONCOLOGY

This is not a Travel Job

COMPENSATION:

• $166,000 - $230,000
• $10,000 Sign on Bonus
• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Loan Reimbursement
• Benefits, medical, dental, vision
• Annual Continuing Education allowance

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join an award-winning Pain Management /Oncology service rotating between the inpatient pain consult service and inpatient oncology unit. This pharmacist will serve as one of three clinical pharmacy experts in the area of pain and oncology management providing individualized patient pain regimen consultations and oncology services to inpatients.

RESPONSIBIITIES:

• Completes individualized patient pain assessments and develops pain regimens to ensure effective pain control for acute, chronic, break-through and neuropathic pain as consulted.
• Completes individualized assessment and monitoring of patients receiving chemotherapy medications within the acute care setting
• Oversees safe and accurate compounding and dispensing of chemotherapy medication in the acute care setting
• Participates in the formulary process for pain and oncology related medications by preparing drug monographs of requested non-formulary and/or formulary pain medications or performing medication use evaluations (MUEs).
• Participates in the development and implementation of policy and procedures, order sets and/or institutional use guidelines to promote safe and effective use of pain and oncology medications.
• Participate in interprofessional patient care with hospitalist, palliative/hospice care, oncology and anesthesia physician consultants.
• Completes opioid stewardship review on targeted patients receiving pain management therapy to ensure appropriateness and intervenes as necessary.
• Teaching/precepting PGY1 residents and pharmacy students.
• Completion of pain/oncology related patient care projects/presentations, and participation on multidisciplinary institutional committees for the pharmacy department and organization.
• Documents clinical interventions on an ongoing basis to measure the clinical and economic effectiveness of the service with formal reporting at defined intervals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) degree required
• Completion of PGY 1 residency or at least two years acute inpatient hospital pharmacist experience as applicable to the position·
• PGY2 in pain/palliative care, oncology or equivalent experience preferred

ABOUT THE EMPLOYER:

The Inpatient Pharmacy Department provides progressive pharmacy services across three campuses and includes a staff of 160 with over 50 clinical pharmacists A full array of technology is available to assist with distribution of medications to our patients including automated inventory management, automated dispensing cabinets, bar code technology, automated TPN and workflow management systems.

CLINICAL INPATIENT PHARMACY SERVICES:

• Integrated decentralized staffing model
• Pharmacists are stationed on nursing units participating in order verification, provision of drug information, and clinical services.
• Clinical services include pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation management, and automatic intravenous to oral switches, automatic renal dose adjustments and automatic therapeutic interchanges.
• Specialty pharmacy services include Anemia Management, Anticoagulation, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Formulary Management, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Pain Management, and Pediatrics.

LOCATION:

This job requires a relocation to Pacific States area

• Affordable cost of living equal to nationwide average
• Surrounding scenery is breathtaking. Rugged mountain vistas are backdrop of this beautiful city. Recreation: mountain biking/hiking, downhill and cross-country snow skiing, fishing, backpacking, boating, kayaking, white water rafting, camping, beaches.

This is not a Travel Job

For prompt details, please send a CV to this job posting.

Patty Wyatt / CLINIPOST / A medical healthcare search firm specialized in permanent placement recruitment since 2007 / partnering with academic acute care institutions, community hospitals, trauma medical centers, nationwide health systems, and teaching hospitals

Pay: $80.00 - $110.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• 403(b)
• Adoption assistance
• Childcare
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Family leave
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Pet insurance
• Prescription drug insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: On the road

Salary : $80 - $110