Clinic Clinical Pharmacist - GI Oncology - Full Time

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The University of Miami UMHC/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist.

The Clinical Pharmacist will help provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to the medical oncology population in the outpatient clinic at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Work related activities may include drug selection, drug information, regimen creation and ordering, monitoring and toxicity management, formulary management, protocol and pathway development, Beacon review, outcome evaluations, and patient or staff education/counseling. This person will join a team of inpatient hematology/oncology clinical pharmacists, outpatient hematology clinical pharmacists, and inpatient/outpatient transplant and cellular therapy clinical pharmacists at the University of Miami Hospital & Clinics. The Clinical Pharmacist is key to identifying quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes, continued overview of policies, and/or guidelines, and other clinical pharmacy initiatives. Clinical Pharmacists in the ambulatory setting work with a multidisciplinary team to implement the highest quality of care for our patients.

• Provides comprehensive and individualized clinical pharmacy services to adult outpatient oncology patients as a member of interdisciplinary teams
• Educates patients and their families to ensure their understanding of the administration schedule and toxicity management of their treatment
• Anticipates patient needs and proactively identify solutions
• Provides in-services and educates pharmacy, medical, and nursing staff and trainees on evidence-based best practice and stewardship of appropriate utilization of medications
• Contributes to the development, maintenance, and management of medication related guidelines
• Continuously identifies service-related issues which require evaluation and facilitates research projects and quality improvement initiatives as needed to advance practice
• Serves as preceptor for and maintains active involvement in the PGY-2 Oncology residency program
• May provide precepting mentorship for PGY-1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
• Participates in Pharmacy and collaborative departmental subcommittees, including but not limited to Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Involvement in external presentations, publications, and professional organizations is strongly encouraged

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Current State of Florida Pharmacist License
• Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• PharmD is required; consideration will be given to all candidates who have been grandfathered by the State of Florida to keep their licenses active/current if obtained before the changes to the Pharmacists' licenses (PharmD requirement) took place, this also includes candidates from other countries that have obtained a Florida license. 3. PGY-1 and PGY-2 Hematology/Oncology Residency or Board Certification in Oncology Pharmacy required.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:
Full time

Employee Type:
Staff