Pediatric Hematology Oncology Pharmacist

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist at the Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah, located in historic Savannah, GA.

Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah is affiliated with Memorial Health University Medical Center, an academic medical center. The children's hospital is designed with kids in mind. We offer 24/7 emergency care, a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Since 1992, we have helped thousands of children from more than 100 counties in the Southeast Georgia and Southern South Carolina areas. We care for a variety of ages, including newborns, kids and teens. Our team provides nonsurgical and surgical medical support, including spinal care, kidney care services, and pediatric cancer care.

Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah is one of the only hemophilia centers that serves the Southeast Georgia and Southern South Carolina communities. We offer cancer and blood disorder treatment to infants, children and adolescents. We treat various cancers and hematologic conditions in children including bone cancer, brain cancer, factor deficiencies, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, sickle cell, thalassemia, and von Willebrand disease.

The role of the pharmacist in this specific area includes but is not limited to: working with a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient care, participating in daily rounds, serving as a drug information resource for oncology/hematology-related questions, conducting education sessions with nursing, developing and implementing new chemotherapy-related protocols, evaluating and entering chemotherapy protocols, verifying outpatient infusions, investigational drug services, pharmacokinetic dosing, onsite order verification, pharmacy surveillance and error reporting, profile reviews, code blue response, pharmacy consults, developing processes to prepare patient-specific formulations, etc.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Pediatric Hematology /Oncology Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care including computer order entry, drug distribution, evaluation of medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dose, frequency and adequacy of monitoring, evaluation of drug interactions and allergies and therapeutic monitoring of drugs to patients across our pediatric hospital. Our pharmacists are valued members of daily multidisciplinary rounds.

Actively participate in multidisciplinary team rounds and teaching rounds to make pharmacotherapy recommendations

You will interpret orders and transcribe/verify in the pharmacy computer system efficiently

You will oversee investigational drug usage and maintain required documentation and monitoring

You will accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals

You will oversee pharmacy technician workflows and responsibilities

You will monitor drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose

You will consult with Physicians and nursing staff members concerning the availability, dosage form, side effects, and possible incompatibility of new as well as currently used drugs. You will suggest appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic medication alternatives to medical staff

You will sustain the hospital formulary, minimizing nonformulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic interchanges and promoting rational drug therapy selection, limiting unnecessary procurement costs

You will provide accurate and timely medication information to healthcare staff and patients

You will maintain appropriate controlled substance records

You will assist with clinical services such as drug consults, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV to PO, renal dosing and other programs as defined by Pharmacy Leadership

What qualifications you will need:

Clear and active Georgia pharmacist license

Graduate of ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy is required; PharmD degree is preferred

Children's Oncology Group (COG) membership is required

PGY-2 in Pediatrics or Hematology/Oncology and/or extensive pediatric experience is preferred; Board Certification is preferred

Benefits

Memorial Health University Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

Colleague recognition program

Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the region's only Level I trauma center and children's hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.

At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Pediatric Hematology Oncology Pharmacist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.