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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Department of Pharmaceutical Services provides a full range of services for patients cared for b |
| > | y the Medical Center at UCSF and its providers and payors. These services include, but are not limit | ||||
| > | ed to: drug procurement, storage, and security; safe, accurate and timely preparation and distributi | ||||
| > | on of drugs; clinical pharmacy services for patients; development of drug use policies within the Me | ||||
| > | dical Center; drug information services for clinicians and patients; and participation in technology | ||||
| > | assessment and quality assurance programs. The Department of Pharmaceutical Services is affiliated | ||||
| > | with the UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy, an academic department within the School of Pharmacy, | ||||
| > | which has primary responsibility for teaching professional courses in the Pharm.D. curriculum, clin | ||||
| > | ical research, and public and clinical service. | ||||
| 2 | The Department of Pharmaceutical Services provides a full range of services for patients cared for b | ||||
| > | y the Medical Center at UCSF and its providers and payors. These services include, but are not limit | ||||
| > | ed to: drug procurement, storage, and security; safe, accurate and timely preparation and distributi | ||||
| > | on of drugs; clinical pharmacy services for patients; development of drug use policies within the Me | ||||
| > | dical Center; drug information services for clinicians and patients; and participation in technology | ||||
| > | assessment and quality assurance programs. The Department of Pharmaceutical Services is affiliated | ||||
| > | with the UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy, an academic department within the School of Pharmacy, | ||||
| > | which has primary responsibility for teaching professional courses in the Pharm.D. curriculum, clin | ||||
| > | ical research, and public and clinical service. Under the Department of Pharmaceutical Services, the | ||||
| > | Clinical Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care to patients in all areas where | ||||
| > | pharmaceutical services for Infusion/Adult Hematology/Adult Oncology are provided within the UCSF H | ||||
| > | ealth System. They may also be asked to participate in pharmaceutical care in other sectors of the D | ||||
| > | epartment of Pharmaceutical Services as needed. The Clinical Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist performs | ||||
| > | a wide range of pharmaceutical care functions to assure that drugs prescribed for and used by patie | ||||
| > | nts are safe and effective. These include, for example, obtaining medication histories, reviewing an | ||||
| > | d assessing medication profiles, providing drug information to patients and health care providers, c | ||||
| > | ollaborating with clinicians on drugs of choice and therapeutic plans, ensuring access to medication | ||||
| > | s, educating patients on the proper use of medications, and ensuring that patients understand cautio | ||||
| > | ns, adverse reactions, and interactions related to their therapy. The Clinical Hematology/Oncology P | ||||
| > | harmacist will be part of an interprofessional team consisting of physicians, advanced practice prov | ||||
| > | iders, nurses, and other professionals. The Clinical Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist will be based in | ||||
| > | the ambulatory or acute care setting managing injectable, oral, and/or infusion medications for pat | ||||
| > | ients with hematologic and oncologic malignancies. Depending on the assigned shift and site, the pha | ||||
| > | rmacist may also oversee pharmacy technicians for sterile compounding or facilitate insurance author | ||||
| > | izations for medications. The pharmacist will also be responsible for the oversight of clinical acti | ||||
| > | vities, delivery of services, and the Patient Management Program. Oversight of insurance authorizati | ||||
| > | on and Patient Management Program may be part of pharmacist responsibilities as applicable. Staff ar | ||||
| > | e expected to participate in department initiatives to improve quality and safety. This position req | ||||
| > | uires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Health locations depending on operational needs, as | ||||
| > | applicable. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under the Department of Pharmaceutical Services, the Clinical Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist provid |
| > | es pharmaceutical care to patients in all areas where pharmaceutical services for Infusion/Adult Hem | ||||
| > | atology/Adult Oncology are provided within the UCSF Health System. They may also be asked to partici | ||||
| > | pate in pharmaceutical care in other sectors of the Department of Pharmaceutical Services as needed. | ||||
| > | The Clinical Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist performs a wide range of pharmaceutical care functions | ||||
| > | to assure that drugs prescribed for and used by patients are safe and effective. These include, for | ||||
| > | example, obtaining medication histories, reviewing and assessing medication profiles, providing drug | ||||
| > | information to patients and health care providers, collaborating with clinicians on drugs of choice | ||||
| > | and therapeutic plans, ensuring access to medications, educating patients on the proper use of medi | ||||
| > | cations, and ensuring that patients understand cautions, adverse reactions, and interactions related | ||||
| > | to their therapy. The Clinical Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist will be part of an interprofessional | ||||
| > | team consisting of physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other professionals. The Cli | ||||
| > | nical Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist will be based in the ambulatory or acute care setting managing | ||||
| > | injectable, oral, and/or infusion medications for patients with hematologic and oncologic malignanci | ||||
| > | es. Depending on the assigned shift and site, the pharmacist may also oversee pharmacy technicians f | ||||
| > | or sterile compounding or facilitate insurance authorizations for medications. The pharmacist will a | ||||
| > | lso be responsible for the oversight of clinical activities, delivery of services, and the Patient M | ||||
| > | anagement Program. Oversight of insurance authorization and Patient Management Program may be part o | ||||
| > | f pharmacist responsibilities as applicable. Staff are expected to participate in department initiat | ||||
| > | ives to improve quality and safety. | ||||
| 5 | REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) or equivalent degree as determined by t | 4 | |||
| > | he National Board of Pharmacy. PREFERRED QUALIFICATION - Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharm | ||||
| > | acy Residency and/or Fellowship, or at least 3 years of Oncology/Infusion experience. - Completion o | ||||
| > | f an ASHP-accredited PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency and/or Fellowship, or at least 3 years of Onco | ||||
| > | logy/Infusion experience. - Advanced board certification (e.g., BCOP). - Operational experience in O | ||||
| > | ncology and/or Infusion Pharmacy. - Experience in sterile compounding of hazardous and non-hazardous | ||||
| > | drugs. REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS - Must possess a current license in good standing to practi | ||||
| > | ce pharmacy in the State of California. - Current certification for Basic Life Support (BLS) from th | ||||
| > | e American Heart Association. | ||||
| 5 | This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Health locations depending on ope | ||||
| > | rational needs, as applicable. | ||||