Oncology Pharmacist

Job Description

Job Description

At Mahaska Health an Oncology Pharmacist is responsible for providing pharmaceutical care to patients in the Oncology Clinic. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the safe, effective, and evidence-based use of anti-cancer drugs and supportive therapies for oncology patients. This is a collaborative process involving communication, documentation, and coordination between the Oncology Pharmacist, the Oncologist, the patient, and other health care providers. This position has independent responsibility for organizing and planning work to accomplish daily responsibilities, strategic goals for the department, and broad goals and objectives for the organization. Additional responsibilities such as committee involvement, policy development, and special projects will vary based on the needs arising in the Oncology Clinic space. This position will also require additional hospital coverage responsibilities such as staffing in the inpatient pharmacy for rotating on-call, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Essential job responsibilities include but are not limited to,

• Clinical Pharmacy Practice :

Provides clinical review of pharmaceutical care to optimize drug therapy for oncology patients through the recommendation, implementation, monitoring, and modification of individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the healthcare team.

Maintain proficiency with Clinical Pharmacist job functions to staff when needed as well as assigned on-call, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Job Requirements include but are not limited to,