Pharmacist Clinical - Breast Oncology Ambulatory Care:
UC Health

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UC Health
Aurora Colorado
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Clinical Pharmacist, Breast Oncology Ambulatory Care

This position reports directly to the System Manager, Oncology & Infusion Pharmacy Services and is responsible for the development and implementation of ambulatory care clinical pharmacy services and initiatives that optimize the patient care experience and drive organizational performance in the breast oncology clinic. With a practice setting supporting the Breast Oncology clinic, the pharmacist will establish a robust clinical pharmacy practice focusing on patient-centered care and supporting medication management, therapy optimization, and certain operational aspects of pharmacy care delivery in pertinent areas such as intravenous and oral anti-cancer therapies across breast malignancies, to include patient education, adherence, and adverse effect management. This position will also be involved in pharmacy student and resident (PGY1 and PGY2) training and will support other healthcare professional education initiatives.

Work Schedule:

* Full time, 80 hours/pay period
* Monday - Friday
* Location: Anschutz Cancer Pavilion, University of Colorado Hospital

Responsibilities:

* Reviews, interprets and evaluates medication regimens to identify, prevent and resolve potential or actual medication-related problems.
* Provides patient care by initiating, modifying, and monitoring medication therapy through approved mechanisms that may include therapeutic interchange, collaborative practice agreement, or other strategies.
* Provides drug information and education to medical professionals, students, and patients.
* Collaborates with care team to develop, implement and evaluate medication management quality improvement efforts.
* Participates in local and system committees with medication related focus impacting oncology, as appropriate
* Precepts pharmacy students and residents
* Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and take appropriate action.

Requirements:

* Minimum Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited school of Pharmacy.

* Required Licensure/Certification: State licensure as a Pharmacist and any relevant life support certification as determined at position level.
* Ideal candidate would have: PGY2 residency in Oncology, OR PGY1 residency + 5 years of Oncology Clinical experience, OR no residency and 7 years of Oncology Clinical experience
* Preferred: Board certification in area of expertise within 1 year of employment.

The pay range for this position is: $50.76 - $76.14 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

An annual bonus may be paid to eligible employees based upon organizational and individual performance.

UCHealth offers their employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical, dental and vision coverage; retirement plans; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buy-up coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; and a full suite of voluntary benefits such as identity theft protection and pet insurance. Our employees and their family members have full access to our Employee Assistance Program, which includes up to 5 free counseling visits and work/life solutions, such as one free legal consultation. In addition, other emotional counseling support is available depending upon their need.

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