Clinical Oncology Pharmacist

Why Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers? Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers was founded in 1993 by Dr. Parvinderjit Khanuja. Over almost three decades, Ironwood has grown throughout metro Phoenix area. Today Ironwood has 16 locations including 5 comprehensive cancer centers, a multi-specialty oncology network of over 100 providers, a robust Integrative Services program, a dedicated research department, and a growing Women’s oncology program. With over 700 employees our mission is Compassion through Kindness. Across all locations, you’ll find career opportunities that support diversity, equity and inclusion. At Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, we invest in you with opportunities for growth and development and our benefits and compensation package are highly competitive. We invite you to be a part of our team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, collaboration, accountability, and empathy.

Mission Statement: To serve the community by providing quality, comprehensive cancer care which respects the values and needs of each individual.

Position Summary: As a pharmacist at Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, you will be working side by side with a team of 25 pharmacy technicians, a clinical pharmacist, and a pharmacy manager. You will be participating in daily operations of the pharmacy under the direction of the pharmacy manager. Our technicians are detail oriented and knowledgeable individuals with excellent customer-service, listening, math, organization, multi-tasking skills. Our pharmacy manager is a board-certified oncology pharmacist who has 17 years of pharmacy practice experiences in various areas such as inpatient, outpatient, adult medicine, pediatric medicine, and research.

Schedule: M-F day shift (no weekends or holidays). This position will work out of our Goodyear location and will travel between the additional locations in the West Valley.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides accurate, clinically relevant drug education to oncology physicians, nurses, and other care team members including advising on formulary chemotherapy and suggesting alternative therapeutic regimens/options as needed, performing drug utilization reviews, completing appropriate/accurate documentation.
• Optimizes the outcomes of oncology patients by providing evidence-based, patient-centered drug therapies and monitors for drug-related problems and medication cost containment.
• Serves as a resource for training and educating medical, nursing and pharmacy staff as it relates to medical oncology/chemotherapy.
• Identifies, prevents, reports and investigates potential adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of a chemotherapy formulary and builds and reviews care plans.
• Supports regulatory requirements and local quality programs related to safe medication use.
• Review, process, and dispense medication orders after establishing appropriateness of drug choice, dosage, administration route and quantity in a timely manner.
• Keeps abreast of changing protocols and clinical pharmacy standards as they pertain to oncology.
• Ensures utilization of cost-effective medication therapy and patient access to treatment.
• Demonstrates accurate and thorough documentation skills in the electronic medical record. Facilitates pharmacist-to-provider communication of clinical interventions and recommendations.
• Adheres to clinical practices approved by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (e.g., collaborative practice agreements, clinical pharmacy protocols).
• Performs other duties as assigned by your department manager.

Qualifications:

• PharmD graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy with a minimum of Doctor of Pharmacy degree or equivalent experience. Required.
• Registered Pharmacist (RPh) Licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of Arizona upon hiring. Required.
• Minimal of 1 year hospital pharmacy experiences. Required.
• Experiences in oncology pharmacy practice. Highly preferred.
• Completion of a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency (ASHP accredited) and three (3) years of clinical pharmacy experience OR a PGY2 oncology pharmacy residency. Preferred.
• BCOP (board certified oncology pharmacist). Preferred.
• Experiences in outpatient infusion center. Preferred.
• Experiences in medication management with oral oncolytic agents. Preferred.

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package including health/dental/vision and life insurance, 401K, and a caring work environment. We are an E.O.E.

Visit our website at www.ironwoodcrc.com. "Outsmarting Cancer One Patient at a Time"