Clinic Clinical Pharmacist - Solid Tumors

Company: University of Miami
Location: Miami
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Clinic Clinical Pharmacist - Solid Tumors Miami, FL Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet . Transforming Lives The University of Miami is among the top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation, and one of the largest private employers in South Florida.With more than 16,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.The University is committed to fostering a culture of belonging, where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to add value. Through values of Diversity, Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, Compassion, Creativity, and Teamwork (DIRECCT) the U community works together to create an environment driven by purpose, excellence, community, and service.The University of Miami UMHC/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist.The Clinical Pharmacist will help provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to the medical oncology population in the outpatient clinic at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Work related activities may include drug selection, drug information, regimen creation and ordering, monitoring and toxicity management, formulary management, protocol and pathway development, Beacon review, outcome evaluations, and patient or staff education/counseling. This person will join a team of inpatient hematology/oncology clinical pharmacists, outpatient hematology clinical pharmacists, and inpatient/outpatient transplant and cellular therapy clinical pharmacists at the University of Miami Hospital & Clinics. The Clinical Pharmacist is key to identifying quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes, continued overview of policies, and/or guidelines, and other clinical pharmacy initiatives. Clinical Pharmacists in the ambulatory setting work with a multidisciplinary team to implement the highest quality of care for our patients.

• Provides comprehensive and individualized clinical pharmacy services to adult outpatient oncology patients as a member of interdisciplinary teams
• Educates patients and their families to ensure their understanding of the administration schedule and toxicity management of their treatment
• Anticipates patient needs and proactively identify solutions
• Provides in-services and educates pharmacy, medical, and nursing staff and trainees on evidence-based best practice and stewardship of appropriate utilization of medications
• Contributes to the development, maintenance, and management of medication related guidelines
• Continuously identifies service-related issues which require evaluation and facilitates research projects and quality improvement initiatives as needed to advance practice
• Serves as preceptor for and maintains active involvement in the PGY-2 Oncology residency program
• May provide precepting mentorship for PGY-1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
• --- Participates in Pharmacy and collaborative departmental subcommittees, including but not limited to Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Involvement in external presentations, publications, and professional organizations is strongly encouraged MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
  • C urrent State of Florida Pharmacist License
  • Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
  • PharmD is required; consideration will be given to all candidates who have been grandfathered by the State of Florida to keep their licenses active/current if obtained before the changes to the Pharmacists' licenses (PharmD requirement) took place, this also includes candidates from other countries that have obtained a Florida license. 3. PGY-1 and PGY-2 Hematology/Oncology Residency or Board Certification in Oncology Pharmacy required. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.Patient safety is a top priority. As a result, during the Influenza ("the flu") season (September through April), the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine requires all employees who provide ongoing services to patients, work in a location (all Hospitals and clinics) where patient care is provided, or work in patient care or clinical care areas, to have an annual influenza vaccination. Failure to meet this requirement will result in rescinding or termination of employment. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law. Click here for additional information.Job Status:Full timeEmployee Type:StaffPay Grade:c109 Full time R100046068 About Us A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation's top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. A private research university with more than 17,000 students from around the world, the University of Miami is focused on creating a future that cuts across geographic, cultural, and intellectual borders. The University comprises 11 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 180 majors and programs. The University ranks No. 57 on U.S. News & World Report's 2020 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2020 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Established in 1925 during the region's famous real estate boom, today the University is a major research university engaged in nearly $346 million in research and sponsored program expenditures annually. While the majority of this work is housed at the Miller School of Medicine, investigators conduct hundreds of studies in other areas, including marine science, engineering, education, and psychology. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019.

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