Clinical Pharmacist | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Job at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA

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  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
  • Seattle, WA

Job Description

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

Performs clinical pharmacy services to assigned clinic patients. The clinical pharmacist acts as an integral member of Fred Hutch patient care services, providing pharmacotherapeutic recommendations to providers, nursing, and other members of the health care team to optimize patient care. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to direct patient care, drug dispensing, research & education, and practice management as it pertains to the care of the assigned patient population. The pharmacist will work with the specialty pharmacy team to ensure patients have access to needed medications and will provide clinical support and documentation when required.

Responsibilities

Clinical:

  • Collaborate with providers to individualize drug therapies promoting safe, effective and economical patient care.
  • Perform comprehensive medication therapy review and other activities as necessary to ensure safe transitions of care.
  • Assume responsibility for monitoring and modifying the drug regimen when referred, to include the ordering and interpretation of laboratory testing.
  • Provide refill authorization in conjunction with assessment of adherence, disease states, drug interactions, efficacy, and safety.
  • Act as a drug information resource to providers, nursing staff and patients.
  • Ensure patient access to specialty medications by assisting with providing required clinical information to insurers when needed.
  • Identify patients with indications for drug therapy who are under-treated and optimize drug therapy.
  • Identify barriers to adherence to medication regimen, incorporating patient characteristics i.e. language, culture/religious practices, physical, cognitive, emotional, pain/discomfort, socioeconomic status.
  • Utilize tools in educating the patient on self-management of disease and drug therapy.
  • Review clinic prescribing patterns with clinic staff to design targeted education to promote consistency with UWP guidelines (or other nationally recognized guidelines when needed)

Education and Research:

  • Provide primary preceptorship of pharmacy residents and student pharmacists
  • Provide education to medical/surgical residents, nursing staff and medical students
  • Present at educational conferences to multidisciplinary staff, as requested
  • Develop and provide nursing in-services
  • Provide didactic teaching to student pharmacists at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy, as requested
  • Participate in collaborative research projects with healthcare professionals, pharmacy residents and student pharmacists.
  • Submit unique work for publication in professional journals

Practice Management:

  • Implement and maintain departmental policies and procedures related to the safe and effective use of medications
  • Routinely evaluate current updates in service specific literature
  • Develop and maintain drug therapy monitoring systems for patients
  • Establish and maintain efficient lines of communication between pharmacists, physicians, nurses and other members of the health care team.
  • Participate in pharmacy and hospital committees as requested
  • Participate in the development and implementation of quality assurance programs for pharmacy services, including, but not limited to, prevention of medication errors
  • Perform drug utilization evaluation and cost containment analyses, as needed

Dispensing:

  • Perform duties of a Pharmacist II

Qualifications

Required:

  • Graduation from an accredited School of Pharmacy
  • Completion of a PGY1 residency program or 3 years of practice experience
  • State of Washington Pharmacist License
  • Ability to participate in protocol development and implementation
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality according to departmental and institutional standards
  • Ability to follow all state, federal, Fred Hutch, UWMC, Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission rules and regulations

Preferred:

  • PGY2 in Oncology or equivalent experience

The annual base salary range for this position is from $146,432.00 to $244,046.00 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

Relocation assistance may be available for this position.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks), and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 months).

Our Commitment to Diversity

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds to apply and desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources at [email protected] or by calling 206-667-4700.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Relocation package, Flexible hours,

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