Oncology Pharmacist

Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers

Founded in 1993 by Dr. Parvinderjit Khanuja, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers has expanded significantly across the metro Phoenix area over the past three decades. Today, Ironwood boasts 16 locations, including five comprehensive cancer centers, a multi-specialty oncology network with over 100 providers, a robust Integrative Services program, a dedicated research department, and a growing Women's oncology program. With a team of over 700 employees, our mission is "Compassion through Kindness." We offer career opportunities that emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion. At Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, we are committed to your professional growth and development, providing a highly competitive benefits and compensation package. We invite you to be a part of our team where you'll experience a culture of teamwork, professionalism, collaboration, accountability, and empathy.

Position Summary

As a pharmacist at Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, you will collaborate closely with a team of highly skilled pharmacy technicians, a clinical pharmacist, and a pharmacy manager. This team is known for their attention to detail, extensive knowledge, and exceptional customer service, listening, mathematical, organizational, and multi-tasking abilities. You will be actively involved in the daily operations of the pharmacy under the guidance of the pharmacy manager.

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

1. 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.
2. Optimizes the outcomes of oncology patients by providing evidence-based, patient-centered drug therapies and monitors for drug-related problems and medication cost containment.
3. Serves as a resource for training and educating medical, nursing and pharmacy staff as it relates to medical oncology/chemotherapy.
4. Identifies, prevents, reports and investigates potential adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
5. Assists in the development and maintenance of a chemotherapy formulary and builds and reviews care plans.
6. Supports regulatory requirements and local quality programs related to safe medication use.
7. Review, process, and dispense medication orders after establishing appropriateness of drug choice, dosage, administration route and quantity in a timely manner.
8. Keeps abreast of changing protocols and clinical pharmacy standards as they pertain to oncology.
9. Ensures utilization of cost-effective medication therapy and patient access to treatment.
10. Demonstrates accurate and thorough documentation skills in the electronic medical record. Facilitates pharmacist-to-provider communication of clinical interventions and recommendations.
11. Adheres to clinical practices approved by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (e.g., collaborative practice agreements, clinical pharmacy protocols).
12. 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 "Outsmarting Cancer One Patient at a Time"