AMBULATORY PHARMACIST SPECIALIST at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center – Tampa, Florida

Job Summary:

The Ambulatory Pharmacist Specialist works within the Clinic Pharmacy (also known as Specialty Pharmacy) to provides safe, evidence-based, cost effective, and patient centered medication management as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team. They are responsible for providing clinical pharmacy support to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other staff when caring for patients in the ambulatory clinics. In addition to providing safe and effective drug therapy management to improve patient outcomes, this position would be responsible for performing all functions of a Registered Pharmacist including accurate dispensing, clinical interaction with the healthcare team, patient care monitoring and supervision of the pharmacy. Additionally, this position will assist in supporting the teams that are charged with obtaining insurance prior authorizations and lowering financial barriers to medications for ambulatory patients and provide leadership with implementation and practice of identified clinical initiatives and other projects.\

Essential Functions:

• Performs and oversees drug distribution duties per policy and procedures, including assessment of chemotherapy and non-chemotherapy orders for completeness and appropriateness of therapy and ensuring accurate, safe and effective dosing, validation, processing and dispensing.
• Communicates and collaborates with prescribers for drug therapy, interactions, and clinical coordination of care and prevention of adverse events.
• Coordinates and provides medication therapy education.
• Manages the medication use process to improve workflow, quality, and safety for patients and staff.
• Supervises and directs support personnel and verifies their daily activities.
• Oversees the cost effective use of medications to ensure appropriate utilization of resources and reduce financial risk.
• Maintains competencies as specific for the department and profession.
• Actively participate in implementation and practice of identified clinical initiatives and other projects.
• Assist in creating technician schedules.
• Responsible for other duties as assigned.

Minimum Credentials Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
• FL RPh License
• Minimum of either three (3) years of Institutional Pharmacist experience or Specialty Pharmacist experience.

The Ideal Candidate will have:

• Either five (5) years of progressive Institutional Oncology Pharmacist Experience or Advanced Pharmacy Practice Residency (PG-Y1). Board Certification in Ambulatory Care/Oncology/Specialty Pharmacy.
• Pharm.D.