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Oncology Clinical Pharmacist

Job Overview

Description

Responsibilities Include:  

As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will work closely with the Oncology healthcare team to ensure consistent delivery of therapy in the context of the patient’s overall health goals in order to identify and prioritize problems and achieve optimal therapeutic care to patients. Collaborate with practitioners in the planning and implementation of patient care plans to ensure safe and timely delivery of oral drug therapy; maintain up to date knowledge of patient assistance programs and assist in patient enrollment as needed.

Essential Roles & Responsibilities:

• Direct and monitor the compounding, dispensing, and wasting of medications within the Cancer Center according to regulations. Directs and monitors pharmacy technicians in preparation, packaging, labeling, and distribution of medication.
• Collaborate with oncologists, nurses, and other health care professionals to develop individualized treatment plans and optimize therapeutic outcomes. Review, validate, and verify oncology medication orders including chemotherapy, biologics, and supportive care agents for accuracy and appropriateness. Monitors patient medication regimens for possible allergies, drug interactions, nutrient-drug interactions, contraindications, and potential adverse drug reactions. Provide suggestions on treatment regimens per NCCN guidelines.
• Assists in the management of drug inventory and supply purchasing, in partnership with Cancer Center clinical staff. Participate in meetings with drug suppliers.
• Provide education to patients, caregivers, providers, and staff on medications and other therapies provided within the Cancer Center.
• Provides support to the Administration department. Delivery and analysis of pharmacy utilization reporting, consultation for pharmacy-related clinical enhancements, and on-site meeting participation as needed. Ensure compliance of institutional policies and protocols, as well as regulatory standards such as USP 797/800 and local board of pharmacy requirements.
• Complete all other duties as assigned.

Medical Associates Clinic Overview: 

• Over 200 providers and 900 staff make up the area’s leading healthcare provider and only multispecialty group practice   
• 30+ specialty departments with two Dubuque campus locations and 7 Family Care Network clinics in IA, WI and IL 
• Recognition includes MGMA “Better Performing Groups” and U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Health Plans”
• Learn more at mahealthcare.com  

Dubuque, Iowa Community Overview:   

• Beautiful city overlooking the Mississippi River with a population of 70,000 and a drawing base of up to 250,000  
• Centrally located with one-hour driving distance to Madison and Iowa City, and only three hours to Chicago  
• Community & Entertainment: great restaurants, local breweries & wineries, miles of hiking & biking trails, museums and performing arts, live music and festivals, boat/kayak access, nearby downhill skiing, networking groups for all ages and interests!  
• Schools & Family: outstanding public and private schools, lots of family-centered activities throughout the year, programs for just about every extracurricular interest--sports/arts/music/social  
• Housing & Living: several options including downtown city lofts, restored single family homes, nearby suburbs in the country, townhouses centrally located *Cost of living 9% lower than national average  
• Learn more at traveldubuque.com and https://youcanbegreathere.com/ 

1. Continuous Learning and Development: Remain current with job skills/knowledge, seek personal improvement, willingly cross-train, and share knowledge with others.
2. Customer Focus: Anticipate needs, respond timely, ensure satisfaction.
3. Problem Solving and Decision Making: Proactively prevent and solve problems, analyze solutions, use sound judgment.
4. Teamwork and Collaboration: Work well with others, communicate effectively, support team success through personal productivity.
5. Responsibility and Reliability: Accept feedback, take responsibility, manage time effectively, be reliable.
6. Adaptability and Flexibility:  Display openness to new tasks and updated processes, juggle multiple responsibilities effectively and adapt to change.
7. Attention to Detail and Quality: Pay attention to details, deliver quality work.
8. Professionalism and Respect: Interact professionally, build rapport, treat everyone with respect.
9. Commitment to Excellence: Demonstrate commitment to excellence, strive for quality work.
10. Policy Compliance and Ethical Behavior: Comply with Medical Associates policies and behave in an ethical manner at all times.

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Physical Aspects:

Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing - Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.

Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.

Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sound with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.

Vision - 20 / 40 or better in the best eye with or without correction.

Repetitive Motions - Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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Medical Associates Clinic & Health Plans is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, parental status, disability, veteran status, or other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

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