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Billings Clinic Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Oral Oncology in Billings, Montana
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Billings Clinic is a community-owned, not-for-profit, Physician-led health system based in Billings with more than 4,700 employees, including over 550 physicians and non-physician providers. Our integrated organization consists of a multi-specialty group practice and a 304-bed hospital.Learn more (https://www.billingsclinic.com/about-us/) about Billings Clinic (our organization, history, mission, leadership and regional locations) and how we are recognized nationally for our exceptional quality.
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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Oral Oncology
SPECIALTY PHARMACY (Specialty Pharmacy)
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Shift: Day
Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)
Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours (Exempt)
Starting Wage DOE: $58.85 - 69.15
May be eligible for $20,000 sign on bonus
May be eligible for tuition loan repayment
May be eligible for relocation assistance
Oral oncology specialists are embedded within the medical oncology and gynecologic oncology departments. Clinical pharmacists practice under a collaborative practice agreement that allows them to aid in oral oncolytic medication management, including adverse reaction management and laboratory monitoring. The pharmacist team provides care in person and virtually to Billings Clinic main campus and regional partners across Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas.
The incumbent in this position is responsible for assisting in the development, implementation and delivery of high quality pharmaceutical services. Work of the graduate pharmacist is conducted under the review and supervision of the registered pharmacist.
Essential Job Functions
• GENERAL
Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic’s mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service expectations. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job performance.
Reviews and interprets physician orders to ensure appropriate medication use. Contacts physician to clarify any questionable order. (Patient Care, Pharmacy, Patient Safety)
Carefully checks all data entry, medication carts, and ADM fills for accuracy. (Resource Management, Audits, Medication Data Entry)
Works under Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA)
Participates as needed in clinical programs and/or functions as a clinical pharmacist. (Patient Care, Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacist Functions)
Assists in the training and orientation of new employees, students, and residents. Provides assistance, direction, and clinical supervision of the pharmacy technical staff. (Education, Staff, Orientation & Training AND Leadership, Resource, Pharmacy Clinical Leadership )
Documents and is accountable for all clinical pharmacy interventions. (Health Information Management, Patient Chart, Pharmacy Interventions)
Performs other duties as assigned or as needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
• Additional Duties for Clinical Pharmacist II
Participates in the organizational drug utilization review program to include:
a) Monitoring drugs, disease states, and clinical pathways and interacts with physicians to optimize drug therapy; writes consults in progress notes.
b) Recommends therapeutic alternatives to physicians to increase therapeutic efficiency and reduce cost.
c) Develops drug use criteria, clinical pathways, and other tools used to monitor drug therapy.
d) Makes presentations to the medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff as required by DUR program.
e) Document consults in designated patient chart or medical record. ADD(Patient Care, Pharmacy, Drug Utilization Review)
Acts as a drug information resource to medical staff, other professionals, patients, and their families. Participates in the educational needs of all customers listed previously. Education, counseling, and in-servicing are a large part of the position duties. (Education, Clinical Pharmacist, Drug Education Resource)
Writes clinical evaluations of new drugs to help determine if they will be added to the formulary. (Patient Care, Pharmacy, Formulary Planning)
Acts as a preceptor for pharmacy students and PGY1 residents. (Leadership, Preceptor, Precepts Students & Residents)
Monitors all aspects of drug therapy, makes appropriate chart notations and interventions on the patients’ behalf. (Patient Care, Pharmacy, monitors drug therapy.a
• Additional Duties for Lead Clinical Pharmacist & Clinical Pharmacist Specialists
Routinely gives formal presentations and write-ups to pharmacy, nursing, and medical staff on current and relevant clinical pharmacy topics. (Project Management, Education, Formal Presentations)
Assists, guides, and directs pharmacotherapy research activities within the pharmacy department and the facility. (Research, Research Projects, Pharmacotherapy Research
With minimal assistance of pharmacy leadership, directs development, implementation, and maintenance of clinical pharmacy services in specialty area (e.g., medication safety initiatives, protocol development, formulary changes, and alternative medications in response to changes, changes in response to new regulations or .) (Project Management, Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Services)
Assists and supports management by providing direction to staff and coordinating the day-to-day operational activities. Responsible for meeting budgetary targets (i.e., revenue maximization and expense reduction goals) by making daily staffing or resource allocation decisions (e.g., approve overtime, flexing staff, formulary over-ride, charging/crediting guidance). Maintaining good fiscal control by balancing all issues impacting revenue, expense, quality and service. Acts as a resource to staff responding to procedural questions and assistance with problem resolution. (Leadership, Day-to-Day Operations, Day to Day Operations AND Resource Management, Department Planning, Assists with Department Budgetary Process
Schedules staff and coordinates emergency/contingency staffing needs. Shall participate in and provide input/feedback into the interviewing, hiring, performance appraisal, coaching/counseling, and/or disciplinary processes for direct-report staff. ADD (Leadership, HR Processes, Provides Input into HR Process & Leadership, Staffing, Daily Schedule)
Orients new staff and provides for ongoing mentoring, training, and educational needs for existing staff. With assistance from pharmacy leadership, develops and conducts ongoing competency assessment and quality reviews of various technical aspects of the pharmacist or technician’s job (e.g., aseptic technique, chart documentation, TCT validation, clinical peer reviews). Identifies areas needing additional education, training, etc. (Education, Staff, Staff Orientation)
Identifies and implements quality, service, revenue, and expense process improvement initiatives. Core
Investigates and responds to issues and/or complaints from staff and/or patients (e.g., customer service and or charging issues). Utilizes performance improvement principles to assess and improve quality. (Core, not on Halogen job description)
Contributes to the effective management of the department by gathering data regarding personnel, supplies, and equipment needs in order to provide input into development of pharmacy policies, procedures, short and long term goals, and objectives for departmental planning and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements applicable to the department. (Resource Management Department Planning, Assists with Pharmacy Dept Budget)
Participates in institutional and community efforts to promote public health and the pharmacy profession. (Education, Community, Community Education)
Assists with organization and supervision of pharmacy student and PGY1 resident rotations. (Education, Student, Pharmacy Rotations)
Acts as a liaison for staff to leadership. To ensure supervision and availability to staff, appropriately and consistently staffs in the area they are leading or specializing. (Leadership, Resource, Resource & Staffing)
Minimum Qualifications
Education
•Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. received from an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy
Experience
• Completion of a PGY1 accredited pharmacy practice residency
or
• Three (3) years of clinical experience with direct patient care/clinical ambulatory care setting
Certifications and Licenses
• State of Montana pharmacist license or eligible
• Eligible to sit for BCACP and/or other BPS specialty certification within 1 year of hire
Or an equivalent combination of education and experience relating to the above tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered. Employees that require a licensed or certification must be properly licensed/certified and the licensure/certification must be in good standing.
Billings Clinic is Montana’s largest health system serving Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. A not-for-profit organization led by a physician CEO, the health system is governed by a board of community members, nurses and physicians. Billings Clinic includes an integrated multi-specialty group practice, tertiary care hospital and trauma center, based in Billings, Montana. Learn more atwww.billingsclinic.com/aboutus (https://www.billingsclinic.com/about-us/)
Billings Clinic is committed to being an inclusive and welcoming employer, that strives to be kind, safe, and courageous in all we do. As an equal opportunity employer, our policies and processes are designed to achieve fair and equitable treatment of all employees and job applicants. All employees and job applicants will be provided the same treatment in all aspects of the employment relationship, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, and/or disability. To ensure we provide an accessible candidate experience for prospective employees, please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.