Lead Pharmacist Oncology - Verde Valley Medical Center

Company: Northern Arizona Healthcare Corporation
Location: Cottonwood
Posted on: January 29, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Overview Comments The Lead Oncology Pharmacist is responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical care to oncology patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings and serves as an expert consultant within the specialty practice areas of oncology and supportive care/symptom management. Providing pharmaceutical care within the scope of this position includes but is not limited to supervising support staff, participating in both clinical and dispensing activities related to chemotherapy, drug utilization evaluations, formulary monitoring, formulary monographs/proposals within the oncology practice area, drug information requests, adverse drug reaction monitoring, and education of colleagues, patients, and providers alike. This person may provide pharmacy services to patients from the child, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) overseeing educating, and directing the pharmacist team in these areas and addressing work flow issues and process improvement. Acts in a collaborative role with the medical and hospital staff. Continuous involvement in various interdisciplinary committees for protocol development and implementation. Maintains responsibility for education of pharmacists, pharmacy residents, and pharmacy students as it relates to medical oncology and immunotherapy. This position's work location is on site only. Responsibilities Leadership * Serves as a resource for staff in caring for complex patients in the specialty area. * Provides oversight and development of the team concept for the designated clinical area. * Serves as a role model for department staff and participates in special projects. * Serves as a liaison with the medical and hospital staff in providing/developing services, protocols, and procedures to meet the needs of patients. * Collaborates with other pharmacy leaders and the pharmacy team to achieve compliance with hospital and department specific policies and procedures. * Educates medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff as it relates to the specialty practice area. * Demonstrates engagement and fosters engagement in others. * Serves on designated intra- and inter-departmental committees to improve patient care. Patient Care * Performs clinical services to optimize drug therapy and documents clinical interventions. * Provides medication therapy management using evidence-based medicine, literature, guidelines, and protocols. * Uses knowledge of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, therapeutic drug monitoring, and patient-specific data to maximize medication outcomes. * Demonstrates knowledge in the utilization of pharmacy technologies such as electronic health records and clinical decision support/data mining tools/systems. * Advises physicians and other prescribers of formulary medications and suggests alternative therapeutics regimens/options. * Provides accurate, clinically relevant drug information to physicians, nurses and allied health professionals. * Actively contributes to multi-disciplinary decision making in the specialty practice area. * Reviews, interprets, and verifies physician orders accurately; screens for incompatibilities, interactions, duplications, and contraindications. * Provides discharge medication patient counseling (new and previous home medications, using verbal and written communication) as needed. * Processes inpatient and outpatient oncology/chemotherapy medications, supportive care, and pre-medication orders accurately and effectively. * Identifies, prevents, and investigates potential adverse drug reactions and medication errors. * May be required to process and/or dispense non-oncology related orders and medications depending on business needs. Administrative * Develops programs, policies, and guidelines that support evidence-based standards of practice within the specialty practice area. * Assists in the development and maintenance of a chemotherapy and immunotherapy formulary. * Compiles and reports to the P&T committee data / metrics on chemotherapy use when requested. * Promotes compliance with requirements of the HRSA 340(b) program, as appropriate. * Supervises supportive personnel, licensed and non-licensed, and organizes/directs workflow. * Exercises applicable legal and professional controls of controlled substances; documents waste from returned/expired/unusable controlled substances properly. * Performs drug utilization reviews with appropriate/accurate documentation. * Reports adverse drug reactions, medication errors and good catches. * Assists in maintaining basic drug supply from vendors. * Pro-actively identifies opportunities for process improvement. Compliance/Safety * Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner. * Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility. * If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates. * Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame. Qualifications Education Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy - Required Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy - Preferred Certification & Licensures Arizona State Board of Pharmacy license that is active and in good standing - Required at date of hire Board of Pharmacy Specialties Certification in Oncology (BCOP) at date of hire, or obtained within 2 years from date of hire - Required BLS certification - Required ACLS certification - Required ASHP Sterile Product Preparation Training and Certificate Program- Preferred Experience PGY2 Residency in Oncology - Preferred CALL REQUIRED : Must be able to physically show up Call required as a subject matter expert; physical response may not be necessary

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