Clinical Pharmacist II

Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

The Clinical Pharmacist II (CPII) is a licensed professional skilled in reviewing research protocols and extracting crucial information to operate at the highest level of clinical practice. As a member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, the CPII directly tends to patients enrolled in COH clinical trials. Serving as the clinical investigational pharmacist, they take charge of workflows and processes for research patients, aiding in the implementation, documentation, and monitoring of comprehensive medication management (CMM) and therapeutic care plans. Their aim is to achieve positive patient-centered outcomes through direct interactions with patients and providers.

In the Hybrid CIDS/IDSA role, oversight and maintenance of all COH investigational medications are paramount. This includes meticulous tracking of each dose received, dispensed, disposed of, transferred, or returned to the pharmaceutical sponsor. The pharmacist is responsible for operational support of IDS services, supporting IDSA pharmacists, overseeing all IDS technician duties, understanding clinical trial design, adhering to Good Clinical Practice, and ensuring compliance with local/state/federal requirements for investigational drugs.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Provides comprehensive medication management services, coordinating all clinical pharmacy functions for patients enrolled in clinical trials to help achieve compliant, safe and per-protocol use of investigational drugs
• Completes patient profile reviews and participates in huddles and meetings as an integrated member of the research team.
• Application of established anti-neoplastic and immunomodulating medication use processes for investigational drugs.
• Reviews investigational medication regimens for appropriateness, contraindications, and potential interactions.
• Collaborates with pharmacy supervisors, leadership, and staff to develop policies, procedures, and processes for more efficient research processing within the pharmacy Enterprise and area of practice.
• Assumes the duties of the Pharmacy Technician/Intern as needed to maintain efficient quality operation and timely service.
• Maintains research logs and records to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Ensures compliance with medication management standards outlined by The Joint Commission (TJC), COH, and other accrediting bodies.
• Exhibits expert understanding and follows regulatory and quality standards for their program area.
• Validates investigational drug builds within Epic
• Serves as a liaison between Pharmacy Service and research enterprise
• Actively participates in organizational, regional and national patient safety initiatives as determined by COH strategic goals and mission.

Your qualifications should include:

Minimum Education:

• Graduate of ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School or School with ACPE accreditation pending

Minimum Experience:

• PGY1 and PGY2 residencies, or
• PGY1 plus two years of experience as a clinical pharmacist, or
• Five years of experience as a clinical pharmacist

Req. Certification/Licensure:

• Current CA Pharmacist License or within 3 months of hire
• BLS certification (through the American Heart Association)

Preferred Courses/Training:

• PGY-2 Residency, Board Certification
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

Preferred Experience:

• 3 years of experience working in an investigational drug service

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