Clinical Pharmacist . Investigational Drug Services

Employment Type:
Full timeShift:
Description:
Staffing requirements for this position are:

• Staff at least 1 day per week-Could be AM or PM shifts (6a -2:30p; 2p - 10:30p)
• Work every 4th weekend
• Two holiday's a year

Clinical pharmacists provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to designated service areas or patient populations to achieve optimal patient outcomes and safety. They function as members of multidisciplinary teams to improve medication therapy management. These positions act as drug information resources and their responsibilities include age-specific and/or disease specific consultative medication therapy evaluation, education of both patients and other medical staff, research, precepting pharmacy residents, and participation in quality improvement activities.
This position serves as the Investigational Drug Services (IDS) Clinical Pharmacist, with select responsibilities as follows:

• Manages the day-to-day operations of the Investigational Drug service (IDS). Maintains all aspects of good clinical practice (GCP) related to proper preparation, inventory management, and dispensing/distribution/disposition of investigational products including investigational chemotherapy. Includes management of drug inventory, accurate drug preparation, dispensing and accountability, and participating in monitor visits and audits, as needed.
• Reviews, evaluates, and implements clinical trial protocols in the dispensing and administration of Investigational Drugs and responds to questions from study teams and sponsors.
• Collaborates with clinical investigators, all members of the study team and Clinical Trials Office (CTO) to ensure safe, compliant, ethical, efficient, and timely implementation of Investigational Drug trials. Serve as the primary pharmacy contact for IDS-related study issues and Investigational Drug information to the pharmacy department and clinical research teams for all research protocols.
• Trains, manages, and delegates responsibility for the IDS technician to maintain knowledge of the IDS protocols and workflow processes.
• Supervises the creation of protocol-specific medication order templates for prescribing investigational medications. Oversees and participates in the development and maintenance of software programs designed to facilitate management of clinical Investigational Drug trials.
• Participates in departmental and organizational committees as assigned. Functions as the pharmacy representative on the Institutional Review Board, scientific review committees, and other CTO committees.
• Conducts pre-protocol feasibility assessments. Establishes and maintains study fee schedules, budget agreements, billing procedures, invoice approvals, and related IDS pharmacy policies and procedures.
• Provides clinical coverage of assigned services and/or nursing units and performs other job duties as assigned.

What you will need:
Required: Bachelor's Degree
Preferred: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD); Board Certification
Specify Degree(s): Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
Residency: Pharmacy Practice - General (Preferred), Residency - Specialty (Preferred)
Minimum Experience:
Required: 1-2 years of previous job-related experience
Preferred: 3-5 years of previous job-related experience
Computer Skills:
Required:
Adobe Reader
Basic Keyboarding Skills
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power Point
Microsoft Word
Preferred:
EPIC
Groupwise
Perks & Benefits:

• Benefits from Day One (Medical and Dental)
• Competitive Shift Differentials
• Career Development
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Participation in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• 403(b) with Employer Match
• On Site Fitness Center (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital & LUMC)
• Referral Rewards
• Perks Program

Our Promise to You:
Joining Loyola Medicine is being a part of an organization that treats the human spirit in our patients and fellow colleagues. We are a part of a community which believes in giving back to those we serve.

• We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities
• We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: we support each other in serving, we communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions, and we are continuous learners

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.