The purpose of this position is to provide the services of a licensed pharmacist which includes the responsibility for the safe and proper distribution and use of medications in inpatients and outpatients who range in age from neonates, infants less than one year of age, children and adolescents ages 10-18, adults ages 19-65 and the elderly over age 65.

 

This position is to function at higher decision making and accountability levels regarding medication therapy, proactively affecting medication use by making recommendations at the time prescribing decisions are being made or, in some cases, making independent decisions about medication therapy in cooperation with other healthcare team members.  Additional services provided include facilitatation of medication reconciliation, discharge counseling, and medication delivery through coordination of care from admission to discharge.  The pharmacist must possess strong communication skills for patient education and work collaboratively with inpatient and outpatient interdisciplinary teams including but not limited to providers, nurses, case workers, pharmacists, and technicians, as well as, the teaching and precepting component of students, interns and/or residents.

 

This is a flexible model where  coordination of care for the patient as they transition from one aspect of the medication use system to another is integrated with traditionally centralized functions, such as order entry/verification.  This coordinated care model will continue to evolve as part of an integrated decentralized patient care practice.  This position may be responsbile for rotating through several work sites which may include, but not be limited to Research Pharmacy and Inpatient Adult/Pediatric Hematology/Oncology units.

• A current Pharmacist’s license issued by the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy. PLUS Practice Residency/Equivalent Experience or Specialist Certification (BCPS, BCOPS, etc)      
• OHSU may require training or experience in a specialized area at time of recruitment.
• Inpatient hospital pharmacy practice: Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the following patient care types: Acute care, psychiatric, rehabilitiaion, skilled nursing, long-term care, obstetric, oncology, chemically dependent, HIV, home care, hospice.
• Demonstrates the ability to:
  • Enforce pharmaceutical care principles safely and accurately
  • Make age-related modification of drug therapy
  • Make disease-related modification of drug therapy
  • Evaluate medical literature
  • Work independently without minimal direct supervision
  • Handle multiple tasks and frequent interruptions
  • Communicate effectively  both formally and infomrally, including presentations
  • Project manage
  • Work with a team professionally and collaboratively
  • Set priorities to respond quickly to emergent situations/requests
  • Work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff
  • Communicate effectively and professionally (orally and in writing)
  • Perform work accurately with attention to detail
  • Exercise sound professional judgement
  • Perform systematic problem solving
  • Enforce practice guidelines,standards, and medication related policies
  • Make critical decisions
  • Perform key computuer related skills including use of the EMR, common word processing, spreadsheet, medical literature and medicatioin databases

• PGY-2 Specialty Residency BLS/ACLS certification Vaccination certification 
• Teaching Certificate 
• Experience in Oncology pharmacy practice, either inpatient or outpatient
• Oncology related drug therapy management in patients described in Position Purpose. (Dosage, indications, side effects, etc. of chemotherapy and related adjunctive medications)
• State of Oregon Pharmacy Preceptor licensure

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.