CLINICAL PHARMACY SPECIALIST - ONCOLOGY

COOPER PEDIATRICS

Camden (NJ)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Cooper University Health Care in New Jersey seeks an Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to enhance pharmacotherapy for oncology patients. The role collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, delivers patient-focused services, and supports education for residents and clinicians.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in oncology, a PharmD, NJ licensure, and PGY2 Oncology training with board certification eligibility. Join a trusted program offering growth and patient-centered care.

Qualifications

3-5 years oncology experience preferred.
Pharmacy Doctorate required and NJ licensure.
PGY2 Oncology residency completed or in progress.
Oncology Board Certification or eligibility within 2 years.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to apply NCCN-guided best practices.
Provide clinical pharmacy services for oncology patients and monitor therapies.
Deliver oncology in-services to the care team.
Precept residents and students on ambulatory oncology rotations.
Build chemotherapy regimens into EPIC and manage formulary actions.
Participate in oncology P&T committee meetings and quality projects.

Skills

Oncology clinical pharmacy

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient counseling

Therapeutic drug management

Education

Pharmacy Doctorate Degree

PGY2 Oncology Residency

Tools

EPIC

Job description

About us

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development.

Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.

Short Description

The Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist performs a variety of clinical, logistical, and operational functions to streamline care for oncology patients at the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper. The functions include but are not limited to:

Collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams to propose best treatment practices in accordance with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines and primary literature.
Provides clinical pharmacy services for oncology patients, including patient counseling, selection of appropriate therapies, monitoring parameters and frequency of monitoring, management of adverse effects, and identification/ management of drug-drug interactions.
Deliver new oncology therapy in-services to the oncology healthcare team.
Lead hematology/oncology pharmacology and therapeutics lectures for hematology/oncology fellow physicians.
Navigate oncology drug shortages, including recommendation of alternative therapies when appropriate.
Precept pharmacy residents and students on ambulatory oncology elective rotation.
Build treatment plans for chemotherapy regimens into EPIC and partake in necessary workflows to add new oncolytic agents to hospital formulary.
Actively participate in oncology pharmacy & therapeutics (P&T) subcommittee and hospital P&T committee meetings.
Assist with medication acquisition for oral and injectable oncolytic therapies, including prior authorizations, appeal letters, and peer-to-peer reviews.
Identify and complete patient care quality improvement projects.
Assist with policy development with regards to oncology patient care.

Experience Required