Pharmacist - Oncology Infusion

Kaiser Permanente; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Seattle, WA is seeking a Pharmacist - Oncology Infusion to ensure safe, effective, and optimal chemotherapy and supportive therapy. You will interpret orders, counsel patients, and coordinate care with the oncology team.

The role emphasizes collaboration with physicians and nurses, maintaining safety checks, patient education, and adherence to regulatory standards. Washington-licensed pharmacists with oncology experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year in a pharmacy practice environment with current technology.
• Washington Pharmacist License required at hire.
• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or PharmD required.

Responsibilities

• Interpret prescription orders and counsel patients; ensure safety and provide written information as necessary.
• Provide medication expertise and evidence-based recommendations to patients and providers; communicate rationale for therapy choices.
• Supervise pharmacy staff and ensure proper dispensing, cash handling, and adherence to safety standards.

Skills

Pharmacy practice

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical decision making

Pharmacology knowledge

Verbal communication

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or PharmD

Job description

EVENING, VARIABLE

Job Summary

Pharmacists at Kaiser Permanente ensure that patients receive safe, effective, and optimal medication therapy while providing expertise and information to empower patients and prescribers to make informed choices in medication therapy. Pharmacists ensure that pharmacy care is coordinated with the patient care plan.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensures that patients receive safe, effective, and optimal medication therapy by: Interpreting prescription orders; counseling patients using clear and effective communication skills and providing written information as necessary; ensuring patient safety by identifying opportunities to prevent unusual occurrences; consistently performing safety checks when dispensing medications; taking appropriate steps to resolve and report unusual occurrences.
• Provides medication expertise and information that empowers patients and prescribers to make informed choices in medication therapy by: using appropriate evidence-based medicine references to form recommendations to patients and providers; clearly communicating rationale around medication therapy selection; evaluating clinical appropriateness of medication therapy; staying current on clinical initiatives and priorities.
• Ensure efficient and effective pharmacy process workflow and cash handling by: supervising pharmacy assistants, technicians, interns and externs in all aspects of daily pharmacy workflow including the appropriate processing and releasing of prescriptions and customer service; ensuring the proper and safe storage of medications and keep accurate records of such; having working knowledge and competency with cashiering processes and procedures; adhering to Kaiser Permanente Cash Security and Compliance standards.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year of experience working in a pharmacy practice environment using current technology.
• Bachelors degree in pharmacy or PharmD required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Pharmacist License (Washington) required at hire.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritize workload effectively.
• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to evaluate clinical appropriateness of medication therapy.
• Knowledge of major medication therapy, drug interactions, and disease states.
• Ability to evaluate clinical appropriateness of medication therapy.
• Knowledge of major medication therapy, drug-drug interactions, and disease states.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years of experience working in a pharmacy practice environment using current technology.
• Experience interacting with an interdisciplinary team including physicians.

Location

Seattle, Washington

Title

Pharmacist - Oncology Infusion

Company

Kaiser

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.