Pharmacist Oncology Services

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area.

Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth.

Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care.

We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.

Job Summary

Provides effective, efficient and accurate ambulatory pharmaceutical care that meets both department financial and customer service goals and objectives. Work is performed in accordance with protocols, internal guidelines/standards, and Washington State Board of Pharmacy regulatory requirements.

Work involves the oversight of all aspects of clinic pharmacy operations in a hematology/oncology clinic setting including dispensing medications and intravenous solutions to patients for all types of chemotherapy and ancillary treatments; providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care to adult oncology patients; providing patient counseling and drug therapy monitoring to ensure patients receive safe, efficacious and cost-effective medication therapy.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides pharmaceutical care to all patients serviced by an outpatient oncology pharmacy area.
• Develops clinical pharmacy standards related to oncology pharmacy according to the pharmaceutical care model and organizational policies/procedures for ensuring the quality of medication therapy.
• Performs all distributive functions of department; physician order interpretation, order entry into EMR, therapy monitoring, IV admixture functions, checking of technician activity, monitoring delivery systems, computer operation and stock control.
• Assists pharmacy leadership in support of department clinical functions including, but not limited: ADR, DUE, P&T, on-going clinical staff education, and statistical analysis of Clinical Effectiveness against Cost-to-Benefit Ratio.
• Counsels, and educates hospital/clinic and customers on drug/OTC information in accordance with department policies and procedures and all applicable Federal and State Laws for ambulatory clinical services to ensure delivery of safe, efficient and cost-effective medication therapy.
• Works collaboratively with all pharmacy and ancillary staff to meet financial and customer service goals such as medication cost and inventory control, efficient workflow, insurance billing, and controlled substance controls.

Education/Work Experience Requirements

• BS in Pharmacy or Pharm D from an accredited school of pharmacy including didactic courses and experiential rotations in pharmaceutical care plus minimum three years work experience in an oncology pharmacy setting that demonstrates attainment of the requisite job knowledge skills/abilities.
• Attainment of a Doctor of Pharmacy degree is preferred.
• Completion of an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) post-graduate residency is preferred.
• Current American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) recognized Board Certification is preferred.

Licensure/Certification

• Licensure as a registered pharmacist by the Washington State Board of Pharmacy.
• Membership in professional organizations such as ASHP, ASCP, WSSHP, APHA is preferred.
• Current healthcare provider BLS certification.

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.