Research Pharmacist Coordinator

Job description

Inova Research Center is seeking a dedicated Research Pharmacist Coordinator - Oncology to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift (Monday – Friday) |Sign-on Bonus & relocation assistance eligible.
Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement : Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Research Pharmacist Coordinator Job Responsibilities:
• Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, protocols, formulary changes and critical pathways.
• Facilitates the identification, resolution, implementation, and communication of cost-effective medication use issues in collaboration with the medical staff.
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners and patients and suggests appropriate and cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, adverse drug reactions and appropriateness of drug/dose.
• Performs all the functions/duties of the Pharmacist.
• Provides education and information to patients on pharmaceutical care and drug therapy.
• Provides training and education to Pharmacists regarding pharmaceutical care and Pharmacoeconomics and supervises and instructs Pharmacists and Pharmacy students.
• Prepares and presents drug reviews, MUE criteria, antibiotic sensitivity reports, adverse drug reaction reports and pharmacy intervention summaries to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Participates in community educational programs and contributes to the advancement of the profession through presentations at local, state, and national meetings.
• Reviews the performance and documentation of clinical activities of all Pharmacists including documentation of clinical and investigational drug activities.
• Monitors Pharmacy activities daily to ensure adherence to study protocols and dispensing procedures.
• Liaises with Principal Investigators, Trial Coordinators and/or Research Assistants to establish Pharmacy's role, determine fee schedules and to implement dispensing, compounding, and billing procedures.
• Maintains inventory and coordinates distribution of an up-to-date clinical investigational drug trials list.
• Communicates any concerns regarding ethical issues or deviation from established policies and procedures to the appropriate committee.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor degree in Pharmacy.
• Experience: Three (3) years’ Pharmacist oncology experience or completion of an ASHP approved post-graduate year one residency or three years of Pharmacist research experience
• Licensed Pharmacist in the state of VA.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Research experience.