Oncology Pharmacy Supervisor

Quick Facts

• Role: Oncology Pharmacy Supervisor (licensed pharmacist)

• Focus: Oncology Drug Stewardship Program, medication safety, supervision, and clinical care

Description

The Oncology Clinical Care Pharmacy Supervisor develops, implements, manages, and reports outcomes of the Oncology Drug Stewardship Program to improve patient outcomes on oncology drugs. The supervisor improves auditing for safe and effective drug use, coordinates oncology medication requests (including from community providers), and serves as a subject matter expert for oral oncology medications. The role includes clinical documentation in the EHR, medication reconciliation, adverse drug event reporting, and supervision of oncology pharmacy staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Oncology Drug Stewardship Program: develop, implement, maintain, and report outcomes

• Collaborate on formulary interpretation, drug restrictions, shortages, and non-formulary/off-label requests

• Partner with Pharmacoeconomics to identify and implement cost savings/cost avoidance

• Coordinate with clinical services to create, review, and update oncology guidelines, pathways, policies, and dosing protocols

• Document recommendations and interactions in the electronic health record

• Perform medication reconciliation and provide updated medication lists per policy

• Participate in adverse drug event reporting and report medication errors

• Provide direct patient care: design, implement, and monitor therapeutic drug plans

• Initiate medication changes and related orders as permitted by scope and policy

• Provide counseling and authoritative drug information to patients and healthcare providers

• Precept pharmacy students and residents

• Ensure hazardous medication handling per regulations and departmental policies

• Supervise clinical pharmacist practitioners (scheduling, leave, appraisals)

• Recruit and select staff using performance-based interviewing and EEO principles

• Support medication use evaluations and basic research; assist with investigational drug processes

Benefits

• Competitive salary with regular salary increases

• Paid time off: 37–50 days annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)

• Parental leave: up to 12 weeks paid after 12 months of employment

• Child care subsidy: eligible full-time employees may receive up to 25% of eligible childcare costs (with income and child limits)

• Retirement: traditional federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% contributions

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options

• Federal benefits eligibility varies by position details

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• BS Pharmacy or Pharm.D. from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy (or foreign degree with FPGEC/FPGEE and TOEFL iBT proof)

• Full, current, unrestricted pharmacy license in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or DC

• Ability to communicate proficiently in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Complete pre-employment onboarding and all required documents

• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation/examination

• Seasonal influenza vaccination participation requirement

• Meet trial period condition of employment (1–2 years)

• Meet Selective Service registration requirement for males born after 12/31/1959

• GS-13 level experience: 1 year experience equivalent to next lower grade (in addition to GS-12 requirements)