Clinical Specialist Pharmacist - Transplant
Clinical Specialist Pharmacist - Transplant
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Job Description
We are recruiting for twoabdominal solid organ transplant clinical specialist pharmacists to cover the following:
- (1) OUTPATIENT abdominal (kidney/pancreas/liver) SOT pharmacist that covers outpatient kidney/pancreas/liver services.
- (1) Hybrid INPATIENT and OUTPATIENT abdominal SOT pharmacist that would join a rotation that covers inpatient kidney/pancreas and liver services kidney donors pretransplant econsults and outpatient kidney/pancreas/liver services.
Responsibilities
- Provides an expert level of consultation guidance and direction for appropriate solid organ transplantaffiliated medication use.
- In conjunction with a team of Transplant providers provides complete care to the patient through consultative services at both inpatient and outpatient areas and active participation in multidisciplinary patient care planning meetings.
- Optimizes the outcomes of Transplant patients by providing evidencebased patientcentered drug therapies and monitors for drugrelated problems and medication cost containment.
- Supports regulatory requirements and local quality programs related to safe medication use and for systems to promote medication stewardship and surveillance.
- Provides pharmacokinetic consultations as required.
- Detects monitors documents and reports adverse drug reactions and medications errors.
- Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use dose dosage form regimen route therapeutic duplication and drug interactions.
- Communicates ongoing patient information and efficacy and safety of treatment regimen(s) to all care providers.
- Provides inservice education to the Transplant team and clinic staff performs patient and caregiver education and counsels patients regarding medication therapy and compliance.
- Leads and participates in interdisciplinary hospital committees protocol development and education of pharmacists nurses physicians and other providers.
- Coordinates current patient issues and therapy recommendations with pharmacy staff.
- Supports research activities of the respective specialty team as requested.
- Participates actively in all respective area of specialty team meetings which include transitional care/discharge management scientific research and educational teaching conferences.
- Keeps abreast of changing protocols and clinical pharmacy standards as they pertain to applicable area of specialty (e.g. Solid Organ Transplant).
- Provides support primarily for the abdominal transplant service with support for heart and lung transplant
Qualifications
Graduation from a Pharmacy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Completion of a PostYear Graduate 2 (PGY2) residency in a specialty practice area AND current active board certification in area of specialty (EXCEPTION: current PGY2 candidates required to obtain board certification in area of specialty within 12 months of hire); OR PostYear Graduate 1 (PGY1) residency in a specialty practice area AND a minimum of two (2) years postpharmacist licensure experience within the last seven years with at least 50% of time spent in specialty practice activities as defined by BPS AND current active board certification in area of specialty; OR If no residency training then a minimum of four (4) years postpharmacist licensure experience within the last seven years with at least 50% of the time spent in specialty practice activities as defined by BPS AND current active board certification in area of specialty.
Prior experience in assigned area of specialty (e.g. Transplant Infectious Disease Hematology/Oncology) experience preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of Joint Commission Federal and state regulations governing general Pharmacist practices and for acute care facilities.
Demonstrated knowledge of Pharmacist practices and principles.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to patients as well as other practitioners.
Demonstrated skill in applying professional Pharmacy methods and techniques.
Current license from AZ State Board of Pharmacy.
Current active board certification in area of specialty (EXCEPTION: current PGY2 candidates required to obtain board certification in area of specialty within 12 months of hire.)
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
