Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Adult Abdominal Transplant

About the role

The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Adult Abdominal Transplant provides direct support for abdominal transplant services, including kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation, across both inpatient and ambulatory settings. This position plays a critical role in collaborating with transplant surgeons, hepatologists, nephrologists, mid-level providers, a dedicated transplant infectious disease team, and the multidisciplinary transplant team.

Responsibilities

• Critically evaluates the management of disease states and adjusts or recommends adjustments to therapy to improve patient medication regimens.
• Ensures appropriate and cost-effective medication therapy.
• Evaluates disease state management, medication management, and adverse drug reactions.
• Adheres to all clinical practices approved by Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee/Clinical Consensus Group (e.g., collaborative practice agreements).
• Accurately and completely documents patient assessment data and clinical interventions.
• Provides detailed drug information and education to healthcare team, pharmacy, patients, and community.
• Reviews and evaluates medication orders for appropriateness and completeness with respect to patient data including age, height, weight, diagnosis, allergy, laboratory values and other pertinent patient information.
• Complies with directives of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee/Clinical Consensus Group (e.g. therapeutic substitutions, formulary management).
• Applies the principles of continuous quality improvement consistent with job expectations.
• Incorporates quality improvement principles into other activities and facility/system-based projects (i.e. data collection, documentation, med error and adverse drug event trending).
• Participates in drug use evaluations and facility level medication safety oversight.
• Participates in local and system-based committees (e.g. area of specialty or other related area) and effectively communicates to stakeholders.
• Serves as a resource and mentor to other pharmacists, students, residents, and other health-care providers at both the facility and system level.
• Maintains ASHP preceptor qualifications and participates as primary preceptor to residents where applicable.
• Serves as an educator, resource expert, and mentor to other pharmacists, students, residents, and/or other healthcare providers.

Requirements

• A Doctorate in Pharmacy degree and at minimum completion of a PGY1 residency program.
• Without residency training a minimum of 3 years of health-system progressive clinical pharmacy experience (evaluating disease state & medication management e.g. thromboembolic, diabetes, oncology, pharmacokinetics, pain management & nutrition, investigational studies, etc).
• Additional minimum qualifications include board certification through the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (e.g. BCPS, BCOP).
• Board certification must be active and maintained.
• For pharmacists providing care in Investigational Drug Services, the ASHP Investigational Drug Service Certificate will be allowed. Candidates who are not Board Certified will be given 24 months to achieve certification.
• Requires pharmacist licensure in the state of practice and a degree in Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• If not licensed in the state of practice, must have completed the Board of Pharmacy application process within 30 days of job offer.
• Must be licensed within 90 days of hire unless the delay is due to the State Board of Pharmacy.
• May be required to possess a valid driver’s license and be eligible for coverage under the company’s auto insurance policy.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

Qualifications

• Completion of a PGY2 residency or PGY1 residency plus a minimum of 3 years of health system experience.
• Board Certification in appropriate area of specialty.
• Expert level working knowledge of principles, practices, and operations in assigned area of responsibility.

Skills

• Good organizational, problem solving and computer skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills for interfacing with all levels of staff, Physicians, and other contacts.
• Knowledge of medication management software, particularly pharmacy system software, Microsoft applications and automated dispensing systems.

Benefits

There is no dedicated weekend or major holiday coverage. Banner University Medical Center Phoenix offers a variety of benefits including:

• Hire On Incentive up to $15,000 sign-on for a 2-year commitment.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $180,000 - $220,000 annually.

Schedule

The schedule for this position will have daytime hours, Monday - Friday.