Pharmacist Clinical Specialist, Transplant Services: Abdominal Transplant Administration

About the role

The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Transplant Services provides pharmaceutical services to the hospital's patients, leading in the delivery of pharmaceutical care for transplant recipients. This includes providing pre- and post-transplant clinical pharmacy services, participating in patient care rounds, reviewing medication profiles, developing optimal drug protocols and guidelines, consulting on specific drug therapies, educating patients and staff, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides pre- and post-transplant clinical pharmacy services
• Participates in patient care rounds with multidisciplinary teams
• Reviews and develops optimal drug protocols and guidelines
• Consults, evaluates, directs, and monitors specific drug therapies
• Educates patients, caregivers, and other healthcare staff and students
• Develops and maintains all pharmaceutical care services for designated areas
• Collaborates with all relevant staff to develop new services or improve medication utilization for formulary items specific to their areas
• Participates in quality improvement and related committees

Qualifications

• Graduation from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy school program with at least a Doctor of Pharmacy degree
• At least three years’ experience in acute care pharmacy services in a progressive hospital setting
• PGY1 pharmacy residency training, and PGY2 pharmacy residency training or fellowship in Transplant Pharmacy are preferred
• Current/Recent working experience in Transplant Pharmacy is preferred
• Fulfills mandatory stroke education requirements per certification agency
• Valid license to practice pharmacy in the State of California
• Current BLS (AHA) certification upon hire
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCTXP)