Announcing an open, full time position for a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for Solid Organ Transplant (SOT); Day shift with transplant pharmacy weekend coverage. This position will rotate through the following areas: Adult in-patient transplant services: Kidney, Liver, and Lung; Transplant Clinic; and Pediatric abdominal transplant (Kidney and Liver) Expectations of this position are as follows: Deliver all aspects of programmatic clinical services for SOT patients with emphasis on best practices, safety and quality initiatives, therapeutic drug monitoring, and disease state management Provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy services for SOT patients to optimize safe, effective and cost-effective drug therapy including: o Multi-disciplinary patient care rounds (daily) o Pharmacotherapy consults o Patient, provider and nursing education o Weekend coverage o Protocol creation, and review Continue to cultivate integrated model within specialty pharmacy
Maintain cross-coverage competency for all SOT areas In coordination with the SOT team, provide coverage for scheduled days off, paid time off, administrative days, and unplanned absences for all SOT shifts as listed above Precept pharmacist Interns and/or pharmacy residents on SOT learning experiences Provide support for and participate in Pharmacy & Therapeutic Sub-Committee(s) Actively participate in the Transplant Pharmacy Group, and assume ownership towards achieving goals and objectives established by the group and departmental leadership Participate in transplant, and pharmacy specific meetings when needed o Clinical Management team, listing, staff meetings, quality meetings, etc.
Qualifications: Required: o Pharmacy licensure in the state of Texas and a B.S. Pharmacy or PharmD degree , or eligibility for licensure at time of application o Pharmacy Preceptor license, or eligibility for licensure, in the state of Texas o Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant residency, or equivalent experience Equivalent experience = PGY1 + 3 years SOT experience, or 5 years of SOT experience. Equivalent training to residency. i.e. fellowship in SOT o Board certification, or eligibility to test for board certification
Preferred o Board Certification in Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacotherapy (BCTXP), or eligibility to test
o Pharmacy licensure in the state of Texas and a B.S. Pharmacy or PharmD degree , or eligibility for licensure at time of application o Pharmacy Preceptor license, or eligibility for licensure, in the state of Texas o Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant residency, or equivalent experience Equivalent experience = PGY1 + 3 years SOT experience, or 5 years of SOT experience. Equivalent training to residency. i.e. fellowship in SOT o Board certification, or eligibility to test for board certification
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