Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Transplant

                    

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Job Title

Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Transplant

                        

Location

Cleveland

                    

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

                     

Department

Inpatient Pharmacy-Main Campus Hospital

                      

Job Code

T36059

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:00am-4:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

Caregivers in this role will directly work with inpatient care, while supporting physicians, clinical support staff and other pharmacists within the transplant side. This collaborative role will support the cardiology, cardiovascular, and lung transplant teams. Cleveland Clinic is one of the top three transplant hospitals in the nation, making this role the perfect opportunity to grow as a caregiver and educator.

Caregivers in this role will work Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 4:00pm with weekend rotations every 8th weekend collaborating with transplant teams. Caregivers in this position will be expected to work one holiday per year with no formal on-call expectations.

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Perform pharmacotherapeutic monitoring and provision of pharmaceutical care for patients in the area of service responsibility.
• Provide general and patient specific drug information to patients, physicians, nurses and other caregivers.
• Interact and collaborate with other caregivers, especially those in transplant teams.
• Ensure drug levels are maintained while supporting the transplant teams during transplants.
• Support clinical pharmacist and technician educational development by participating in departmental staff development programs and provide leadership in the education of staff involved in providing pharmaceutical care to patients.
• Support clinical pharmacists in providing pharmaceutical care to patients by direct interaction, and formal educational programs.
• Support and participate in pharmaceutical related research in the area of specialty.
• Maintain expertise in areas of practice through continual learning, journal review and other educational activities.
• Educate clinical pharmacists, technicians, pharmacy students, post graduate trainees, allied health professionals, nurses and physicians in pharmacotherapy within the specialty area.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• PharmD or Bachelor’s of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy as well as completion of a post-graduate residency or fellowship training
• Current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current state within 90 days of hire
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within 1 year of hire
• Completion of a post-graduate year 2 residency (PGY2) or fellowship required or completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY-1) plus minimum of 2 years of experience as a clinical specialist or equivalent role which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in the specialty area or
• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a clinical specialist or of an equivalent role which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in the specialty area

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• Board certification
• Experience in the lung transplant field

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