Critical Care Pharmacist Cardiovascular Surgery

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

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About The Position

Mayo Clinic's cardiovascular surgery practice provides comprehensive surgical and mechanical circulatory support for patients with a wide range of illnesses. The cardiovascular surgery practice performs 2000-3000 operations per year for patients worldwide with complex surgical needs including cardiothoracic transplantation. Programs are academically focused on teaching, quality improvement, and high-quality scientific research. The Critical Care Pharmacist will serve alongside exceptionally talented staff and receive robust support from the Department of Pharmacy, Cardiovascular Surgery, and Mayo Clinic. The Mayo Clinic Department of Pharmacy has a dedicated ambition for creating a patient-centered, integrated care model to advance the Mayo Clinic’s Bold.Forward. strategy with a focus on People & Culture, Practice Innovation, Care Team Evolution, Discoveries & Cures. In stride with these goals, in 2025 alone, our department reached over 200 scientific publication outputs and over 50 active quality improvement projects with the Mayo Clinic Quality Academy. Pharmacy staff continue to attain academic rank with the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and are being increasingly recognized on regional, national, and international stages. Our department’s pharmacy residency has been accredited by ASHP since 1973. It has grown to become the primary training site for over 20 pharmacy residents, including various specialty residencies, longitudinal local pharmacy students, and pharmacy summer interns from around the country. Our staff also regularly interface with and educate medical trainees including physician residents and fellows. Daily pharmacist clinical services consist of robust bedside rounding as part of a multidisciplinary team, identification and intervention of drug-related issues, provision of recommendations on optimization of patient-specific drug therapy, admission and discharge medication reconciliation, transition of care planning, routine use of expansive collaborative practice agreements, response to medical emergencies including cardiac arrest and mass casualty events, and direct patient care on a rotating basis. As an institution valuing education, preceptorship and mentorship of learners is expected. Involvement in scholarly activities including quality initiatives and multidisciplinary research is encouraged and supported through extensive institutional and departmental resources. The position will be rotating days & evenings with weekend shifts in Central Pharmacy every 3rd weekend. Only complete applications will be considered. A complete application includes: Curriculum Vitae Letter of Interest addressing the motivation to apply for the position and alignment with Mayo Clinic’s three shields of patient care, research, and academia

Requirements

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
• Commitment to excellence, accuracy, attention to detail and teamwork required.
• Ability to communicate effectively, work collaboratively with others, organizes time well, practice with an agile mindset, solve problems, and work independently with minimal supervision required.
• Current pharmacist license by the Board of Pharmacy in the state(s) of the job's practice site, or eligible to obtain within a time frame compliant with the site’s applicable employee licensure policy.
• May not independently fulfill responsibilities reserved only to a pharmacist until license is obtained.

Nice To Haves

• Experience and/or interest in teaching and/or precepting preferred.
• Previous experience desired includes PGY2 residency or fellowship training in critical care, and/or PGY1 residency plus 3 years in cardiovascular surgery practice, or minimum of 5 years of cardiovascular surgery practice.
• Board Certification in Critical Care (BCCCP) is strongly preferred within 1 year of hire, if not already present.

Responsibilities

• Robust bedside rounding as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Identification and intervention of drug-related issues
• Provision of recommendations on optimization of patient-specific drug therapy
• Admission and discharge medication reconciliation
• Transition of care planning
• Routine use of expansive collaborative practice agreements
• Response to medical emergencies including cardiac arrest and mass casualty events
• Direct patient care on a rotating basis
• Preceptorship and mentorship of learners

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level