Outpatient Cardiac Transplant Pharmacist

Indiana University Health System•Indianapolis, IN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Methodist Hospital is seeking an experienced pharmacist to provide comprehensive medication management and clinical pharmacy services for adult heart transplant recipients in the ambulatory setting. The pharmacist will work closely with transplant physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, coordinators, and other multidisciplinary team members, and may also support patients with LVAD, amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. This role offers the opportunity to practice in a collaborative academic environment and help develop outpatient transplant pharmacy services as the organization transitions to a new hospital and ambulatory care campus planned to open in 2027. The position is full-time, days, Monday through Friday, with no weekend, evening, or holiday coverage. The role includes opportunities for professional growth, research, teaching, and leadership.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy.
Active pharmacist licensure or eligibility for Indiana pharmacist licensure.
Completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency.
Experience managing solid organ transplant patients.
Demonstrated knowledge of immunosuppressive therapies, transplant pharmacotherapy, and ambulatory clinical practice.
Advanced knowledge of transplant pharmacotherapy and immunosuppression management.
Strong clinical assessment and patient counseling skills.
Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary care team.
Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
Commitment to patient-centered care and continuous quality improvement.

Nice To Haves

PGY2 Residency in Solid Organ Transplant, Ambulatory Care, or a related specialty.
Board certification (BCPS, BCTXP, or BCACP).
Heart transplant experience; strongly preferred.
Experience in an outpatient transplant clinic or academic medical center.
Precepting, teaching, research, or quality improvement experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direct outpatient clinical care for adult heart transplant recipients.
Manage complex immunosuppressive regimens, including medication selection, dosing, monitoring, and optimization.
Monitor and manage medication-related complications, adverse effects, drug interactions, and adherence concerns.
Review laboratory results and collaborate with providers to adjust immunosuppression and supportive therapies.
Educate patients, caregivers, and family members about transplant medications, adherence strategies, and long-term health maintenance.
Participate in multidisciplinary heart transplant clinics and care conferences.
Support medication access through prior authorizations, appeals, patient assistance programs, and specialty pharmacy coordination.
Assist with protocol development, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical program advancement.
Serve as a transplant pharmacotherapy resource for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, residents, and students.
Support transitions of care between inpatient and outpatient transplant services.
Document clinical interventions and patient encounters in the electronic medical record.
Participate in transplant program accreditation, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement activities.