Pharmacist Specialist - Solid Organ Transplant

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Ensures safe, efficacious, rational, and cost-effective patient medication therapy by influencing physicians’ use of resources and monitoring drug effectiveness. Develops and improves integrated clinical and distributive pharmaceutical services. Reviews physician orders, coordinates medication dispensing, and provides clinical and educational services to healthcare professionals, pediatric patients, and their families.

The role performs production and distributive pharmacy responsibilities as needed and works with assigned patient care teams to provide safe, cost-effective drug therapy. It also supports medication reconciliation and continuity of medication needs during transitions of care, contributes to drug policies and utilization evaluations, and provides medication education. The pharmacist serves as a preceptor and clinical leader for new employees, PGY1 residents, and pharmacy students, while maintaining individual competence and developing professional practice management skills.

Requirements

• Experience in a hospital pharmacy in pediatrics.
• PharmD or equivalent experience and graduation from an accredited pharmacy school.
• Georgia licensed pharmacist.
• Residency or equivalent experience.
• American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
• Ability to work effectively with multiple groups of healthcare professionals and communicate effectively with patients and parents or caregivers.

Nice To Haves

• ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency or equivalent experience.
• ASHP-accredited PGY2 Transplant or Pediatrics Residency or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform production and distributive pharmacy responsibilities as required.
• Collaborate with team members and healthcare providers to provide safe, cost-effective drug therapy for assigned patient care teams.
• Provide drug information and medication-use education to healthcare professionals.
• Participate in developing and evaluating drug policies, conducting drug utilization evaluations, and reporting adverse drug reactions and events.
• Maintain accurate patient medication profiles, identify medication reconciliation-related problems, and coordinate medication needs during transitions of care.
• Provide education and support team participation in medication education for patients and families.
• Serve as a preceptor and clinical leader to new employees, PGY1 residents, and pharmacy students.
• Maintain individual competence and develop professional practice management skills.
• Review physician orders, coordinate medication dispensing, monitor drug effectiveness, and contribute to integrated clinical and distributive pharmaceutical services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree