Transplant Clinical Specialist Pharmacist

Transplant Clinical Specialist Pharmacist The Transplant Clinical Specialist Pharmacist offers support for liver and kidney transplant services. Moreover, the Transplant Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, efficient and cost-effective pharmacotherapy in collaboration with other clinical pharmacists, coordinators, physicians and advanced practice practitioners throughout the transplant continuum (pre, peri and post-transplant phases). Responsibilities include serving as the primary pharmacy resource for pediatric liver and kidney transplant teams, conducting comprehensive medication management and optimizing immunosuppressive therapy, evaluating drug therapy impacted by the selection of immunosuppressive agents or other medications associated with transplant pharmacotherapy within inpatient and ambulatory transplant services, monitoring pharmacokinetic parameters of immunosuppressive agents, providing patient and family education on medication adherence and safety, participating in multidisciplinary rounds and collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, documenting transplant pharmacotherapy plans within the electronic health record, participating in the evaluation of patients for potential liver and/or kidney transplant, creating and implementing guidelines and policies for optimal medication use, managing drug formulary specific to transplant services, and participating in quality assurance programs to enhance transplant pharmaceutical care. Overview and opportunities include managing pharmacotherapy for transplant patients, educating and training pharmacy staff and other health professionals, assisting in the development of transplant program-specific protocols and guidelines, researching for publication in peer-reviewed literature, precepting pharmacy students and residents as well as medical residents and fellows, and presenting at local, regional, state, and national conferences. Qualifications include a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited College or School of Pharmacy, successful completion of ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency required; PGY2 in Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) or Pediatrics strongly preferred (3 years of experience in Solid Organ Transplant may substitute PGY2 SOT residency), current Texas state pharmacist license; eligibility for licensure in Texas, sterile compounding certificate required within 90 days, eligible for Board Certification in Solid Organ Transplant (BCTXP), and BCTXP required within 2 years of employment.

Created: 2026-03-04