Transplant Pharmacist

Primary City/State: Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name: Pre-Liver Trans-Hosp

Work Shift: Day

Job Category: Pharmacy

Innovation and highly trained staff. Our Pharmacy team members play a critical role in ensuring the best care for our patients. Join a nationally recognized leader that values excellence and begin making a difference in people’s lives. Apply today.

Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix has held Magnet status since 2005 and was recently bestowed its fourth consecutive Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC). This designation is considered the gold standard of nursing excellence. Only 1% of hospitals nationwide have achieved this designation four times.

As a Transplant Pharmacist
, you provide direct support for abdominal transplant services, including kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation, across both inpatient and ambulatory settings. Pharmacists currently rotate through these responsibilities in two‑week intervals.

The position plays a critical role in collaborating with transplant providers, the Infectious Disease team, and the multidisciplinary transplant team. Pharmacists also participate in transplant selection committees, quality initiatives, process improvement efforts, and the development of policies and clinical protocols.

Schedule for this position will have daytime hours, Monday - Friday.

University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world‑class hospital focuses on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities, and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.

The campus also includes fully integrated multi‑specialty and sub‑specialty clinics.

As a pharmacotherapy expert, you actively participate on the health‑care team to provide quality patient care in the area of specialty. You participate in the optimal selection of drug therapy and design regimens to maximize therapeutic benefit and minimize toxicity. You are accountable for ongoing evaluation and documentation of all components of pharmaceutical care delivered to patients. You conduct educational activities, apply principles of performance improvement, and participate in Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee/Clinical Consensus Group activities as appropriate.

You demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients you serve. You are accountable for departmental and individual patient outcomes by assessing and evaluating data reflective of patients’ status, interpreting the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements, and providing pharmaceutical care based on individual needs. You are responsible for the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients using the medication use process.

You oversee the activities of pharmacy technicians, coordinating workflow and checking medications prior to dispensing. You adhere to local, state, and federal laws regarding the profession of pharmacy practice.