Overview

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Why Join IU Health?

As Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, and the number 1 ranked healthcare system in Indiana, we offer:

• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness - Government program that may allow qualifying participants to have the remainder of their student loan balance forgiven (after a set amount of time and specific qualifications have been met).
• Employee Assistance Program – Counseling at no cost to you
• Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck! The more you participate, the more you earn!

Indiana University Health Adult Academic Health Center (IUH AAHC), Department of Pharmacy is recruiting a clinical pharmacy specialist to join our inpatient internal medicine/surgery abdominal solid organ transplant team. The team member will provide comprehensive clinical care to patients with severe or complex illnesses. The successful candidate is highly motivated, resourceful, and has outstanding leadership and communication skills. 

Methodist and University Hospitals, as part of the AAHC, provide nationally recognized clinical care to patients from across Indiana and beyond. Our pharmacy practice model includes a multi-layered approach to supporting our patients and healthcare staff, by combining decentralized clinical generalists, clinical specialists, operations specialists and technicians to meet patients’ needs in a comprehensive manner. Pharmacists are an integral aspect of patient care at IU Health, with a strong presence and excellent relationships with providers and nursing partners across all specialties. The ideal candidate has experience providing pharmacist services and advancing practice in the setting of adult solid organ transplant. medical and/or post-operative care. 

Responsibilities: 

• Providing clinical decentralized pharmacy services for solid organ transplant patients in an inpatient and ambulatory setting in internal medicine setting 
• Monitoring and intervening drug therapy to improve patient outcomes
• Addressing dosing consults (antibiotics, anticoagulants, immunosuppressants etc.) including adjustments and documentation
• Precepting student pharmacists and PGY1/PGY2 pharmacy residents
• Providing leadership for implementation of drug policy guidelines, protocols, and clinical decision support
• Developing strategies to continuously improve the quality and provision of pharmacy services
• Ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards
• Collaborating on clinical research projects and studies
• Educating providers on evidence-based medication utilization, effectiveness, dosing, and adherence to improve patient outcomes
• Participating in daily, multi-disciplinary, clinical rounds on dedicated unit for collaborative medication recommendations

Qualifications:

• Requires current Indiana License or eligibility for Indiana licensure as a pharmacist.
• Successful completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 and/or PGY2 pharmacy residency may be required.
• Competency of transplant pharmacotherapy required.
• Board certification in pharmacotherapy or solid organ transplant, preferred 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.