Pharmacist - Transplant

Transplant Pharmacist

You bring more than skill, knowledge, and expertise to your role as an allied health professional. You bring a deep passion for improving the lives of everyone around you. At UCLA Health, we're committed to fostering a working environment where you are supported and empowered to be your best. You'll love it here!

The Transplant Pharmacist will lead the delivery of advanced pharmaceutical care for transplant recipients, providing critical pre- and post-transplant clinical services. This role includes developing and optimizing drug protocols, ensuring safe and effective therapy, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team. In addition to direct patient care, the pharmacist will contribute to education, quality improvement, and committee initiatives that strengthen UCLA Health's leadership in transplant medicine.

At UCLA Health, our passion for leveraging state-of-the-art technology to support world-class patient care has enabled us to become an internationally renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We're also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you're looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, come to UCLA Health.

Schedule: varied shifts, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays.

Hourly Salary Range: $86.32 - $107.31 (Union represented, step-based salary depending on years of experience) Bargaining Unit: HX-UPTE

Job Qualifications

We're seeking a highly skilled clinical professional with:

• Pharm D. degree and current CA Pharmacy license
• ASHP-accredited residency (preferred)
• Completion of Specialty Pharmacy Fellowship in solid organ transplantation (preferred)
• Knowledge of laws, regulations and standards relative to Pharmacy practice
• Ability to actively participate in a teaching/training program
• Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching/training
• Demonstrated skill in establishing and maintaining data files
• Demonstrated skill and ability in communicating one-to-one basis to obtain information, explain protocols, and policies and procedures
• Demonstrated ability to speak in front of large groups to present didactic course material or scientific data
• Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret current scientific literature as it relates to the area of transplantation
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to perform pharmacokinetic calculations
• Demonstrated ability to identify, retrieve, and compile selected information from patients' medical records for purposes of evaluation effectiveness, outcomes, and risks of toxicity
• Demonstrated skill and ability to provide, communicate and document drug information on pharmacological agents used in the transplant setting concisely to health professionals, patients, and other lay persons