Remote - System Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Infectious Disease

Job Description:

This role will serve as subject matter expert for the areas of concentration encompassing all care related to infectious disease and antimicrobial stewardship provided throughout the system

Essential Duties:

• Collaborates with leadership to implement, integrate, and maintain evidence-based and regulatory standards of clinical/operational pharmacy services.
• Works collaboratively with physicians, pharmacists, and other members of the healthcare team to develop clearly defined guidelines, policies, and procedures that promote evidence-based practice to enhance patient outcomes.
• Contributes to the initiation and development of clinical, quality, and regulatory metrics for pharmacy related clinical services in infectious disease, antimicrobial stewardship, and microbiology.
• Understand the workflow of front-line professional personnel within infection disease and antimicrobial stewardship.
• Represents the pharmacy department and the Infectious Disease Council as an active committee member at the following:
  • System Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
  • System Infectious Disease Council
  • System Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacy Subgroup
• Collaborates with the microbiology lab and Epic to ensure clinical practice is up to date with reporting per CLSI and aid in implementation of any necessary updates.
• Assists in system formulary management to provide safe, effective, and cost-efficient medication use.
• Serves as a clinical pharmacotherapy specialist for providers, pharmacists, nursing, and other staff on clinically complicated patient cases, investigation of adverse drug events and/or management of drug shortages as needed.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and promote education, training, competency assessment, and performance improvement of relevant professionals on updates in the applicable area of expertise.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy required.
• Kentucky Board of Pharmacy and Indiana Board of Pharmacy license or willing and eligible to achieve within 6 months of hire.
  • Kentucky license must specify that they are a preceptor.
• Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP) or able to achieve within 12 months of hire.
• Must satisfy at least one of the following:
  • Completion of PGY-2 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Residency in a related area of expertise.
  • Completion of PGY-1 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Residency and a minimum of 3 years of experience in a related area of expertise AND BPS board certification in that area of expertise as listed above at the time of application.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in a related area of expertise AND BPS board certification in that area of expertise as listed above at the time of application.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required or able to achieve within 12 months of hire.