Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist
Trinity Health•Hartford, CT
•Onsite
About The Position
The antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist monitors medication therapy to optimize patient outcomes and oversees and directs the use of antimicrobial medications to ensure their appropriate utilization.
Requirements
- Current Connecticut Pharmacist License
- Advanced degree (PharmD or MS) or equivalent clinical practice experience
Nice To Haves
- PharmD degree and/or ASHP accredited residency (PGY I) preferred
- Board Certification preferred
- Antimicrobial Stewardship experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Design and implement pharmacy-based and hospital-wide performance improvement initiatives to ensure appropriate utilization of antimicrobials (e.g., order set and clinical pathway development, antibiotic time-out processes, automatic IV to PO and antibiotic dose adjustments by pharmacy, antibiotic review at transitions of care)
- Provide ASP performance updates to the Director of Pharmacy, Chief of Infectious Diseases and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, physicians, nurses, and other health care providers
- Participate in multi-disciplinary antimicrobial stewardship rounds and antibiotic utilization reviews with Infectious Disease physicians
- Provide expertise on appropriate antimicrobial therapy, antibiotic de-escalation, and dose optimization
- Develop performance indicators and dashboards for tracking antimicrobial utilization and other Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) initiatives
Benefits
- Great Benefits and Health Insurance Coverage—starting Day One!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
