Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Infectious Diseases

Boston Medical Center•Brighton, MA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Infectious Diseases is responsible for all aspects of the medication use system in a designated clinical area. This includes daily monitoring, assessment, and recommendations for pharmacotherapy, interdisciplinary patient care, and education for patients and team members. The specialist serves as a subject matter expert in their designated area, collaborating with pharmacy, medical, surgical, nursing, and other healthcare professionals to ensure appropriate pharmaceutical care. They participate in the training and education of healthcare professionals, including pharmacists, technicians, nurses, and medical staff. The ID pharmacist is expected to lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives related to antimicrobial use and patient safety, lead formulary management, guideline development, monitor antimicrobial use metrics, and report outcomes to hospital leadership. The ID clinical pharmacy specialist oversees antimicrobial stewardship activities, leads the local antimicrobial stewardship committee, monitors antimicrobial use metrics, and reports outcomes to hospital leadership. They should also be an active participant on the system antimicrobial stewardship committee. Additionally, the ID clinical pharmacy specialist serves as the residency program director for the PGY2-ID program.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college of pharmacy or a PharmD with at least 2 years of hospital experience.
PGY-1 Residency Training with a minimum of 3 years of experience in Infectious diseases.
Current registration as a Pharmacist in Massachusetts is required within 90 days of hire.
BLS/ACLS required.
Must be able to collaborate and effectively communicate with medical staff, pharmacists, nurses, and other health professionals.

Nice To Haves

PGY2 Training in infectious diseases.
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialty certification in specialty area (BCIDP) required within 1 year of hire if not present.

Responsibilities

Develops, implements, and maintains departmental policies and procedures related to safe & appropriate use of antimicrobials.
Participates in daily infectious diseases rounds and provides drug information and consultation with physicians, pharmacists, and nurses regarding appropriate drug therapy and facilitates the drug ordering process.
Evaluates all drug therapy for appropriate indications, dosage, drug interactions, and allergies; monitors patients’ regimen for effectiveness & adverse drug events and intervenes as appropriate.
Reviews the completeness and accuracy of medication profiles.
Reconciles and updates profiles as required.
Monitors the prescribing and use of high-risk medications, ensuring safe & appropriate use.
Acts as a liaison between pharmacy, nursing, and medical staff to educate health professionals regarding current drug-related procedures, policies, guidelines, and pathways.
Identifies adverse drug events and participates in event reporting system & assists in management, prevention, and development of process improvements to reduce drug errors and preventable ADEs.
Participates in code blue response related to designated areas.
Provides patient education during and prior to discharge as appropriate.
Identifies opportunities for cost savings and optimal medication use to ensure appropriate patient selection for high-cost agents.
Participates in multidisciplinary committees at the institution and health system level (Pharmacy & Therapeutics and practice area Antimicrobial Stewardship Committees).
Maintains an individual portfolio demonstrating specialist-level work to be reviewed annually.
Serves as a preceptor to pharmacy students from local schools of pharmacy and PGY1 and PGY2 residents on infectious disease rotations.
Serves on the Residency Advisory Committee.
Serves as the PGY2-ID residency program director.
Participates in department activities aimed at professional development for all staff members, including clinical pharmacists, technicians, residents, and students.
Advises trainees and clinical pharmacists in projects including, but not limited to: medication use evaluation, research, continuing education, in-services, lectures, etc.
Provides lectures for pharmacy, nursing, and medical staff as needed, focused on practice-specific areas.