Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Ambulatory Care

Community Health Network • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

Join our community Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you. Make a difference As part of a very progressive Ambulatory Care pharmacy team at Community Health Network, you will participate in growing pharmacy services within Infectious Disease Clinics using a collaborative, team based approach. By means of a collaborative drug therapy agreement, you may make medication changes, as appropriate. You will do everything from collaborate with Infectious Diseases (ID) physicians for optimal HIV, PreP and antifungal medication selection and monitoring, participate in managing patients receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), aid in ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship efforts, and serve as a resource for ID-related drug information questions. Other aspects of this position include taking a leadership role with staff education, guideline/policy development and implementation, and participation in performance improvement initiatives. You will have opportunities to mentor and teach pharmacy students and pharmacy residents along with serving as a clinical resource for the pharmacy staff. Your expertise in your field will allow you to advance the level of patient care to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Requirements

• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to patient care
• Able to work closely with physicians and health care teams, while providing direct patient care
• Ability to work under a collaborative drug therapy agreement, meeting with patients to provide extensive drug and disease state education with a particular focus on HIV, PrEP, OPAT, Hepatitis C, Antifungal monitoring and management
• Highly motivated to expand infectious disease pharmacy services as appropriate
• Able work closely with patients to overcome medication adherence issues
• With the assistance of medication assistance coordinators, able to assist patients in obtaining cost effective medications
• Ability to serve as a drug information resource for the other providers and office staff, answering medication therapy questions
• Ability to monitor for drug-therapy-related adverse events by performing/ordering the appropriate clinical or laboratory tests
• Able to engage in population health projects to impact the lives of patients we serve
• Clear understanding of quality improvement principles
• Ability to precept pharmacy students and residents
• Graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy, Bachelor or PharmD; Doctorate degree
• Indiana Pharmacist license
• Successful completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency/ HIV Residency or a minimum of five (5) years equivalent experience in an ambulatory infectious disease setting
• Experience working under a drug therapy agreement in a clinical setting is strongly encouraged
• Board certification as a Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist or Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist is required within 2 years of accepting the position as is certification as an HIV Pharmacist (AAHIVP)

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Infectious Diseases (ID) physicians for optimal HIV, PreP and antifungal medication selection and monitoring
• Participate in managing patients receiving outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT)
• Aid in ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship efforts
• Serve as a resource for ID-related drug information questions
• Take a leadership role with staff education
• Guideline/policy development and implementation
• Participation in performance improvement initiatives
• Mentor and teach pharmacy students and pharmacy residents
• Serve as a clinical resource for the pharmacy staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree