Pharmacist, Clinical Specialist - Infectious Diseases

Carilion Clinic•Roanoke, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Carilion Clinic is a six-hospital health system located in Southwest Virginia. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases will integrate into a long standing and progressive system-wide Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP), including a robust ID Pharmacist team, ID PGY2 pharmacy residents and a collaborative ID Medical Division. The position is primarily based out of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (CRMH), which is a 763-bed academic medical center affiliated with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. As an academic facility with a Level 1 trauma center, this tertiary care institution has numerous post-graduate training programs, including multiple medical and surgical residencies and fellowships. The ASP also supports a network of Carilion Clinic community hospitals, including Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (CNRV) and four non-24-hour regional hospitals. Both CRMH and CNRV have pharmacy residency programs. This specialist will have inpatient ID responsibilities, joining a team of colleagues that rotate coverage of CRMH stewardship, community hospital stewardship, and ID consult team services. The position involves direct patient care responsibilities including: prospective audit/feedback utilizing decision support software, penicillin allergy de-labeling/skin testing, and rapid diagnostic blood culture review. Patient care responsibilities occur for adult and pediatric patients with an anticipated kidney transplant program within the next year. Administrative responsibilities will include leading system initiatives, infectious diseases guideline development, staff education, relevant committee representation, and precepting pharmacy students as well as PGY1 pharmacy residents (CRMH and CNRV locations) and PGY2 infectious diseases pharmacy residents (CRMH location). Collaboration is expected with the ID division at weekly case conference, as well as weekly team meetings with the system ASP team.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of a College of Pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Must possess a current Virginia pharmacist license or be eligible for licensure
An ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency is required
Must possess good leadership, communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
Must be able to effectively budget time, work efficiently and accurately, and follow procedures with minimum supervision
Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills
Work requires knowledge of general office equipment and procedures including computer and keyboarding skills
License to practice Pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Virginia required within 90 days of hire
During the first 90 days of employment and the licensure application process, pharmacists without a valid license to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Virginia may not perform duties restricted to a licensed pharmacist until the license is obtained
If the license is not obtained within 90 days of employment, the employee may be subject to separation from Carilion Clinic
ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency or 3 years of experience in clinical pharmacy

Nice To Haves

Specialized PGY2 residency training in Infectious Diseases is preferred

Responsibilities

Inpatient ID responsibilities
Coverage of CRMH stewardship
Community hospital stewardship
ID consult team services
Prospective audit/feedback utilizing decision support software
Penicillin allergy de-labeling/skin testing
Rapid diagnostic blood culture review
Leading system initiatives
Infectious diseases guideline development
Staff education
Relevant committee representation
Precepting pharmacy students as well as PGY1 pharmacy residents (CRMH and CNRV locations) and PGY2 infectious diseases pharmacy residents (CRMH location)
Collaboration with the ID division at weekly case conference
Weekly team meetings with the system ASP team