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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Inpatient Infectious Diseases

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, you will ensure that safe, appropriate and cost-effective medication therapies are made available for patients according to established policies, procedures and protocols. To help achieve our mission, you will assume staffing responsibilities in the role of a Pharmacist to ensure smooth department operations. Providing education and information on pharmaceutical care and drug therapies to patients and healthcare team members is of vital importance. Supporting quality initiatives through data management/analysis and effective operation of the department through policy development and liaising with members of the medical community is required.

Job Responsibilities

·        Inova Fairfax Medical Campus (IFMC) is searching for an Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Clinical Specialist dedicated to excellence, integrity, teamwork, and focus in patient care.  The Pharmacy Clinical Specialist will help Inova achieve its’ vision to be among the leading health systems in the nation and complete its’ mission to provide world-class healthcare – every time, every touch – to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve.  
The Pharmacy Clinical Specialist will collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other allied health providers to provide excellent pharmaceutical care and services.  They are responsible for ensuring safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols; providing accurate, adequate, and timely drug information; providing education to physicians, nurses, and pharmacists; responsible for supporting quality initiatives through data analysis and management; supporting effective operations through policy development, team member engagement, and expeditious medication order verification and delivery all while upholding the highest standards of excellence, integrity, and collaboration.
The Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Clinical Specialist must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, specialty training in or have equivalent years of experience in antimicrobial stewardship program management and specialty infectious diseases populations including immunocompromised hosts, maintain an active Virginia Pharmacist license in good standing, and obtain the necessary certifications (Board Certification in Pharmacy Specialties required within 2 years of hire). 
 

ABOUT US

Inova is Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Our mission is to provide world-class healthcare – every time, every touch – to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve. Inova’s 18,000 team members serve more than 2 million individuals annually through an integrated network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, outpatient services and destination institutes. 

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Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Ambulatory

Position Summary: This 1.0 FTE position will focus on implementing antimicrobial stewardship and infectious diseases pharmacy-based initiatives across the ambulatory services of Lee Health. Ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship program management activities and precepting of pharmacy trainees (including PGY2 ID pharmacy residents) are anticipated. This individual will directly report to the System Director of Pharmacy, and will collaborate with three other Lee Health ID pharmacists, the Medical Director for Infection Prevention, Epidemiology, and Antimicrobial Stewardship, and other physician and pharmacy leadership as needed to accomplish the goals of the position.

Lee Health is the 4^th largest public community health system in the US. It is a not-for-profit, community health care system, with 5 acute care facilities and 1812 total beds. Lee Health boasts a wide range of ambulatory health care services, including skilled nursing facilities, primary care clinics, specialty clinics, urgent care, employee health, Complex Care Center (infusion services), home infusion, oncology center, outpatient pharmacy, a free-standing emergency department, and specialty pharmacy services.

The Pharmacy Mission is Optimizing Patient Outcomes Through Interdisciplinary Medication Management.  Services are provided by more than 200 pharmacists and 180 pharmacy technicians, in 14 pharmacies and other decentralized locations.  Pharmacy education at Lee Health includes PGY1 pharmacy residency programs (acute care and community-based), and PGY2 residencies in Infectious Diseases, Critical Care, Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership, and Pediatrics. Our preceptors accept APPE students from colleges of pharmacy both within and outside of the state of Florida. The system also supports medical residency and education programs, including a family medicine residency program, an internal medicine residency program, and medical student rotations.

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Associate Director, Scientific Affairs

Location- Remote 

Contact- Stephanie Gannon, sgannon@everydayhealthgroup.com  

Looking for a remote opportunity to apply your clinical expertise outside of a traditional pharmacy setting? We have full-time remote positions open on our Scientific Affairs team extending the opportunity to blend medical science and writing in research-informed CE initiatives aimed at improving healthcare practices and patient outcomes. Our team members publish at major medical and scientific conferences throughout the year, as highlighted in the extensive list of publications on our website at https://primece.com/publications/. 

Also, PRIME offers a robust benefits package, including medical, 401K with company match, employee stock purchase plan, paid holidays, and paid volunteer days. If you have completed your PharmD residency and are looking to apply your clinical knowledge in a mission-driven organization, we would love to connect with you regarding career opportunities at PRIME -  https://jobs.jobvite.com/ziffdavis/job/o0qJgfw9?source=LI&s=LinkedIn&__jvst=Job%20Board&__jvsd=LinkedIn 

Top 3 Reasons to Work at PRIME:

·  Be part of a mission-driven organization making a difference in patient outcomes

·  Apply your clinical acumen and writing skills to address real-world gaps in healthcare and publish!

·  And did we mention . . . it's remote!

PRIME Overview

PRIME is a leading research and medical education company with a mission of advancing the science of learning and behavior change among providers, patients, payers, and health ecosystems in order to improve competency, performance, and quality health outcomes. The scalable and sustainable research and education that PRIME delivers has measurably improved patient care for the last 28 years

Link to PRIME’s corporate website: https://primece.com/

Link to PRIME’s learner portal with some of our active programs: https://primeinc.org/

POSITION SUMMARY

Location: MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital – St. Louis

Primary duties include antimicrobial stewardship services. Will also precept pharmacy residents. PGY2 in ID or antimicrobial stewardship experience preferred.

Optimizes patient care by promoting rational, safe, and cost-effective drug therapy by developing and providing clinical services in their area of expertise. Conducts drug therapy monitoring, drug formulary reviews, and makes pharmaceutical interventions with the goal of reducing adverse events. Educates and trains pharmacy staff, pharmacy residents, students and other members of the healthcare team as appropriate for the site. 

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Pharmacy Technician- Part Time

The State of Connecticut, Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) is looking for a Pharmacy Technician to join our team. If you are looking for your next step in healthcare and are searching for a chance to help our State's veterans, the DVA can help! This is a part-time, 32 hour per week position. The work schedule is first shift, Mon/Tues/Thurs - 8:00 am - 2:30 pm, Wed/Fri 8:00 am - 3:30 pm.

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Pharmacy Consultant

The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) is hiring! The Connecticut Department of Public Health Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI-AR) Program is seeking a qualified individual for the position of Pharmacy Consultant.

For more information, please click the link below. 

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POSITION SUMMARY

Location: On-site at the University of Kentucky HealthCare Bluegrass Care Clinic | Lexington Kentucky

This clinical pharmacist position will work with the nurse navigator in managing OPAT in the UK ID clinic, proactively participating in patient care rounds/clinic visits, providing antimicrobial pharmacotherapeutic consults, identifying, tracking, measuring both process and outcome measures related to outpatient antimicrobial stewardship, and providing education for both antimicrobial stewardship and outpatient parenteral therapy (OPAT). It will be a position that rotates with other clinical infectious diseases pharmacists between ambulatory ID/OPAT clinic, the inpatient consult teams, and stewardship activities.  

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates must apply online through the University of Kentucky Online Recruitment System and submit an initial application that includes a letter of intent (reference Position Number 391545), curriculum vitae, references. PharmD degree, preferred; ASHP PGY1 residency and/or PGY2 specialty residency preferred. Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.

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Pharmacy School Assistant Professor, Non-Tenure Track Infectious Disease
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science 

POSITION SUMMARY

Location: On-site at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is conducting an open search for a School Assistant Professor, non-tenure track, in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. This position requires teaching, practice, service to the school, campus and the profession, and scholarly activity as an infectious disease specialist.

The position is a full-time, 12-month appointment based on our Baltimore campus. In addition to teaching, service, and scholarly activity, this faculty member will provide leadership in their area of specialty and will develop a clinical practice. The University of Maryland, Baltimore campus houses schools of Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, Social Work, Law, and Dentistry. The University of Maryland enjoys an excellent established record of accomplishment of successful collaboration for interprofessional practice and research collaborations with the other professional schools on campus. Additionally, the School of Pharmacy has a satellite campus at the Universities of Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates must apply online through the UMB Online Recruitment System and submit an initial application that includes a letter of intent (reference Position Number 05-179-99), curriculum vitae (signed and dated), statement of teaching philosophy, statement of scholarly interests, and

names and contact information of at least three references. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit three letters of recommendation from reviewers external to the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. In addition to applying online, interested candidates may also send application materials to: Catherine E. Cooke, PharmD, MS, BCPS, PAHM Research Associate Professor

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science
20 North Pine Street, Office PH S446
Mobile: 443-285-1351
cCooke@rx.umaryland.edu
Questions regarding this search should be directed to Catherine Cooke at cCooke@rx.umaryland.edu

Please reference position number 05-179-99.

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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – Outpatient Infectious Diseases/HIV

Lifespan - The Miriam Hospital Infectious Disease & Immunology Center

Providence, RI 

Position Summary:

Lifespan – The Miriam Hospital (TMH) is seeking a pharmacist specialist whose primary role will be providing infectious disease (ID) focused pharmacotherapy services to patients in the ambulatory care setting. This position will build upon current innovative pharmacist-driven services dedicated to optimizing outpatient antimicrobial therapy and the prevention and treatment of HIV and HCV. 

Position activities include:

• Co-management of patients with HIV through a collaborative practice agreement (CPA), alongside ID providers including but not limited to:
• • Pharmacist-driven rapid initiation of ART in individuals newly diagnosed with HIV
  • Pharmacist-driven ART optimization, including long acting injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine switches
  • Assistance with polypharmacy, complex drug-drug interactions, and medication adjustments
  • Medication adherence counseling and support
  • Assistance with complex cases of HIV, including multi-drug resistant HIV and opportunistic infections
  • Assistance with primary care management for patients with HIV
• Co-management of patients with hepatitis C through a CPA alongside ID providers
• Co-management of HIV prevention services, including pharmacist-driven rapid PrEP through a CPA alongside ID providers
• Attend Monday morning Immunology (HIV) Signout Rounds on admitted patients, act as a resource to the inpatient attending regarding drug-drug interactions or management questions, and round with inpatient HIV service on a rotational basis
• Support pharmacy services dedicated to the outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy program alongside our ID providers and nursing staff
• Serve as a liaison between the inpatient and ambulatory settings, and between the providers and the on-site outpatient Lifespan pharmacy. 

Education-related activities include: 

Antimicrobial Stewardship COpAT/OPAT Pharmacy Specialist

Location: Morgantown, WV

Fulltime 8:00am - 4:30pm 

Description: 

The Department of Pharmaceutical Services at WVU Medicine- J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital is recruiting for a full-time clinical pharmacy specialist to enhance the Antimicrobial Stewardship, Complex Outpatient Oral Antimicrobial Therapies (COpAT) and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Programs.

Responsibilities for this role include:

• Overseeing daily prospective audit of antimicrobials
• Assisting in development and maintenance of an antimicrobial formulary approved by the medical staff.
• Working with the infectious disease service to evaluate appropriate use of restricted antimicrobials
• Developing guidelines, policies, and other monitoring and intervention strategies for antimicrobial use and streamlining prophylactic, empiric, and definitive antimicrobial therapy
• Reporting data and findings to the Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infection Control and Pharmacy & therapeutics Committees.
• Coordinating, facilitating, and promoting education, training, competency assessment and performance improvement of pharmacists, pharmacy residents and other healthcare professionals in the appropriate use of antimicrobials
• Assist in the monitoring of COpAT/OPAT patients before, during, and after their admission to promote positive clinical outcomes.
• Serves as a preceptor to pharmacy residents and students

This position will be scheduled to work primarily Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM and be based at the J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV, with rotating weekend on-call support (every 5-6 weeks, on average).

WVU Medicine unites the clinical and research faculty of the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center with the hospitals, clinics,
and health professionals of the West Virginia University Health System. Together, they are a national leader in patient safety and quality,
and are unified and driven by a passion to provide the most advanced healthcare possible to the people of West Virginia and beyond.
J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, the flagship hospital of WVU Medicine, is a 710-bed academic medical center located in Morgantown, WV. The site is
The Joint Commission-accredited and Magnet-certified. It contains a level I Trauma Center and a Children's Hospital with a Level III Neonatal Care.

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy is required.
BPS board certification in infectious diseases (BCIDP) is preferred. PGY-2 residency in infectious disease or equivalent experience preferred..

Position Description 

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