Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Ensures safe, appropriate, and economical use of drugs through the application of specialized skills and knowledge in pediatric patient care.

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week. Monday–Friday 8-hour shifts, with every 4th weekend staffing in the pharmacy department (which could be evenings) and rotating holidays.

Responsibilities

• Designs and leads pharmaceutical outcomes research.
• Identifies opportunities for and participates in drug utilization reviews and research.
• Identifies opportunities for publishing case reports, unique therapeutic interventions, development of practice standards, and other medication-related pharmacy topics.
• Participates in the education of pharmacy staff, nursing staff, medical staff, pharmacy residents and students, other healthcare allied professionals, and patients and families.
• Serves as a preceptor and mentor for pharmacy residents and students.
• Provides drug information services by responding to questions regarding medication compatibilities, adverse drug events, regimens, dosing, interactions, storage and disposal, compounding, therapeutic uses of medications, and pharmaceutical supplies in a timely manner; uses a systematic approach to effectively search, retrieve, and evaluate the literature and appropriately communicate and apply the information to the patient care situation.
• Assists with the development, maintenance, and implementation of hospital and department policy and procedures related to medication use, storage, restrictions, and administration.
• Sustains and implements quality and safety initiatives and practices in the department and throughout the hospital.
• Reports adverse drug events and medication variances using the hospital variance reporting program (QSRS).
• Demonstrates sustained record of identifying and leading quality improvement/assurance initiatives.
• Sustains clinical pharmacy services throughout the organization by providing pharmaceutical care for pediatric patients of all age ranges through participation in multi-disciplinary team rounds and/or care, emergency response, education, guidance, interpretation and analysis of medication-related therapeutic issues.
• Documents pharmaceutical interventions according to departmental standards; performs therapeutic drug monitoring and disease outcome analysis; and verifies medication orders in an electronic health record system in a timely manner.
• Participates in general pharmacy operations throughout the organization through appropriate medication preparation, dispensing, and inventory control.
• Provides oversight to pharmacy technicians, interns, residents, and students as needed.

Requirements

• BS in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy.
• Two (2) years of residency experience or one (1) year of residency plus three (3) years of work experience or three (3) years of pharmacy work experience in area of specialty accepted in lieu of 2nd year of residency.
• Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Certification required within 3 years of start date.
• BLS certification (American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute accepted).
• State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Pharmacy license.

Pay

Annual salary range (based on 40 hours worked per week): $130,499.55 to $195,749.32, dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and incentives.
• Paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-provided life and disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• 403b employer match (retirement savings).
• Robust wellness program.
• Access to professional development tools, including an education benefit.
• Annual employee bonus program based on organizational performance (paid the following April if goals are met).
• Annual base pay increases based on performance over the previous year.
• Relocation assistance available for qualified external applicants.