Advanced Pharmacist - Infectious Disease; Per Diem; Medical Center

Job Description:

• Reviewing patient medication regimens and providing recommendations to optimize therapy based on clinical guidelines and best practices.
  Conducting medication reconciliation to ensure accuracy and safety during transitions of care.
• Educating patients and caregivers on proper medication use, side effects, and adherence strategies. Collaborating with healthcare providers to develop and implement patient-specific care plans.
• Monitoring patient outcomes and adjusting therapy as necessary to achieve therapeutic goals. Participating in interdisciplinary rounds and providing pharmacotherapy recommendations.
• Providing drug information to healthcare professionals and patients as needed.
• Contributing to quality improvement initiatives related to medication use and patient safety. Documenting interventions, clinical assessments, and recommendations in the electronic health record.

• Staying current with developments in pharmacotherapy and evidence-based medicine. Serve as a preceptor and mentor for pharmacists, pharmacy residents and students as needed.

• Actively view trends in antimicrobial utilization and antimicrobial resistance patterns.
• Lead infectious disease section meetings with Infectious Disease section medical Chief .
• Participate in site and system wide Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship meetings.
• Provide consultative service in infectious diseases pharmacotherapy and pharmacokinetics, examine the pharmacoeconomic impact of providing care to patients
• Participate in drug therapy evaluations both prospectively and retrospectively
• Demonstrate knowledge of various drug information resources and be able to research and interpret data and information
• Build annual site-specific antibiogram
• Participate in quality, safety and other project work related to infectious diseases
• Conduct medication use evaluations and research projects in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to identify areas of medication use optimization with publication and/or presentation at local and/or national meetings
• Precept pharmacy residents and pharmacy students