Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacotherapy Specialist

Company Description

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.

UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Union: Non-Union

Number of vacancies: 1

New or Replacement Position: Replacement

Site: Toronto General Hospital (base), travel to all UHN sites as needed

Department: Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Reports to: Manager, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Salary Range: $52.26 - $65.33 per hour

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Status: Permanent Full-Time

Closing Date: August 31, 2026.

The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at UHN is seeking an Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacotherapy Specialist to join the team and be a key player in establishing initiatives that foster safe and optimal antimicrobial use, lower antimicrobial resistance, increase patient safety and cost-efficiency across all sites of the University Health Network. The successful candidate acts as an antimicrobial stewardship resource for internal and external health care professionals in a patient-focused interprofessional practice.

The Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacotherapy Specialist contributes to the establishment of clinical practice guidelines that ensure appropriate antimicrobial therapy. This includes: antibiotic prophylaxis, establishing guidance for empiric antimicrobial therapy, optimizing antimicrobial therapy associated with a definite diagnosis, optimizing antimicrobial dose and route of administration based on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic principles.

The successful candidate will collaborate with leaders and clinicians in Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Programs, Microbiology, Infection Prevention & Control, Quality & Safety, Digital and the Pharmacy Department to provide implementation strategies for various initiatives. They may include but not limited to providing staff education, prospective and retrospective evaluation of antimicrobial prescribing practices with feedback to prescribers and clinicians regarding appropriate use of antimicrobial agents.

• Acts as an antimicrobial stewardship resource for internal and external health care professionals in a patient-focused practice
• Works effectively and collaboratively with the patient care inter-professional teams
• Liaises with the Infectious Disease Consult service and provides teaching on antimicrobial pharmacotherapy and antimicrobial stewardship to the Infectious Disease learners
• Establishes initiatives that foster improved antimicrobial use, lower antimicrobial resistance, increase patient safety and promote cost savings.
• Lead Antimicrobial Stewardship patient care rounds and provides patient specific feedback to the clinical team (audit and feedback).
• Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based disease specific best practice empiric treatment algorithm guidelines incorporating UHN pathogens and resistance patterns.
• Provides teaching in the healthcare professional curriculum (medicine, pharmacy, nursing, others).
• Identify opportunities for scholarly activities within antimicrobial stewardship and infectious diseases management.

• Completion of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy (BScPhm) or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited program of study or…