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PHARMACIST, CLINICAL SPEC INFECTIOUS DISEASE (SYSTEM-WIDE) - F/T - DAYS
Job Description
Collaborate with infectious disease physicians, pharmacy clinical directors/managers, infection prevention,
clinical laboratory staff and other professionals to develop an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) at
designated facilities that compliments the system ASP program. Develop interventional strategies to
maximize appropriate antibiotic utilization and improvement in patient outcomes at designated sites and
across the system, including but not limited to antibiotic guidelines, clinical pathways, restriction criteria,
policy development, new laboratory methods and formulary management. Provide collaborative
pharmaceutical care with staff pharmacists for patients receiving anti-infective therapy. Establish process
for ID pharmacist approval of restricted medications and participate in on-call process. Establish a means to
report and monitor ongoing anti-infective utilization and identified metrics showing effectiveness of ASP
program. Identify opportunities for improvement regarding anti-infective use, culture reporting and ASP
communication, including but not limited to performing medication use evaluations and conducting
prospective audits. Provide ongoing education to pharmacists, physicians, and other disciplines throughout
the Scripps system developing educational materials and competencies and providing in-services as
needed. Work closely with the Infection Control Department and attend identified site and system
meetings. Perform formulary evaluation for anti-infectives. Provide appropriate documentation of all
activities. Precept residents and students in infectious disease rotations. Evaluate medication error
reduction as pertaining to anti-infectives. Serve as the pharmacy department liaison with the Infectious
Disease division in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Demonstrate ability to perform competencies
as outlined in the Pharmacy Competency Assessment tools. Serve on committees for both hospital and
clinics as directed by the System Director of Best Practices and/or the site pharmacy leadership.
Basic Qualifications: California Pharmacist License. BS Pharmacy or Pharm.D. Degree: PGY1 Residency
required. PGY2 Specialty residency training in Infectious Diseases or equivalent experience required.
Minimum Qualifications: Hospitalpharmacy practice and Clinical pharmacy practice experience in an
Infectious Diseases setting is Required. Experience with experiential training and research. Must be able to
speak, read and follow instructions in English. Must be facile in use of MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
Preferred Qualifications: BCPS certification with ID qualifications preferred.
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Job Location
San Diego, California, United States
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
Department
CORPORATE PHARMACY
Job Type
Full-Time
Shift Type
Days
Shift Hours
8 Hour Shift
Days Worked
Monday-Friday
Division
Administrative Services