Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

The antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist is responsible for overseeing and directing the use of antimicrobials to ensure their appropriate utilization and to optimize patient outcomes in the treatment of infectious diseases. In collaboration with infectious diseases physicians, infection preventionists, and hospital leadership, this position will facilitate the development and implementation of evidence-based processes that promote antimicrobial therapy that is efficacious, safe, and cost-effective.

Job functions:

• Conduct daily antimicrobial stewardship activities including prospective audit and feedback and review of restricted antimicrobials

• Participate in multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship rounds with infectious diseases physicians

• Design, implement, and monitor performance improvement initiatives in collaboration with pharmacy, infectious diseases, clinical microbiology, infection prevention, nursing, and quality

• Provide antimicrobial stewardship performance updates to key stakeholders through both institutional and regional committees

• Share expertise on antimicrobial selection and dose optimization with pharmacy and non-pharmacy staff

Our Patient Care Pharmacist colleagues support our mission in a variety of ways. Their compassion and commitment to collaborative excellence positively impacts our patients and the communities we serve. This is what truly sets Mount Carmel apart. In return, Mount Carmel provides excellent learning and growth opportunities, excellent benefits and opportunities to succeed.

In accordance with the Mission and Guiding Behaviors the Patient Care Pharmacist, within the scope of the Ohio Pharmacist Practice Act, will provide timely, accurate and cost effective pharmaceutical care.

Responsibilities

• Creates a caring and healing environment that keeps the patient and family at the center of care throughout their experience at Mount Carmel following the principles of our interdisciplinary care delivery system.

• Ensures an environment of patient safety, promotes evidence-based practice and quality initiatives and exhibits professionalism

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor or Doctor of Pharmacy required with two years of institutional pharmacy experience with specialty training in infectious diseases preferred or completion of a PGY- 2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency.

• Current license to practice as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Ohio

Discovering opportunities, support and excellence – all while making a real difference in patients’ lives – begins at Mount Carmel. Find a new beginning and advance your career with us.

Mount Carmel and all its affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or physical ability.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran