Job Description

Job Description

Description
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Infectious Disease Full Time Days

AdventHealth Daytona Beach

Location Address: 301 Memorial Medical Parkway, Daytona Beach, FL 32117

Top Reasons To Work At AdventHealth Daytona Beach

* Work for a healthcare system that believes in Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ
* Career growth and advancement potential
* High quality of life with low cost of living on the shores of sunny Daytona Beach, FL
* No State income tax

Work Hours/Shift:

Full Time/M-F

You will be responsible for:

* Responsible for the development, implementation and continued maintenance of a comprehensive review of antimicrobial usage. These responsibilities include the coordination and dissemination of drug information regarding the use of antimicrobial drugs and management of antibiotic utilization.
* The Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist will serve as a pharmacy liaison to Antibiotic Stewardship Committee, Infection Control, and Infectious Disease Physicians at FHT; while working closely with the Microbiology Department to evaluate antibiotic susceptibility and resistance patterns.
* The Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist is also responsible for the Department of Pharmacy Services staff development program with regards to Infectious Diseases and Antibiotic Utilization.
* Actively participate in therapeutic drug monitoring programs (i.e, drug utilization review, drug use evaluations, adverse drug reactions programs, therapeutic substitutions and antibiotic management programs) specifically for antibiotics.
* Participation in clinical rounds or perform chart review throughout the organization to provide therapeutic antibiotic monitoring.
* Develop policies and procedures as well as institutional guidelines and protocols governing antimicrobial drug administrations and use and drug therapies.
* Create, organize and implement policies/protocols and programs for Antimicrobial Stewardship throughout the institutions.
* Prepare reports on the progress, outcomes, and/or success of the antimicrobial stewardship for submission to the hospitals Quality Improvement Committee, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Infection Control Committee, and other committees as needed.
* Provide Drug Information and or education programs to local physicians, hospitalists, house staff, pharmacists, and/or other healthcare professionals on baseline information regarding antimicrobials and current utilization practices.
* Serves as a member and active participant in the Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, Infection Control, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, and other committees as needed.

Qualifications
What you will need:

* Minimum of Bachelor's degree, Doctor of Pharmacy or other advanced pharmacy degree preferred.

* PGY1 & PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in specialty area consistent with practice needs of institution OR PGY1 Residency plus specialty practice experience of 3+ years consistent with practice needs of institution, with portfolio documenting sustained contribution to practice OR Clinical Pharmacy experience in specialty practice of 5+ years in a contemporary hospital setting, with portfolio documenting sustained contribution to practice required.

* FL Pharmacist license.

* Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification.

* ACLS from American Heart Association.

Job Summary

Responsible for developing and providing clinical pharmacy services around anticicrobial stewardship..

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.