Pharmacist - Clinical

Tenet Healthcare; Worcester; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Worcester is seeking an Antibiotic Stewardship Clinical Pharmacist to verify orders and provide specialized clinical services focusing on antibiotic stewardship and infectious disease. The successful candidate will collaborate with healthcare professionals to deliver patient-centered care, participate in medical rounds, and manage medication therapy. The role requires a PharmD or BS in Pharmacy and a current Massachusetts pharmacy license, with experience in infectious disease preferred. This position supports a critical service in improving patient health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current Pharmacy license in Massachusetts is required.
• 3 postgraduate years of experience or equivalent hospital experience.
• Infectious Disease training or experience in antibiotic stewardship is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient-centered care in collaboration with healthcare professionals.
• Attend medical rounds to document pharmacist interventions.
• Deliver medication therapy management focusing on antibiotic stewardship.

Skills

Direct patient care

Antibiotic stewardship

Medication therapy management

Education

PharmD or BS in Pharmacy

Job description

Who We Are

We are a community built on care. Our caregivers and supporting staff extend compassion to those in need, helping to improve the health and well-being of those we serve, and provide comfort and healing. Your community is our community.

Our Story

We started out as a small operation in California. In May 1969, we acquired four hospitals, some additional care facilities and real estate for the future development of hospitals. Over the years, we've grown tremendously in size, scope and capability, building a home in new markets over time, and curating those homes to provide a compassionate environment for those entrusting us with their care.

We have a rich history at Tenet. There are so many stories of compassionate care; so many 'firsts' in terms of medical innovation; so many examples of enhancing healthcare delivery and shaping a business that is truly centered around patients and community need. Tenet and our predecessors have enabled us to touch many different elements of healthcare and make a difference in the lives of others.

Our Impact Today

Today, we are leading health system and services platform that continues to evolve in lockstep with community need. Tenet's operations include three businesses - our hospitals and physicians, USPI and Conifer Health Solutions.

Our impact spreads far and deep with 65 hospitals and approximately 510 outpatient centers and additional sites of care. We are differentiated by our top notch medical specialists and service lines that are tailored within each community we serve. The work Conifer is doing will help provide the foundation for better health for clients across the country, through the delivery of healthcare-focused revenue cycle management and value-based care solutions.

Together as an enterprise, we work to save lives and can accept nothing less than excellence from ourselves in service of our patients and their families, every day.

Saint Vincent Hospital

Saint Vincent Hospital offers a whole new experience in health care. By combining our advanced, state-of-the-art facility with our commitment to providing the best quality of life to the many members of our Worcester community. Saint Vincent Hospital excels at offering the best care in a friendly atmosphere. From our advanced heart and vascular services, to our comprehensive orthopedics and rehabilitation programs, our robust surgical facility including our Da Vinci robotic surgery and Cyberknife technology, to our comfortable and compassionate women & infants programs - you don't have to travel far for high-quality health care: We're right here, in the heart of Worcester.

Onboarding Process

Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen.

Position Summary

The Antibiotic Stewardship Clinical Pharmacist will serve as a unit-based pharmacist, verifying orders and providing specialized clinical services in antibiotic stewardship and infectious disease. This role will be a critical drug information resource for nurses, physicians, patients, and families.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

Routine attendance on medical rounds (for decentralized shifts) with consistent documentation of pharmacist interventions.

Deliver medication therapy management with a focus on antibiotic stewardship and infectious disease protocols.

Ensure pharmaceutical care programs are appropriately integrated throughout the institution.

Assist in development and implementation of facility-specific protocols, guidelines, and reference documents related to antimicrobial therapy management.

Conduct Medication Use Evaluations (MUEs) with a focus on antibiotics/ID, and recommend necessary changes to pharmacotherapy practice.

Serve as a resource in antibiotic stewardship initiatives, ensuring best practices and compliance with institutional standards.

Qualifications

Education

Required: PharmD or BS in Pharmacy

Experience

Required: Pharmacy practice residency or equivalent hospital experience (3 postgraduate years)

Strongly Preferred: Infectious Disease training and/or experience in antibiotic stewardship

Certifications

Required: Current Pharmacy license in Massachusetts

Preferred: Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) or actively working toward certification

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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