Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist: Impact Leader

Trinity Health Of New England; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Benefits

Health Insurance Coverage—starting Day

Full-time schedule 40hrs M-F

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital is seeking a Pharmacist for antimicrobial stewardship to monitor and optimize antimicrobial therapy, lead hospital-wide initiatives, and support multidisciplinary rounds. This role requires Connecticut licensure and relevant advanced degree or residency experience.

Responsibilities include developing stewardship processes, providing performance updates to the department and physicians, and implementing metrics to track antimicrobial use.

Qualifications

• Current Connecticut Pharmacist License.
• Advanced degree (PharmD or MS) or equivalent clinical practice experience; PharmD degree and/or ASHP accredited residency (PGY I) preferred.
• Board Certification preferred
• Antimicrobial Stewardship experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and implement pharmacy-based and hospital-wide performance improvement initiatives to ensure appropriate utilization of antimicrobials.
• Provide ASP performance updates to leadership and committees.
• Participate in multidisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship rounds and antibiotic utilization reviews.
• Provide expertise on appropriate antimicrobial therapy, de-escalation, and dose optimization.
• Develop performance indicators and dashboards for tracking antimicrobial utilization and ASP initiatives

Skills

Connecticut Pharmacist License

Education

PharmD or MS

ASHP residency (PGY I) preferred

Job description

Saint Francis Hospital is seeking a Pharmacist for antimicrobial stewardship to monitor and optimize antimicrobial therapy, lead hospital-wide initiatives, and support multidisciplinary rounds. This role requires Connecticut licensure and relevant advanced degree or residency experience.

Responsibilities include developing stewardship processes, providing performance updates to the department and physicians, and implementing metrics to track antimicrobial use.