Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Infectious Diseases

Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP); Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancaster General Health seeks a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Infectious Diseases to lead antimicrobial stewardship and optimize ID pharmacotherapy for inpatient care in Lancaster, PA.

The ideal candidate has advanced ID expertise, robust clinical judgment, and excellent communication skills. PGY1 is required; PGY2 ID residency and BCIDP certification or eligibility are strongly preferred. This role emphasizes education, collaboration, and quality improvement across pharmacy and medical teams.

Qualifications

• Advanced antimicrobial stewardship and infectious diseases pharmacotherapy expertise.
• Strong clinical judgment and patient-care focus in ID.
• Experience in education, research, and scholarly activities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead antimicrobial stewardship activities and infectious diseases pharmacotherapy review.
• Provide direct patient care through clinical consultation and rounds.
• Develop guidelines, order sets, and formulary recommendations.
• Mentor pharmacists, residents, and students; support research activities.

Skills

Antimicrobial stewardship

Infectious diseases pharmacotherapy

Clinical consultation

Communication skills

Education

PGY1 residency

PGY2 Infectious Diseases residency (or equivalent)

BCIDP certification or eligibility

Job description

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Infectious Diseases

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health - Lancaster, PA

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Clinical Pharmacist

This Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Infectious Diseases serves as the subject matter expert for antimicrobial stewardship and infectious diseases pharmacotherapy for Lancaster General Health. This clinical pharmacy specialist collaborates closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing, microbiology, infection prevention, and pharmacy teams to optimize antimicrobial use, improve patient outcomes, reduce resistance, and promote medication safety. The specialist provides direct patient care through prospective clinical review and consultation, develops evidence-based treatment guidelines and order sets, supports formulary management, and leads quality improvement initiatives related to infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship.

Key responsibilities include antimicrobial stewardship activities, prospective clinical consultation, therapeutic drug monitoring, guideline and order set development, formulary management, quality improvement initiatives, and analysis of antimicrobial utilization and resistance trends. The specialist also provides education and mentorship to pharmacists, residents, students, and other healthcare professionals while supporting research and scholarly activities.

The ideal candidate possesses advanced infectious diseases expertise, strong clinical judgment, excellent communication skills, and a passion for improving patient care through innovation and stewardship. PGY1 residency training is required; PGY2 Infectious Diseases residency (or equivalent advanced experience) and BCIDP certification or eligibility are strongly preferred.

This position offers the opportunity to lead and expand infectious diseases pharmacy services while making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes, antimicrobial optimization, quality, and safety across Lancaster General Health.