Infectious Disease Pharmacist

UNAVAILABLE; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

OHSU in Portland seeks a licensed infectious disease clinical pharmacist to advance antimicrobial stewardship and ID initiatives across patient populations. The role provides hospital-wide support for safe drug use, dosage design, and monitoring, while enabling decentralized practice as care models evolve.

The pharmacist will supervise students/residents, influence therapy standards, and collaborate with health teams to optimize patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current Pharmacist license issued by the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy.
• Training or experience in a specialized area may be required at time of recruitment.
• BS in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. with residency or certification (BCPS/BCOPS) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify, resolves and documents complex therapeutic problems for specific patient populations.
• Respond to drug information requests from physicians, nurses, patients and families; review literature and apply to patient care.
• Monitor therapy and adverse effects; report ADRs, drug defects and medication errors.
• Direct work of students/residents and monitor their performance.
• Influence standards of therapy and act as a drug authority among staff.
• Assist in developing treatment guidelines and document activities in records and reporting systems.
• Interpret orders for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Participate in intra- and interdepartmental education programs.

Skills

Antimicrobial stewardship

Drug information

Clinical pharmacology

Education

Pharmacist license (Oregon)

Job description

Department Overview

The purpose of this position is to provide the services of a licensed infectious disease clinical pharmacist to

join our team to further support antimicrobial stewardship and Infectious Disease initiatives across patient

populations. This pharmacist will be a hospital-wide resource, supporting the safe and effective use of

antimicrobial agents by providing optimal drug product selection, dosage regimen design, effective

administration and drug therapy monitoring to these patients.

Additionally, this pharmacist is responsible for the safe and proper distribution and use of drugs in inpatients

and outpatients. This position is to function at higher decision making levels regarding drug therapy,

proactively affecting drug use by making recommendations at the time prescribing decisions are being made

or, in some cases, making independent decisions about drug therapy in cooperation with other health team

members. This is a flexible model where traditionally centralized functions, such as order entry/verifications,

will become part of decentralized practice as the technology associated with patient care evolves.

Function/Duties of Position

• Identifies, resolves and documents complex therapeutic problems, demonstrating advanced knowledge and application of this knowledge to a specific patient population.
• Responds accurately to requests for drug information from physicians, nurses, patients and patient's families; independently reviews and interprets the literature and applies this information to specific patient care situations.
• Monitors therapeutic response and adverse effects of medications to guide drug therapy. Consults with provider when questions or problems are identified. Appropriately reports all adverse drug reactions, drug defects, and medication errors.

• Directs the work of students/residents and monitors and evaluates their performance.

• Influences standards of therapy by forming peer level relationships with attending medical staff members; is recognized as a drug authority in a specialized practice area by physicians, nurses and pharmacists.

• Assists in the development of treatment guidelines to be used in patients with specific diagnosis. Documents activities in the patient medical record, pharmacy monitoring profile, drug use evaluation data collection or adverse drug reaction reporting program.

• Interprets and evaluates physician's orders and prescriptions for accuracy, completeness and appropriateness.

• Participates in both intra and interdepartmental education programs; participates in the development of peers.

Required Qualifications

• A current Pharmacist's license issued by the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy.

• OHSU may require training or experience in a specialized area at time of recruitment.

Preferred Qualifications

• BS in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. PLUS Practice Residency or Specialist Certification (BCPS, BCOPS, etc) or 5 years minimum appropriate experience.
• PGY-2 Specialty Residency BLS/ACLS certification Vaccination certification
• Inpatient hospital pharmacy practice
• Infectious Disease and/or Antimicrobial Stewardship

Additional Details

The pharmacist will experience competing demands from nurses, physicians, pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals, as they attempt to influence clinical decision-making, clinical policies and practices and workflow. The pharmacist must deal with intense situations on a daily basis. In addition,within the healthcare setting there can be significant lack of control over the work pace, with frequent interruptions (work is often dictated by external factors) that may lead to mental fatigue or stress.

Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington.All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact [e-mail]