What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist position at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham?
Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Rotating (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Qualifications• Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy
• Current MA Pharmacist License
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification (if applicable) or within 6 months of start date
• PGY 1 1-3 years OR PYG2 OR 3-5 years of experience in clinical specialty area; BPS or obtained within 1 year of hire
Responsibilities
• The position’s designated specialty area will be Antimicrobial Stewardship and Critical Care
• Eighty (80) percent of the employee’s time will be spent working in the designated specialty areas of Critical Care and Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Through various assignments within the department, provide support of centralized and decentralized medication use systems as well as deliver optimal medication therapy to patients within their specialty
• All pharmacists are responsible for drug preparation and distribution for medications; evaluating, inputting and verification of medication orders; assisting providers and other health care professionals by serving as a drug information resource; monitoring and managing medication regimens per protocol or per consult; and managing pharmacy inventory
• Participates in the didactic and experiential training of pharmacy students and residents
• Performs presentations for the organization
• Maintain a portfolio that outlines information about yearly requirements
• Annually, specialists will be expected to complete MUE, CE or In-Service
• Continued service-line expansions, relevant order set reviews, policy and/or procedure development/modification and formulary monographs may be required when needed
• Responsible for leading local meetings at the direction of the Director of Pharmacy
Job Description:
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
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