Clinical Pharmacist - Clinical Coordinator and Antimicrobial Stewardship (P

Do you want to be a valued member of a team who plays a critical role in providing excellent care to patients in a hospital setting? If so, consider joining our team as a Clinical Pharmacist – Clinical Coordinator and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist. This dual role will provide part-time services at the Northwest Medical Center Springdale campus.

The Clinical Pharmacist coordinates and monitors pharmaceutical care services and possesses strong communication skills. The individual ensures safe practices of pharmacy operations, including review and interpretation of medication orders and patient records to determine appropriate therapy. The Clinical pharmacist precepts pharmacy students and provides education to pharmacy staff and providers.

As Clinical Coordinator, the Clinical Pharmacist:

• Develops and maintains the hospital drug formulary, with a focus on standardization.
• Coordinates and leads quality assurance programs and education.
• Participates as an active member on hospital, market, and corporate committees.
• Serves as a patient safety advocate relative to appropriate medication ordering and administration.
• Prepares documents summarizing clinical program and medication usage evaluations and presents at P&T meetings and other committee meetings
• Communicates policy changes and acts as drug information consultant.
• Promotes pharmaceutical care through implementation of programs to ensure safe and cost-effective use of drugs.

As Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist, the Clinical Pharmacist:

• Collaborates with infectious disease physicians, hospitalists, pharmacy leadership, infection control, clinical laboratory staff, and others to promote the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program.
• Develops strategies to maximize appropriate antibiotic utilization and improve patient outcomes.
• Identifies opportunities to improve antibiotic utilization through audits, chart reviews, and local resistance data.
• Develops and implements medication use indicators to recommend practice changes based on usage and prescribing patterns.
• Provides ongoing education routinely for staff and physicians on up to date antimicrobial stewardship topics
• Maintain regulatory compliance with all Joint Commission standards pertaining to antimicrobial stewardship.

The role includes collaboration with nurses, physicians, and other clinicians as part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team and collaboration with the informatics teams. This pharmacist may also oversee the activities of pharmacy technicians other pharmacist duties at the request of the pharmacy director.

Qualifications:

Successful completion of a PharmD degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.

Minimum of 2 years of clinical pharmacist experience in a hospital setting.

Active pharmacist license in Arkansas in good standing. (required upon hire)

Completion of an ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Residency and/or Board of Pharmacy Specialty Certification. (preferred)