Strong clinical skills and knowledge of inpatient drug distribution essential.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with Nurse Navigator to manage OPAT in ID Clinic.
Participate in patient care rounds and clinic visits.
Review patient profiles and provide antimicrobial pharmacotherapeutic consults.
Make patient-specific antimicrobial drug therapy recommendations.
Engage multidisciplinary clinical experts to enhance antimicrobial use.
Track and measure process and outcome measures related to antimicrobial stewardship.
Provide comprehensive education on antimicrobial stewardship.
Benefits
Full-time position with a consistent Monday to Friday schedule.
Opportunity to work in a collaborative clinical environment.
Engagement in patient care and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.
Access to professional development and educational resources.
Potential for career advancement within the healthcare system.
Full Job Description
Posting Details
Posting Details
Job Title Pharmacist Clinical Staff/UKHC
Requisition Number RE56228
Working Title Pharmacist Clinical Staff/UKHC - OPAT
Department Name H3330:Pharmacy Services
Work Location Lexington, KY
Grade Level 14
Salary Range $111,829-156,062/year
Type of Position Staff
Position Time Status Full-Time
Required Education
BS
Click here for more information about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience
No experience required.
Required License/Registration/Certification
Licensed Pharmacist
Physical Requirements
This position requires intermittently sitting at a computer workstation for extended periods of time; and performing tasks with repetitive motions (such as typing); and occasionally standing or walking with objects weighing up to 10 pounds; and lifting, pushing, and/or pulling objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Also involves some exposure to risk of injury from moving, lifting, or positioning patients, equipment, or materials; and exposure to hazardous chemicals and fumes including waste, cuts/punctures, and blood-borne or airborne pathogens.
Shift
Mon- Fri 8:00 - 4:30 PM
Job Summary
Works with the Nurse Navigator in managing OPAT in ID Clinic, proactively participates in patient care rounds/clinic visits, reviewing patient profiles, providing antimicrobial pharmacotherapeutic consults, making patient specific antimicrobial drug therapy recommendations. Identifying and engaging appropriate multidisciplinary clinical experts to enhance judicious use of antimicrobials; identifying, tracking, and measuring both process and outcome measures related to antimicrobial stewardship; and providing comprehensive antimicrobial stewardship education. It will be a position that rotates with other clinical ID pharmacists between ambulatory OPAT/ID clinic and inpatient ID consult teams and stewardship activities.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Strong clinical skills; knowledge of inpatient drug distribution and dispensing; ability to prioritize; excellent communication skills; team mentality; desire to teach; and motivation are required to excel in this position.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No
