Clinical Pharmacy Specialist | Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Come and join us in the ChristianaCare Pharmacy - Dedicated to getting the right drug to the right patient at the right time!

Why ChristianaCare?

• At the Newark Campus, operations run through a network of inpatient pharmacies, including a central pharmacy and satellite pharmacies that focus on critical care, emergency medicine, heart failure, investigational drugs, neonates, oncology, pediatrics, perioperative services, sterile and non-sterile compounding, transplant, trauma, and women's health.
• Clinical services include robust acute and ambulatory care services. In the acute care setting, the department employs a decentralized model of practice, placing pharmacists directly into patient care units to provide integrated care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Substantial PTO plus 12-Week Fully Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b) and Defined Contribution Plan Retirement Options with competitive Employer Match
• Not-for-profit organization eligible with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
• Pharmacy Board Certification reimbursement

ChristianaCare is recruiting an Infectious Disease and Antimicrobial Clinical Pharmacy Specialist.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• PharmD from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy required
• ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency required or equivalent experience (3 years of acute clinical pharmacy experience)
• ASHP-accredited PGY2 Infectious Disease Pharmacy Residency required or equivalent experience (3 years of acute infectious disease / antimicrobial stewardship experience, in addition to PGY1 residency or equivalent)
• Board Certification (example, BCIDP) required within 2 years of hire
• Current licensure (or eligible to reciprocate) in the State of Delaware and State of Maryland

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, enforce, and maintain guidelines, order sets, policies, and procedures
• Deliver direct patient care activities through prospective audit and feedback by crafting, recommending, monitoring, and evaluating patient specific pharmacotherapy
• Responsible for compliance with Joint Commission and other regulatory standards for antimicrobial stewardship
• Enforce the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Core Elements of Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs and Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship
• Maintain a proficiency in knowledge related to current resources and primary literature pertinent to infectious disease pharmacotherapy
• Coordinate, facilitate, and promote education, training, competency assessment of pharmacists

If you 're inspired to make a difference, we invite you to become a ChristianaCare caregiver!