Description

Saint Vincent Hospital offers a whole new experience in health care. By combining our advanced, state-of-the-art facility with our commitment to providing the best quality of life to the many members of our Worcester community. Saint Vincent Hospital excels at offering the best care in a friendly atmosphere. From our advanced heart and vascular services, to our comprehensive orthopedics and rehabilitation programs, our robust surgical facility including our Da Vinci robotic surgery and Cyberknife technology, to our comfortable and compassionate women & infants programs - you don't have to travel far for high-quality health care: We're right here, in the heart of Worcester.

Onboarding Process: Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen.

Position Summary:

The Antibiotic Stewardship Clinical Pharmacist will serve as a unit-based pharmacist, verifying orders and providing specialized clinical services in antibiotic stewardship and infectious disease. This role will be a critical drug information resource for nurses, physicians, patients, and families.

Responsibilities:

Provide direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

Routine attendance on medical rounds (for decentralized shifts) with consistent documentation of pharmacist interventions.

Deliver medication therapy management with a focus on antibiotic stewardship and infectious disease protocols.

Ensure pharmaceutical care programs are appropriately integrated throughout the institution.

Assist in development and implementation of facility-specific protocols, guidelines, and reference documents related to antimicrobial therapy management.

Conduct Medication Use Evaluations (MUEs) with a focus on antibiotics/ID, and recommend necessary changes to pharmacotherapy practice.

Serve as a resource in antibiotic stewardship initiatives, ensuring best practices and compliance with institutional standards.

Qualifications:

Education

Required: PharmD or BS in Pharmacy

Experience

Required: Pharmacy practice residency or equivalent hospital experience (3 postgraduate years)

Strongly Preferred: Infectious Disease training and/or experience in antibiotic stewardship

Certifications

Required: Current Pharmacy license in Massachusetts

Preferred: Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) or actively working toward certification

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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