Beth Israel Lahey Health - Needham, MA
posted 4 days ago
About the position
The pharmacist will work towards the overarching task of improving antimicrobial utilization at individual institutions as part of the BILH system. Through collaborative work efforts, the person in this position will also help to implement processes to improve the clinical and microbiological effectiveness of antimicrobials. This will include use of computer systems including provider order entry, microbiology and online medical records. This candidate will assist in the tracking and trending of antimicrobial resistance particularly as it relates to utilization. He/she will participate in the education of prescribers and other healthcare providers including pharmacists and nurses toward improvements in the process of maximizing antibiotic efficacy and cost-effectiveness. They will work toward identification of adverse drug reactions and plans to avoid future events as well as improvements in patient care through potentially decreased length of stay. They will participate in antimicrobial Formulary optimization to help realize further cost benefits and improve congruence with evidence-based practice.
Responsibilities
- Practices pharmacy with a focus on antimicrobial management in accordance with the laws, rules and regulation of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
- Assumes responsibility for daily activities of the Stewardship program including pre-prescriptive approval reviews, post prescriptive review and feedback, Clinical decision support alerts.
- Reviews patient specific data and identifies opportunities for intervention such as de-escalation based on microbiologic data, dosing optimization, and medication adjustments.
- Assists the Pharmacy Director in the preparation of monthly/quarterly summaries of interventions.
- Participates in the planning and implementation of clinical staff development for pharmacists toward antimicrobial management.
- Collaborate with the ID Physician overseeing the Antimicrobial Stewardship Subcommittee to P&T Committee.
- Assists in the performance of drug utilization reviews.
- Assists in Guideline development relevant to antimicrobials and/or infectious diseases.
- Participates in Guideline Quality Assurance and dashboard metrics.
- Contributes to physician education programs aimed to build awareness about institution/system-specific best practice relative to antimicrobial utilization.
- Works with the pharmacy director and other BILH leaders to evaluate clinical decision support changes.
- Assists in the preparation-validation-and quality reviews of antibiotic utilization submissions to the National Health Safety Network (NHSN).
- Assists the Pharmacy Director to ensure the components of Clinical Pharmacy Services meet the requirements necessary for TJC accreditation.
- Assists in the implementation of departmental short- and long-term goals.
- Provides on-call service for Antimicrobial Stewardship or Infectious Diseases on a rotational basis.
- Participates on Infectious Diseases consult rounds as the Infectious Diseases Pharmacy representative.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy required.
- License to practice as Massachusetts Pharmacist required.
- Pharmacy Residency PGY2 Infectious Diseases training plus 2 years' experience or 5 years of clinical pharmacy experience in Infectious Diseases in a hospital setting.
- Experience with computer systems required, including web-based applications and some Microsoft Office applications.
Nice-to-haves
- Board certification in Infectious Diseases.
- Project management and program development experience a plus.
- Pharmacy residency preceptor experience preferred.
- Coaching and mentoring of pharmacy staff experience preferred.
- Demonstrates advanced pharmacy knowledge related to area of practice.
- Highly functional interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skills.
