Job Description
PHARMACIST,CLIN SPEC (infectious disease)- Full Time- Varied - 1004661
Description
Collaborate with infectious disease physicians, pharmacy clinical directors/managers, infection prevention, clinical
laboratory staff and other professionals to develop an antimicrobial stewardship program ASP at designated facilities
that compliments the system ASP program. Develop interventional strategies to maximize appropriate antibiotic
utilization and improvement in patient outcomes at designated sites and across the system, including but not limited
to antibiotic guidelines, clinical pathways, restriction criteria, policy development, new laboratory methods and
formulary management. Provide collaborative pharmaceutical care with staff pharmacists for patients receiving antiinfective therapy. Establish process for ID pharmacist approval of restricted medications and participate in on-call
process. Establish a means to report and monitor ongoing anti-infective utilization and identified metrics showing
effectiveness of ASP program. Identify opportunities for improvement regarding anti-infective use, culture reporting
and ASP communication, including but not limited to performing medication use evaluations and conducting
prospective audits. Provide ongoing education to pharmacists, physicians, and other disciplines throughout the
Scripps system developing educational materials and competencies and providing in-services as needed. Work
closely with the Infection Control Department and attend identified site and system meetings. Perform formulary
evaluation for anti-infectives. Provide appropriate documentation of all activities. Precept residents and students in
infectious disease rotations. Evaluate medication error reduction as pertaining to anti-infectives. Serve as the
pharmacy department liaison with the Infectious Disease division in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Demonstrate ability to perform competencies as outlined in the Pharmacy Competency Assessment tools. Serve on
committees for both hospital and clinics as directed by the System Director of Best Practices and/or the site
pharmacy leadership.
Qualifications
Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills: Hospital pharmacy practice and Clinical pharmacy practice
experience in an Infectious Diseases setting is Required. Experience with experiential training and research. Must be
able to speak, read and follow instructions in English. BCPS certification with ID qualifications preferred. Must be
facile in use of MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint. BS Pharmacy or Pharm.D. Degree PGY1 Residency required. PGY2
Specialty residency training in Infectious Diseases or equivalent experience required.
Required Certification/Registration: California Pharmacist License
Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:
Job
: Pharmacy
Primary Location
: Central San Diego County-SAN DIEGO-SCRIPPS CORPORATE OFFICE - CAMPUS POINT
Organization
: Scripps Health Corp