Job Description
Prepares and distributes pharmaceuticals to patients to provide quality pharmaceutical care directed at appropriate medication therapy and positive outcomes.
Job Responsibility
Responsibilities Include:
- Review target antimicrobial agents daily for stewardship opportunities including optimization of drug choice, dose, duration of therapy, and route of administration
- Present antimicrobial stewardship in-services to providers, pharmacists, and nurses as it relates to their fields
- Provide antimicrobial drug information to physicians, pharmacists, and nurses upon request
- Counsel patients discharged with long duration antimicrobial therapy on all relevant aspects including indication, dosing, duration, adverse effects, and interactions
- Co-chair hospital antimicrobial stewardship committee responsible for the development and implementation of the hospital antimicrobial stewardship program
- Evaluate data trends on antimicrobial stewardship initiatives and measure outcomes including antimicrobial use and costs, pharmacy stewardship interventions, and antibiogram trends
- Gather data on inappropriate antimicrobial use as a basis for further stewardship initiatives
- Serve as liaison for infectious disease service, clinical microbiology laboratory, and pharmacy
- Create antimicrobial stewardship system guidelines and protocols for use throughout the Northwell Health organization
- Ensure availability of antimicrobial agents and develop strategies for alternative agent use during drug shortages
- Increase public awareness of antibiotic resistance and overuse through participation in awareness campaigns
- Processes physician orders to provide pharmaceutical care services by screening orders when entering into the computer profile and reviewing for appropriate therapy – e.g., incompatibilities, interactions, dosing, non-formulary agents.
- Modifies, clarifies, and verifies medication orders through the interdisciplinary medical team by communicating with practitioners concerning therapy changes
- Attends Infectious Disease rounds on the unit with the medical staff and assists in drug selection
- Assists in Medication Reconciliation with the patient
- Assists in codes ( based on area of responsibility such as ED)
- Prepares sterile products including large/small volume parenteral.
- Dispenses controlled drugs following state and federal regulations and hospital policy including proper documentation and maintenance of inventory levels as well as the dispensing unit for controlled substances.
- Maintains proper inventory control by monitoring stock levels to ensure adequate drug supplies to maintain pharmaceutical services and expiration dates to ensure quality control.
- Performs computer operations to enter physician orders, maintain patient profiles, generate reports, understand and operate the interfacing of various systems and utilize the dispensing unit for controlled substances.
- Performs unit inspection of designated patient care areas by checking controlled drugs, refrigerators, stock levels, medication carts, expiration dating of multi-dose vials, expiration dates, and overall medication handling practices.
- Documents activities in the departmental approved data management programs as needed
- Reviews and provides analysis of patterns of medication use along with providing recommendations for the department to review
- Reviews and evaluates departmental policies and procedures as it pertains to Clinical Pharmaceutical Services on an ongoing basis and submits to the Director of Pharmacy for approval any recommended changes
- Ensures review of TJC standards and advises on TJC standards relative to medication use
- Monitors nonprofessional staff including the pharmacy students, assistants and messengers.
- Attends meetings as required including but not limited to Pharmacy & Therapeutics, and Medication Safety at Lenox Hill Hospital, and Clinical Committees at Northwell Health System as deemed appropriate
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Competencies include:
- Age-specific, Anticoagulation, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Neonatal & Pediatric, , Antimicrobial Stewardship , Technology associated
Education & Experience:
- PharmD, or advanced ( PharmD/BS)
- Minimum of 3 years as a Clinical Coordinator or comparable position in a hospital setting or completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency. PGY2 preferred
- ACLS, BCLS, & PALS preferred (required in the ED)
- BCPS Certified preferred (required within 2 years of hire)
- Current license to practice Pharmacy in New York State.
- NYS vaccination certification preferred
- No NRC Required
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
The salary range for this position is $78.65-$88.66/hour
Salary ranges shown on third-party job sites may not accurately reflect ranges provided by Northwell Health. Candidates should check Northwell Health Careers for accurate information and discuss salary/hourly details and our comprehensive benefits with a recruiter, if selected for an interview.