Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – OPAT - Boise, United States - St. Luke's Health System

Description

At St. Luke's, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. Our commitment to excellence in patient care extends to creating an environment where our team can thrive both personally and professionally. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive community of colleagues, St. Luke's is truly a great place to work.

We are seeking an Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT).

This OPAT Specialist will implement a NEW PRACTICE in collaboration with our infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship teams.

What you can expect

• Address pharmacy-related questions from clinic providers and manage infectious diseases under collaborative practice agreement
• Collaborate as a a member of the infectious disease (ID) clinic team and work closely with physicians and APPs to ensure appropriate long-term antimicrobials and monitoring
• Assist with determination of OPAT candidacy and regimen selection
• Counsel patients on OPAT regimens
• Oversee pharmacotherapy monitoring for patients on OPAT service
• Verify, order, and review medications and labs for OPAT
• Manage arising symptoms or lab values and change antimicrobials or follow up plan as needed
• Determine if/which IV access is appropriate
• Order IV access removal or otherwise verify removal
• Support the System Antimicrobial Stewardship Team and Antimicrobial subcommittee
• Collaborate with System ID pharmacist, Antimicrobial Stewardship Team, physicians, and colleagues to ensure smooth hand off for transition to outpatient pharmacy
• Collaborate with Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Coordinator on quality improvement initiatives
• Support transitions of care efforts

Qualifications

• Degree from an accredited pharmacy program required
• Valid Idaho Pharmacist License

Preferred qualifications

• Primary care-based ID clinical management experience
• PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency OR equivalent experience
• Current Board Certification in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy (BCIDP)

At St. Luke's, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke's is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.