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Clinical Pharmacist-Infectious Disease Outpatient Clinic and Inpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship

 

Working Hours:

• Monday - Friday
• Day shift
• 40 hours/ week

 

General Description of the Job Class: This clinical pharmacist will maintain a practice within the Infectious Disease (ID) Clinic, and will actively contribute to the continuity of care for a designated ID patient population with transition from inpatient and outpatient.  The pharmacist will also cover inpatient antimicrobial stewardship activities intermittently.

 

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level:

Clinical Pharmacist Responsibilities

Clinical Practice and Medication Management:  Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic

• Provides clinical pharmacy support for the Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy  (OPAT) Program.
• Participates in clinic and provides clinical pharmacy services and oversight for safe use of medication for patients receiving home antimicrobial infusion therapies, such as:
  • Completes medication reconciliation activities
  • Provides medication counseling/education
  • Interprets pharmacokinetic/therapeutic drug monitoring data and makes dose change recommendations as deemed appropriate
  • Screens for drug interactions, therapeutic duplications, omissions, etc.
  • Monitors patients for therapeutic and/or toxic response to medication
  • Coordinates patient care with inpatient, home infusion, home health, and skilled nursing care teams
  • Ensures continuity of care with antimicrobial therapy
• Provides support to improve safety and to reduce risk to patients treated in the ID programs. Reports events and/or concerns via the safety reporting system.
• Provides oversight of cost-effective use of medications and treatments. This includes risk reduction and correct utilization of resources to optimize care.
• Provides support to assure compliance with The Joint Commission accreditation standards.
• Coordinates with Duke Retail Pharmacies and Patient Assistance Program teams to provide seamless medication access to patients.
• Facilitates prescription fulfillment through Duke Retail pharmacies.
• Serves as a resource for Duke Retail Pharmacy staff on ID-related medication issues.
• Proactively assesses and ensures medication adherence and makes appropriate documentation on the inquiry
• Provides oversight of ID staff education for critical elements of medication use in patient care and clinical research.
• Educates medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff about the management, prescribing, and monitoring of ID therapies.

 

Clinical Practice and Medication Management:  Inpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship

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