Clinical Pharmacy Specialist- System Antimicrobial Stewardship

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
- System Antimicrobial Stewardship

Rush University Medical Center – Chicago, IL

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Health Care Provider (Hospitals and Health Care)

Key responsibilities include:

• The System Antimicrobial Stewardship – Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (ASP-) is a clinical pharmacy specialist and leader responsible for the development, implementation, and documentation of the antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) across Rush University Health System (Rush).
• Providing multidisciplinary education on safe antimicrobial use, creating and implementing guidelines, collaborating with multidisciplinary clinicians, administrators, and support staff across the system, and analyzing metrics for antimicrobial utilization to satisfy new and existing CDC and Joint Commission standards.
• Developing and coordinating innovative clinical pharmacy programs across RUSH sites, conducting scholarly and research activities and interdisciplinary teaching.
• Maintaining on-site service coverage rounding with inpatient (s) to support the effectiveness of ASP initiatives.
• Serving as a key faculty member in postgraduate pharmacy training programs and affiliated colleges of pharmacy.
• Focusing efforts on ASP support at Rush Oak Park hospital and Rush Copley Medical Center.