Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Infectious Disease and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Infectious Disease and Antimicrobial Stewardship

A Brief Overview The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist provides a wide range of services in their area of expertise. These services may include, but are not limited to, rounding with physicians and other healthcare providers to drive evidence based and institution guideline directed medication therapy management, active participation in the training of pharmacy students and pharmacy residents, assist with policy and guideline development, and active participation in local and system level committees and workgroups in their area of expertise.

What You Will Do

• Provide clinical pharmacy services (drug information, drug therapy monitoring, patient specific consultations, healthcare staff education, pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomic evaluations in selected patient populations)
• Investigate/research/report adverse drug reactions
• Participate in medication safety and therapeutics (MS&T) committee process: evaluate requests for new drug usage and old formulary drug relevance and review therapeutic classes for relevance, assist in maintaining and updating the system formulary
• Serve as an informational and patient problem solving resource for clinical pharmacists and other healthcare professionals
• Provide continuing education to clinical pharmacist staff
• Document clinical activities
• Serve as a preceptor for pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
• Actively participate in local and system committees and workgroups pertaining to the clinical pharmacy specialist's area of expertise

Additional Responsibilities Performs other duties as assigned. Complies with all policies and standards. For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation. Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain protected health information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

Qualifications

Education Doctorate degree in pharmacy with completion of an ASHP accredited residency/residencies or 3-5 years of experience in the practice area. (Preferred) PGY2 ASHP residency preferred.

Work Experience Less than 1 year Experience as a pharmacist with training in drug therapy of diseases including the knowledge and application of clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions, and pharmaceutics to patients, training in cost analysis/cost evaluation techniques (Preferred)

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities Computer systems skills in spreadsheet, database and word processing (Preferred proficiency) Must demonstrate highly effective written and oral communication skills (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications Registered pharmacist (R.Ph) in the state of Ohio (Required)

Physical Demands Standing frequently Walking frequently Sitting rarely Lifting frequently up to 50 lbs Carrying frequently up to 50 lbs Pushing frequently up to 50 lbs Pulling frequently up to 50 lbs Climbing occasionally up to 50 lbs Balancing occasionally Stooping frequently Kneeling frequently Crouching frequently Crawling occasionally Reaching frequently Handling frequently Grasping frequently Feeling constantly Talking constantly Hearing constantly Repetitive motions constantly Eye/hand/foot coordination constantly

Travel Requirements 10%

Primary Location: United States-Ohio-Westlake Work Locations: 29000 Center Ridge Road 29000 Center Ridge Road Westlake 44145 Job: Pharmacy Organization: St. John Medical Center Schedule: Full-time Employee Status: Regular-ShiftDays Job Type: Standard Job Level: Professional Travel: No Remote Work: No Job Posting: Jul 27, 2026, 8:04:18 PM