Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Pharmacist (Antimicrobial Use Coordinator)

This position is based out of Greenville, NC in a flexible and friendly health system providing innovative Infectious Diseases (ID) patient care. The position is hybrid, with some on site time required but also the ability to work from home at times. The hours are Monday-Friday approximately 7:00-15:30 (no weekends or Holidays). The formal ECU Health (ECUH) Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) has been in place for over 20 years. The ID/ASP pharmacists serve the large academic medical center in Greenville, North Carolina as well as the community hospitals affiliated with ECUH and located across eastern North Carolina (total of 1,708 beds for 9 total hospitals). They provide prospective audit and feedback for patients on high-cost, broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy, respond to rapid molecular blood culture results, and monitor compliance with the antimicrobial restriction program. They round with the ID Consult services at the medical center, assist with transitions to the Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) team as indicated, and answer all ID pharmacotherapy questions for the health system. The team leads and manages the Antimicrobial Utilization and Stewardship Subcommittee (AUSS) of the ECUH System P&T where they create and oversee the antimicrobial formulary, guidelines, policies, and protocols, as well as conduct quality improvement and research projects that result in system wide changes, poster presentations, and publications. They maintain the ECUH Antimicrobial Therapy Guide Book which complies facility specific treatment guidelines and is updated annually with an online and print copy provided to clinicians at all ECUH hospitals. They track and report ASP data quarterly including antimicrobial use/SAAR, workload, provider acceptance rates, and outcomes for all 9 hospitals. They analyze this data via projects and Performance Improvement reports. They educate clinicians (including APPs, medical/surgical residents, and PA students) about antimicrobial use and best practices by providing review sessions, lectures, and precepting. They disseminate a quarterly newsletter to all hospitals with program updates and a clinical review. They work closely with Quality, Infection Control, and Microbiology to streamline initiatives related to infections and maintain an annual antibiogram. The team is responsible for precepting the ID PGY2 pharmacy resident, the PGY1 pharmacy residents (6), the CC/EM PGY2 pharmacy residents as needed, and fourth year pharmacy students from UNC Chapel Hill and Campbell University on ASP/ID rotations, presentations, and projects. The team is also well integrated into the ECU Physicians ID Fellowship program where they attend monthly ID Journal Club, attend weekly ID Case Conference, deliver 6 ID fellow lectures per year, and precept the 1st year ID Fellows on their stewardship rotation. The team also represents ECUH regionally and nationally as NC CLASP participants, NC ID Pharmacy Residency participants, SIDP committee members, ACCP ID PRN committee members, and by presenting at regional presentations as invited. The team participates in The Joint Commission survey and readiness. They work with IT and clinical informatics regularly on EHR tools, updates, and data management. Come join our team!