Posted: Dec 19, 2025
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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – Infectious Diseases - PPMC

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center - Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Application Deadline: N/A
Clinical Pharmacist

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Summary:

  • Provides direct patient care activities by designing, recommending, monitoring, and evaluating patient-specific pharmacotherapy. Serves as the clinical pharmacy expert for a particular service line and is responsible for the training and education of pharmacists/technicians in clinical activities, competency assessment, development and implementation of clinical programs, P&T activities, formulary management, etc.

Schedule:

  • Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Weekends & Holidays: Not Required

  • Key Responsibilities:

    • Deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients managed by the Infectious Diseases Consult Service and Antimicrobial Stewardship Program.
    • Participate in daily ID consult rounds; assess, monitor, and optimize antimicrobial therapy to ensure cost-effective, evidence-based outcomes.
    • Serve as a subject matter expert for medical staff, the Pharmacy Department, and the Infectious Diseases team.
    • Coordinate pharmacotherapy initiatives and provide educational opportunities for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
    • Lead or contribute to quality improvement projects; recommend updates to policies and protocols to enhance pharmacy services.
    • Participate in off-hours on-call rotation to provide infectious diseases pharmacy support as needed.
    • Precept and mentor learners, including pharmacy students and PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents (Infectious Diseases, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine).

Credentials:

  • Education & Experience Requirements:

    • Required:
      • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited College of Pharmacy
      • Completion of a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency
      • Completion of a PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases
      • Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Specialty Certification (BCIDP)
      • Active Pennsylvania Pharmacist License 

Any questions please contact Justin Kuratnick at [email protected]