MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is a not-for-profit, acute-care teaching and research hospital with 609 beds located in Northwest Washington, D.C. Founded in the Jesuit principle of cura personalis—caring for the whole person—MedStar Georgetown is committed to offering a variety of innovative diagnostic and treatment options within a trusting and compassionate environment.

MedStar Georgetown’s centers of excellence include neurosciences, transplant, cancer and gastroenterology. Along with Magnet® nurses, internationally recognized physicians, advanced research and cutting-edge technologies, MedStar Georgetown’s healthcare professionals have a reputation for medical excellence and leadership.

General Summary of Position:

Conducts the clinical activities of the Pharmacy, participates with the clinical team, provides supervision and educational guidance to staff pharmacists, and assists the Director in setting departmental goals, delivering and advancing the clinical and distributive pharmacy services. These functions are performed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's philosophy, policies, procedures and standards.

Perform daily antibiotic review on all patients in the inpatient setting in concert with or without infectious disease physician input and make recommendation to the medical teams consistent with antibiotic stewardship practices and strategy. Reviews medication orders, patient profiles, and patient's clinical data with physicians or independently utilizing technology available such as Therodc, Cerner, etc. Makes recommendations to medical staff for alternate drug therapy with focus on antibiotics therapy based on clinical evaluations to promote cost effective and improve patient outcomes.