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Posted: 06-Nov-23

Location: Boise, Idaho

Type: Full Time

Salary: DOE

Categories:

Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Specialty Practice Areas:

Ambulatory Care

Infectious Disease

Salary Details:

full-featured benefits package, relocation assistance, certification pay

Additional Information:

Employer will assist with relocation costs.

This clinic pharmacist will be implementing a new practice as an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) pharmacist in collaboration with our infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship teams. Ambulatory pharmacy services provided will include addressing pharmacy-related questions from clinic providers and managing infectious diseases under collaborative practice.

This pharmacist is a member of the infectious disease (ID) clinic team and works closely with physicians and APPs to ensure appropriate long-term antimicrobials and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Assists with determination of OPAT candidacy and regimen selection
• Counsels patients on OPAT regimens
• Oversees pharmacotherapy monitoring for patients on OPAT service
• Verifies, orders, and reviews medications and labs for OPAT
• Manages arising symptoms or lab values and changes antimicrobials or follow up plan as needed
• Determines if/which IV access is appropriate
• Orders IV access removal or otherwise verifies its removal
• Provides medication refills
• Ensures formulary compliance
• Supports the System Antimicrobial Stewardship Team and Antimicrobial Subcommittee
• Collaborates with System ID pharmacist, Antimicrobial Stewardship Team, physicians, and colleagues to ensure smooth hand off for transition to outpatient pharmacy
• Collaborates with Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Coordinator on quality improvement initiatives
• Supports with transitions of care efforts
• Other duties as may be assigned

Qualifications

• Degree from an accredited pharmacy program required
• No experience required
• Valid Idaho Pharmacist License
• Preferred qualifications
  • Clinical management of primary care based infectious diseases
  • Completion of PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency OR equivalent experience
  • Current Board Certification in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy (BCIDP)

To apply:  https://bit.ly/3MnVhWY

For more information, please contact Janet Littley at littleyj@slhs.org

St. Luke’s Health System is Idaho’s largest employer and most awarded health system, with a medical staff of over 1,800 physicians and advanced practice providers. Made up of eight hospitals around central and southern Idaho, we are proud to be the only locally owned and operated, physician-led, not-for-profit health system in the state. St. Luke’s has been awarded as one of the Top 15 Health Systems in the country by Merative for nine consecutive years. We are committed to providing high quality patient care and positively impacting the lives of those in our community. St. Luke’s enjoys an outstanding reputation as both a quality employer and a superior healthcare organization.

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Known as the "City of Trees," Boise is Idaho's capital city—both a cultural center and a playground for those who love the outdoors. A vibrant downtown area affords fine dining, theatre, music, and college and semi-professional sports.  Downtown Boise's main attractions include the Idaho State Capitol, the classic Egyptian Theatre, the Boise Art Museum, Julia Davis Park and Zoo Boise.  The Greenbelt follows the beautiful Boise River corridor for more than 30 miles, and the Boise foothills are home to miles of hiking and biking trails. 

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As the only Idaho-based, not-for-profit, community-owned and community-led health system, St. Luke’s is dedicated to our mission to improve the health of people in the communities we serve. Today that means not only treating people when they're sick or hurt, but doing every we can to help people be as healthy as possible. If you’re looking for a place where you can grow in your personal life, in your career, and in your community, St. Luke’s may be just the place for you. A strong, talented staff is at the heart of St. Luke’s Health System. We are a health care delivery system consisting of 8 hospitals and over 370 clinics across Idaho. Pharmacy services spans across many programs and specialties at St. Luke's and we continue to grow to meet the needs of our patients. Our employees are dedicated to impacting the lives of those in our community while pursuing a life-changing career at St. Luke’s. Our staff is the reason for our outstanding reputation as both a quality employer and superior healthcare organization. We’re proud of our people who deliver skilled, compassionate care every day, and are looking to add dedicated individuals who will continue in the same tradition ...of excellence. St. Luke's Health System Quick Facts (FY22): 8 Medical Centers 1,005 Beds 370+ Clinics and Centers 16,027 Employees 1.95 Million Clinic Visits 2.9 Million Outpatient Visits 224,745 Emergency Department Visits 50,833 Hospital Admissions 44,854 Surgeries 8,735 Newborns

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