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Posted: 06-Nov-25

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Type: Full Time

Categories:

Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Requirements:

Residency Required

Specialty Practice Areas:

Infectious Disease

Are you looking for a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist opportunity focused in Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship (ID/ASP)? Our world-renowned medical team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is seeking a Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship specialist to support our inpatient ID/ASP services! If you have previous infectious diseases/antimicrobial stewardship experience in a hospital, clinic, or academic setting this may be the opportunity for you!

The infectious diseases (ID) division at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital has multiple consult teams supported by several clinical pharmacy specialists, has a long-standing antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP), and is a designated IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence.

The ID/ASP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will be a valued member of the ID/ASP team, working directly with infectious diseases specialist providers and patients in the inpatient setting. The position will have a major role supporting optimization of our ASP services in addition to inpatient ID/ASP clinical service activities.

The infectious diseases/antimicrobial stewardship clinical pharmacy specialist evaluates and recommends appropriate drug therapy to achieve optimal cost-effective patient outcomes, by working directly with physicians, other health professionals, and patients. Participates in the development, provision and evaluation of comprehensive pharmaceutical care and quality assurance programs through scholarly activities. Serves as a resource to the pharmacy staff and other hospital departments. Participates in the education and training of healthcare professionals and healthcare professionals in training. They will assist with drug therapy optimization, selection and monitoring as well as transition of care optimization for patients receiving antimicrobial therapy on a daily basis. This position will be well integrated in the day-to-day aspects of antimicrobial stewardship, and they will contribute to both local and system level antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.

PharmD, PGY1 Residency, Missouri pharmacist license with Medication Therapy Services Certification, Board Certification within three years of hire.  PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency training (or equivalent) is preferred.

About Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) is a 1,200+ bed urban, academic, quaternary referral center located in St. Louis, Missouri. BJH is the primary adult teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine. There are over 9,000 employees at BJH with over 350 in the pharmacy department. The pharmacy employs 160 pharmacists, over 50 of which are clinical pharmacy specialists with Board Certification. The pharmacy residency program includes 4 PGY1 positions and PGY2 training in critical care, infectious diseases, internal medicine, oncology, and solid organ transplant. BJH and Washington University School of Medicine have consistently been ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. BJH also holds many programmatic certifications including Comprehensive Stroke Center, Level I Trauma Center, Level I STEMI Center, Siteman Cancer Center, and Comprehensive Solid-Organ Transplant Center. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is member of the BJC Healthcare System, which includes 24 hospitals and multiple community health locations.

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