Position: Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Goa - based at Assilo North District Hospital (2); GMC (1)
Total positions: 3 nos
About Americares India Foundation Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that responds to people affected by poverty or disaster with life-changing health programs, medicine and medical supplies. Each year, Americares reaches more than 90 countries and all 50 U.S. states with over $600 million in innovative health programs and quality medical aid. Our programs help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters; increase access to critical medicine and medical supplies; improve and expand clinical services, and; prevent disease and promote good health in vulnerable communities. Americares has offices in the United States, El Salvador, India, Liberia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. Since it was established in 1979, Americares has provided more than $12 billion in aid to 164 countries. Americares creates unparalleled leverage for donors: more than 97 percent of our expenses support local health programs - for every $10 donated we can provide $200 in aid. Americares India Foundation is a public charitable trust, registered in 2006. We are health-focused relief and development organization that responds to people affected by poverty or disaster with life-changing health programs, medicine and medical supplies. When disaster, poverty, disease, or policy causes health crises, we deliver medicines, medical supplies and humanitarian aid to a trusted network of NGOs, hospitals and health care providers across India. We also create and support programs that increase capacity, improve quality and provide more access to health care for underprivileged populations across India.
Position Summary
AIF aims create awareness to reduce the burden of infections to healthcare facilities across India. Globally rising trends of HAIs and AMR are big concern to healthcare facilities. Americares India Foundation has initiated a multistate project aimed “To reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance in health facilities and to promote overall infection prevention and control in small and mid-size hospitals.”
Position Description:
Title: Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical pharmacist
Reports to: Project Lead
Location: GOA
General Description of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical pharmacist:
The Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Pharmacist is a resource dedicated to enhancing the quality of medication use through antimicrobial stewardship. This individual works collaboratively with clinical pharmacists, medical staff, and other healthcare workers under the direction of the Antibiotic Stewardship Project Director
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform prospective and retrospective antimicrobial review, feedback, and (when indicated) intervention throughout Hospital
- Participate in the development of infectious diseases-related protocols and order sets
- Update infectious disease guidelines to improve antibiotic decision-support for clinicians relating to the selection, dose, duration, and monitoring of antimicrobials.
- Collaborate with other members of the antibiotic stewardship interdisciplinary team to establish models and procedures to audit and provide prescriber feedback in order to optimize antimicrobial prescribing practices
- Represent antibiotic stewardship to front-line prescribers and administrative leaders; actively contribute, and provide leadership in related committees, groups or initiatives relating to antimicrobial stewardship
- Participate in the preparation of reports intended to document the impact of the program on quality, safety, and cost of antimicrobial use
- Work to ensure optimal compliance with anti-infective related clinical pathways and guidelines (e.g. hospital-acquired pneumonia, surgical infection prevention)
- Design and implement strategies and activities for enhancing performance in antimicrobial medication utilization
- Participate in the review of requests for restricted antibiotic use
- Participate in the conduct of didactic and experiential training of present and future physicians and pharmacists in principles of antimicrobial stewardship
- Provide educational lectures
Required Qualifications:
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (PharmD)
Experience:
Two years of Antimicrobial stewardship experience, and demonstrated ability to achieve positive patient outcomes in a hospital setting.
Candidates with experience of Quality control will be preferred.
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification:
Licensed Pharmacist or eligible to practice pharmacy in India
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to communicate clearly in oral and written form.
- Extensive knowledge of drug products, medical therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and disease states.
- Ability to work with information systems, automated and technical equipment.
- Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with various members of health care teams
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position.
Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Please mention your current and expected salary in your resume.
Selected candidates will be required to join within one month of selection. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.