Part-Time Clinical Staff Pharmacist – Antimicrobial Stewardship

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $55 - $91 / hour

⏱ Part Time

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The Cigna Group

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10,000+ employees

🏥 Healthcare

🛡️ Insurance

Healthcare • Insurance

The Cigna Group is a global health services company that provides medical, dental, pharmacy, behavioral and supplemental insurance products and benefits to individuals, families, employers, brokers, providers and Medicare beneficiaries. It offers employer-sponsored group plans, individual and family plans (including Open Enrollment offerings), Medicare, international health insurance covering more than 200 countries, and digital member services through the myCigna platform (including telehealth and claims management). Its products are delivered through operating subsidiaries such as Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and other regional affiliates.

📋 Description

• Provide antimicrobial stewardship services through prospective review of antimicrobial therapy • Identify opportunities to optimize antimicrobial selection, dosing, route, duration, and monitoring • Evaluate antimicrobial therapy using patient-specific clinical information, microbiology and susceptibility results, laboratory data, organ function, medication history, and allergies • Identify antimicrobial de-escalation, escalation, discontinuation, IV-to-oral conversion, dose optimization, and duration optimization opportunities • Assess therapy appropriateness using infection source, culture and susceptibility data, patient-specific factors, institutional guidelines, and current evidence • Develop and communicate antimicrobial stewardship recommendations to prescribers, pharmacists, and healthcare team members • Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, nurses, infection prevention professionals, microbiology personnel, and interdisciplinary teams • Apply infectious diseases guidelines, clinical literature, local resistance patterns, and client-specific protocols • Monitor antimicrobial therapy for efficacy, safety, interactions, adverse effects, therapeutic drug monitoring, and dose adjustment needs • Document clinical reviews, interventions, recommendations, provider communications, acceptance, and outcomes • Support quality improvement, data collection, clinical education, protocol development, and other ASP activities • Educate pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, healthcare professionals, and team members on antimicrobial stewardship • Provide additional clinical pharmacy services such as MTM, medication reconciliation, transitions of care, PGx consultations, medication monitoring, adherence, and quality initiatives • Maintain clinical, quality, productivity, and documentation standards • Follow clinical protocols, client requirements, policies, procedures, standards, and regulations • Participate in training, quality improvement, and development and implementation of new clinical programs • Perform other duties assigned by the Director of Clinical Services, Manager, and Supervisor

🎯 Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree • Active pharmacist license in good standing • Ability to obtain and maintain licensure in CO, OR, MT, IL, and CA as required • Clinical pharmacy experience with demonstrated knowledge of infectious diseases, antimicrobial pharmacotherapy, and antimicrobial stewardship principles • Completion of a recognized antimicrobial stewardship certificate or training program, completion of a PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency, or 5+ years of professional experience providing antimicrobial stewardship and/or infectious diseases pharmacy services • PGY1 pharmacy residency training, board certification, or other advanced clinical pharmacy training preferred • Strong knowledge of antimicrobial pharmacotherapy, microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, renal dosing, therapeutic drug monitoring, and evidence-based infectious diseases treatment guidelines • Ability to independently evaluate complex patient-specific clinical information and develop evidence-based medication therapy recommendations • Strong clinical judgment, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for communicating clinical recommendations to healthcare professionals • Strong organizational and time-management skills • Ability to work independently in a remote environment while collaborating with a multidisciplinary clinical team • Ability to learn and work across multiple clinical programs and adapt to evolving needs • Proficiency with computer systems, electronic health records, clinical documentation platforms, pharmacy software, clinical drug information resources, and standard productivity applications • Willingness to work a weekend rotation once every 4 weekends and at least 3 holidays per year • Home internet through cable broadband or fiber optic service with at least 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus plan eligibility • Medical insurance • Vision insurance • Dental insurance • Well-being and behavioral health programs • 401(k) • Company-paid life insurance • Tuition reimbursement • Minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year • Paid holidays • Leaves of absence • Remote work arrangement