Penn State Health - Hershey Medical Center

Location: US:PA: Hershey
Work Type: Full Time
FTE: 1.00
Shift: Varied
Hours: 8 hr
Recruiter Contact: Rebecca L. Stuckey at rstuckey@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Be the driving force behind antimicrobial stewardship excellence at Penn State Health.

Are you ready to blend your advanced clinical expertise with impactful administrative leadership? Join the dedicated team at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center as our Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator. This is a unique opportunity to lead system-wide initiatives, directly shape patient care, and mentor the next generation of pharmacy leaders. You will report to the Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services in a system that values advanced clinical practice and pharmaceutical leadership. You'll be working at a cutting-edge academic medical center committed to excellence in patient care, education, and research.

What You'll Do: Impact & Leadership

This pivotal role is a 60% Direct Patient Care / 40% Administrative Leadership split, offering the best of both worlds:

• System-Wide Stewardship: Serve as the Pharmacist Co-Chair of the System Antimicrobial Utilization & Stewardship Subcommittee (AUSS), driving standardization of formulary and antimicrobial restrictions across the health system.
• Clinical Excellence: Provide advanced infectious disease pharmacotherapy services, collaborating closely with ID physicians, microbiology, and infection prevention teams to optimize antimicrobial use and directly improve patient outcomes.
• Epic Transition Key Player: Play a vital, hands-on role in the ongoing Epic EHR transition to ensure the successful integration of antimicrobial stewardship workflows.
• Team Development & Mentorship: Directly supervise antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist(s) and provide high-level mentorship to PGY1/PGY2 residents during their Infectious Disease rotations.
• Administrative Oversight: Lead stewardship initiatives, manage staff development, and ensure health system alignment through focused leadership team meetings.

Core Responsibilities Include:

• Direct patient care activities (60%) combined with administrative leadership (40%).
• Leading formulary and antimicrobial restriction standardization efforts.
• Participation in the clinical and/or administrative on-call schedule.
• Key Committee Involvement: Attending the Bi-weekly Leadership Team Meeting and the Monthly Health System Pharmacy Executive Leadership Team.
• Collaboration: 1:1 meetings with direct reports, site-specific and system-wide team meetings.
• Scheduling & HR: Management of time-off requests, time-card approvals (WFM Responsibilities), and development of schedules, including resident and student rotations.
• Required Staffing: Primarily Dayshift except every 6th weekend. Holiday coverage is one major and one minor holiday.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy required
• Current license to practice pharmacy in the state of Pennsylvania required
• ASHP accredited PGY 1 Pharmacy residency or 3 years clinical experience required
• Minimum three years of experience in a clinical pharmacy practice required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Effective communication skills and critical thinking skills required
• Ability to teach, coach and mentor required
• Ability to organize and plan required
• Ability to relate to and collaborate professionally with patients and staff required.

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH?

Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.

Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:

• Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
• Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
• Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
• Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
• Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.

WHY PENN STATE HEALTH MILTON HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER?

Penn State Hershey Medical Center is Central Pennsylvania?s only Academic Medical Center, Level 1 Regional Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, and Tertiary Care Provider. As a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, Hershey Medical Center values the hard work and dedication that our employees exhibit every day. Through our core values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence, our employees are a team committed to compassionate care for our diverse patient population, our community and each other. As a valued team member, we promote continued professional development, specialty certification, continuing education, and career growth.

YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE?LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State-of-the-art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence ? that?s Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award-winning? That?s all you.

This job posting is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. Eligibility for shift differential pay based on the terms outlined in company policy or union contract.All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.

Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health?s policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.

Union: Non Bargained

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