Pharmacist, Antimicrobial Stewardship
About the role
This is a temporary contract for up to Eighteen (18) Months
Apply your expertise in diverse clinical settings—including intensive care, surgery, rehabilitation, and women’s and infant’s health—while driving system-wide improvements that shape antimicrobial prescribing across disciplines. At Sinai Health, antimicrobial stewardship goes beyond individual treatment decisions to scalable interventions that enhance prescribing behaviours hospital-wide.
This role provides the opportunity to engage in multidisciplinary efforts aimed at promoting sustainable changes in prescribing practices by incorporating quality improvement principles and behavioural science. For pharmacists seeking to expand their impact, this role offers the chance to influence broader practices, bridging clinical expertise with system-wide improvements to improve patient outcomes
Is this you?
You are an effective communicator who can confidently engage with clinicians from various backgrounds to drive change. Whether discussing prescribing behaviours or suggesting interventions, your ability to tailor your message to the audience fosters trust and supports collaborative action. In this role, you’ll influence prescribing practices by navigating complex interactions and promoting system-wide improvements in antimicrobial stewardship.
If you possess a strong foundational knowledge in antimicrobial pharmacotherapy, this role offers the opportunity to deepen your expertise through collaboration with experienced pharmacists and physicians. While prior antimicrobial stewardship experience is not required, exposure to infectious disease management will be valuable as you work to integrate clinical information with the latest literature. You’ll use this knowledge to define optimal patient care while contributing to broader clinical guidance.
Are you someone who thrives on variety and dynamic challenges? Each day offers the chance to focus on diverse patient subsets, where emotional intelligence is key to navigating complex clinical interactions and responding to patient needs.
About This Team
The Sinai Health Antimicrobial Stewardship team is an interdisciplinary group committed to optimizing patient care and combating antimicrobial resistance through evidence-based strategies. As a key component of the clinical quality structure at Sinai Health, our program works hospital-wide, collaborating closely with bedside clinicians to enhance antimicrobial therapy practices. We focus on sustainable, system-wide improvements by integrating behaviour change approaches and providing targeted interventions to support optimal prescribing. Our team is actively involved in collecting and analyzing antimicrobial usage (DOT, DDD), cost, and appropriateness data across units at both Mount Sinai Hospital and Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital. Through these efforts, we aim to drive measurable improvements in antimicrobial use and foster long-term partnerships to ensure continued success in stewardship initiatives.
In This Role You Will
Core Antimicrobial Stewardship Practice (80%)
Lead established interdisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship patient care rounds and provide patient specific feedback to the clinical teams (prospective audit and feedback) Assist in the development and implementation of effective and sustainable interventions that foster improved antimicrobial use, increase patient safety and promote effective resource use Identify patterns in antimicrobial consumption/resistance and consider possible drivers Act as a clinical resource on complex cases for health care professionals in a patient-focused practice
Teaching and Education (10%)
Participate in inter-professional teaching to clinicians Develop and deliver teaching to multidisciplinary/multiprofessional undergraduate and graduate trainees on rotation Provide preceptorship to pharmacy trainees in undergraduate and graduate rotation
Knowledge Translation and Quality Improvement (10%)
Participate in the development of evidence-based clinical summaries Collaborate with other hospital stakeholders to identify and participate in quality improvement initiatives Provide support and mentoring for pharmacy students, residents and fellows QI/research projects in collaboration with the department of pharmacy and antimicrobial stewardship manager Participate in conferences and regional planning/working groups Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required
Job Requirements
Mandatory
Active registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Pharmacists Completion of a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D), or recognized equivalent with experience 3 years of experience in a hospital-based pharmacy practice
Preferred
Antimicrobial stewardship/infectious disease experience Advanced clinical designation/degree (e.g. ACPR, second pharmacy degree) Teaching experience
Skills and Knowledge
Interpersonal skills Clinical reasoning Critten and verbal communication Time management and organization Basic knowledge of quality improvement principles and practices
If this sounds like you and you feel ready to build your career within health care, apply now and let us know why you’d be a great addition to our team.
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Pharmacist, Antimicrobial Stewardship
About the role
This is a temporary contract for up to Eighteen (18) Months
Apply your expertise in diverse clinical settings—including intensive care, surgery, rehabilitation, and women’s and infant’s health—while driving system-wide improvements that shape antimicrobial prescribing across disciplines. At Sinai Health, antimicrobial stewardship goes beyond individual treatment decisions to scalable interventions that enhance prescribing behaviours hospital-wide.
This role provides the opportunity to engage in multidisciplinary efforts aimed at promoting sustainable changes in prescribing practices by incorporating quality improvement principles and behavioural science. For pharmacists seeking to expand their impact, this role offers the chance to influence broader practices, bridging clinical expertise with system-wide improvements to improve patient outcomes
Is this you?
You are an effective communicator who can confidently engage with clinicians from various backgrounds to drive change. Whether discussing prescribing behaviours or suggesting interventions, your ability to tailor your message to the audience fosters trust and supports collaborative action. In this role, you’ll influence prescribing practices by navigating complex interactions and promoting system-wide improvements in antimicrobial stewardship.
If you possess a strong foundational knowledge in antimicrobial pharmacotherapy, this role offers the opportunity to deepen your expertise through collaboration with experienced pharmacists and physicians. While prior antimicrobial stewardship experience is not required, exposure to infectious disease management will be valuable as you work to integrate clinical information with the latest literature. You’ll use this knowledge to define optimal patient care while contributing to broader clinical guidance.
Are you someone who thrives on variety and dynamic challenges? Each day offers the chance to focus on diverse patient subsets, where emotional intelligence is key to navigating complex clinical interactions and responding to patient needs.
About This Team
The Sinai Health Antimicrobial Stewardship team is an interdisciplinary group committed to optimizing patient care and combating antimicrobial resistance through evidence-based strategies. As a key component of the clinical quality structure at Sinai Health, our program works hospital-wide, collaborating closely with bedside clinicians to enhance antimicrobial therapy practices. We focus on sustainable, system-wide improvements by integrating behaviour change approaches and providing targeted interventions to support optimal prescribing. Our team is actively involved in collecting and analyzing antimicrobial usage (DOT, DDD), cost, and appropriateness data across units at both Mount Sinai Hospital and Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital. Through these efforts, we aim to drive measurable improvements in antimicrobial use and foster long-term partnerships to ensure continued success in stewardship initiatives.
In This Role You Will
Core Antimicrobial Stewardship Practice (80%)
Lead established interdisciplinary antimicrobial stewardship patient care rounds and provide patient specific feedback to the clinical teams (prospective audit and feedback) Assist in the development and implementation of effective and sustainable interventions that foster improved antimicrobial use, increase patient safety and promote effective resource use Identify patterns in antimicrobial consumption/resistance and consider possible drivers Act as a clinical resource on complex cases for health care professionals in a patient-focused practice
Teaching and Education (10%)
Participate in inter-professional teaching to clinicians Develop and deliver teaching to multidisciplinary/multiprofessional undergraduate and graduate trainees on rotation Provide preceptorship to pharmacy trainees in undergraduate and graduate rotation
Knowledge Translation and Quality Improvement (10%)
Participate in the development of evidence-based clinical summaries Collaborate with other hospital stakeholders to identify and participate in quality improvement initiatives Provide support and mentoring for pharmacy students, residents and fellows QI/research projects in collaboration with the department of pharmacy and antimicrobial stewardship manager Participate in conferences and regional planning/working groups Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required
Job Requirements
Mandatory
Active registration in good standing with the Ontario College of Pharmacists Completion of a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D), or recognized equivalent with experience 3 years of experience in a hospital-based pharmacy practice
Preferred
Antimicrobial stewardship/infectious disease experience Advanced clinical designation/degree (e.g. ACPR, second pharmacy degree) Teaching experience
Skills and Knowledge
Interpersonal skills Clinical reasoning Critten and verbal communication Time management and organization Basic knowledge of quality improvement principles and practices
If this sounds like you and you feel ready to build your career within health care, apply now and let us know why you’d be a great addition to our team.