Orlando Regional Healthcare

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - APH Pediatric Infectious Diseases - First Shift

Orlando Regional Healthcare • $110K — $130K *
Orlando, FL 32828In-Person
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Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Pharmacy degree (BS or PharmD) required.
  • Two years of ASHP-accredited residency or fellowship in a related specialty, or one year of residency plus relevant experience, or five years of applicable clinical pharmacy experience is needed.
  • Florida pharmacist licensure required within 4 months of hire.

Responsibilities

  • Perform audits on antimicrobial usage and provide feedback.
  • Join Infectious Diseases consult rounds to make evidence-based medication recommendations.
  • Help develop and maintain antimicrobial stewardship protocols and guidelines.
  • Analyze data on antimicrobial utilization and resistance to improve treatment outcomes.
  • Collaborate on system-wide initiatives to enhance patient care and reduce resistance.
  • Engage in multidisciplinary committees focused on stewardship and quality improvement.
  • Mentor clinical pharmacy staff and precept pharmacy students and residents.

Benefits

  • Full-time first shift position.
  • Opportunity to work in a large academic center.
  • Engagement in clinical research and scholarly activities.
  • Involvement in a comprehensive antimicrobial stewardship program.
  • Access to mentorship and professional development opportunities.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will collaborate with Infectious Diseases physicians and multidisciplinary teams to optimize antimicrobial therapy for complex neonatal, pediatric, and OB/GYN hospitalized patients at both Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies.

This position will support both Arnold Palmer Hospital and Winnie Palmer Hospital

Shift: Full Time - First Shift

Responsibilities

  • Perform prospective audit and feedback activities including review of bloodstream infections, antimicrobial stewardship worklists, restricted antimicrobial utilization, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, and other targeted stewardship initiatives.
  • Participate in Infectious Diseases Consult Service rounds with ID attendings and provide evidence-based recommendations regarding antimicrobial initiation, optimization, de-escalation, duration of therapy, and diagnostic stewardship.
  • Support development, implementation, and maintenance of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives, protocols, clinical pathways, order sets, guidelines, and quality improvement projects.
  • Analyze antimicrobial utilization and resistance data, participate in the development of annual antibiograms, and identify opportunities to improve clinical outcomes and antimicrobial utilization.
  • Collaborate with Infection Prevention, Microbiology, Sepsis, Quality, and Clinical Operations teams on system-wide initiatives focused on improving patient outcomes and reducing antimicrobial resistance.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary and corporate committees, including antimicrobial stewardship, medication-use, infection prevention, microbiology, sepsis, and quality-improvement initiatives.
  • Serve as a mentor and infectious diseases resource for a growing decentralized clinical pharmacy staff.
  • Precept pharmacy residents and students in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship learning experiences.
  • Participate in clinical research, medication-use evaluations, and scholarly activities related to infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship.
  • Provide education to pharmacists, physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and students.
  • Dedicated involvement in a system-wide antimicrobial stewardship program
  • Active engagement in residency education, research, scholarship, and publication opportunities within a large academic center.

Qualifications

Qualifications
  • Pharmacy degree (Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy) is required.
  • Must meet one (1) of the following:
  • Two (2) years completion of an ASHP-accredited residency or Fellowship in specialty area consistent with practice needs of the institution.
  • One (1) year completion of an ASHP-accredited residency plus specialty practice experience (1+ years) consistent with the practice needs of the institution.
  • Five (5) years of clinical pharmacy experience consistent with the practice needs of the institution.
  • Must be licensed as a pharmacist by the Florida Board of Pharmacy or obtain license within 4 months of hire.

About Orlando Regional Healthcare

Orlando Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization with multiple facilities in the Orlando, Florida area. The organization includes Orlando Regional Medical Center, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, South Seminole Hospital, and Health Central Hospital. Orlando Health was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The organization provides a wide range of medical services, including cancer care, cardiology, emergency care, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and women's health.
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Size
20,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
* Ladders Estimates

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