• Job Description

  Req#: 240322
  
  Position Summary
  
  
  Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (OHORMC) is a 808-bed Level 1 Trauma Center with an attached 75-bed orthopedic specialty hospital (Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute [OHJOI]). Between OHORMC and OHJOI, there are 42 operating rooms, 13 procedure rooms, and 12 ambulatory care surgical rooms. This perioperative clinical pharmacy specialist position will be dedicated to optimizing patient care throughout the perioperative continuum of care (pre-admission testing, pre-operative, intra-operative, PACU).
  Facility and Department Overview
  OHORMC is the flagship hospital of Orlando Health, one of Florida’s most comprehensive not-for-profit health systems. OHJOI is located on the same campus and connected to OHORMC and is served by OHORMC Pharmacy Services.
  • OHORMC is Central Florida’s only Level I Trauma Center and one of the busiest trauma centers in Florida.
  • OHJOI cares for over 250,000 patients annually and has more than 70 years of experience in orthopedic care
  • Orlando Health has more than 250 Medical Residents and Fellows
  • Orlando Health pharmacy departments serve as training centers for 5 PGY-1 Pharmacy Residents, 2 PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residents, 1 PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Resident, 1 PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident, and 1-2 PGY-2 Pediatric Residents
  OHORMC / OHJOI Pharmacy Department:
  • Over 100 Pharmacy Department team members providing services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Clinical pharmacy specialists (PGY-2 trained or PGY-1 with equivalent experience) in the areas of Infectious Diseases, Medical Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, Surgery/Trauma, Nutrition Support, Emergency Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, and Internal Medicine.
  • The majority of Clinical Staff Pharmacists are PGY-1 Residency Trained
  • Decentralized and satellite services specializing in Critical Care, Burn/Trauma, Intermediate Critical Care, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Medicine, Oncology and the Operating Room.
  • CPOE / EPIC, Alaris Smart IV Pumps, SwissLog BoxPicker, Omnicell
  • Drug Information Center, Pharmacy Intranet Resources, Antimicrobial Stewardship Team
  • Extensive New Hire Orientation and Ongoing Staff Education Programs
  • Excellent Benefits plus Competitive Salary
  
  Responsibilities
  
  
  Position Overview
  This Perioperative and Surgical Services position offers an excellent opportunity to directly impact patient care and medication safety.
  • Focus on quality-improvement driven projects to improve patient care for surgical patients across the entire continuum of perioperative care (from pre-admission testing to discharge support)
  • Identify and implement perioperative projects / protocols / guidelines / order sets and build relationships with a diverse group of multidisciplinary specialists that ultimately improve patient care
  • Actively participate in patient care in surgical areas (including ACLS/code response, rapid sequence intubation (RSI), difficult airway response team (DART)) as well as serving as the pharmacy / drug information resource to the multidisciplinary team
  • Provide support for the training of surgery residents, fellows and pharmacy residents.
  • Collaboration on various multidisciplinary and corporate committees, including but not limited to, anesthesia department meetings, orthopedic surgery department meetings, and surgical quality
  • Serve as a mentor and drug information specialist for a growing decentralized clinical pharmacy staff.
  • Participate in multi-disciplinary clinical translational research projects and provide education to surgical staff
  • Opportunities to precept and serve as an advisor on projects and presentations for PGY-1 pharmacy residents, PGY-2 Critical Care, and PGY-2 Emergency Medicine, as well as pharmacy students.
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  Education/Training
  • Pharmacy degree (Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy) is required.
  
  Licensure/Certification
  • Must be licensed as a pharmacist by the Florida Board of Pharmacy or obtain license within 4 months of hire.
  Desired/Required Credentials
  • Doctor of Pharmacy degree plus one of the following criteria:
    • Completion of PGY-1 residency in addition to 3+ years of hospital practice
    • Completion of PGY-2 residency (critical care or internal medicineemergency medicine preferred)
  • Five or more years of hospital practice experience
  • OR experience, preferred, but not required.
  • Florida pharmacy licensure eligibility required.
  
  
  Education/Training
  • Pharmacy degree (Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy) is required.
  
  Licensure/Certification
  • Must be licensed as a pharmacist by the Florida Board of Pharmacy or obtain license within 4 months of hire.
  Desired/Required Credentials
  • Doctor of Pharmacy degree plus one of the following criteria:
    • Completion of PGY-1 residency in addition to 3+ years of hospital practice
    • Completion of PGY-2 residency (critical care or internal medicineemergency medicine preferred)
  • Five or more years of hospital practice experience
  • OR experience, preferred, but not required.
  • Florida pharmacy licensure eligibility required.
  
  
  Position Overview
  This Perioperative and Surgical Services position offers an excellent opportunity to directly impact patient care and medication safety.
  • Focus on quality-improvement driven projects to improve patient care for surgical patients across the entire continuum of perioperative care (from pre-admission testing to discharge support)
  • Identify and implement perioperative projects / protocols / guidelines / order sets and build relationships with a diverse group of multidisciplinary specialists that ultimately improve patient care
  • Actively participate in patient care in surgical areas (including ACLS/code response, rapid sequence intubation (RSI), difficult airway response team (DART)) as well as serving as the pharmacy / drug information resource to the multidisciplinary team
  • Provide support for the training of surgery residents, fellows and pharmacy residents.
  • Collaboration on various multidisciplinary and corporate committees, including but not limited to, anesthesia department meetings, orthopedic surgery department meetings, and surgical quality
  • Serve as a mentor and drug information specialist for a growing decentralized clinical pharmacy staff.
  • Participate in multi-disciplinary clinical translational research projects and provide education to surgical staff
  • Opportunities to precept and serve as an advisor on projects and presentations for PGY-1 pharmacy residents, PGY-2 Critical Care, and PGY-2 Emergency Medicine, as well as pharmacy students.

• About the company

  Orlando Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

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