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1414 Kuhl Ave.
Orlando, FL 32806
321.841.5111
myormc.com
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Infectious Disease
Orlando Regional Medical Center, an 808-bed tertiary care teaching facility, seeks a highly qualified clinical pharmacist to participate in
direct patient care activities in Infectious Disease.
Facility and Department Overview
Orlando Regional Medical Center is the flagship hospital of Orlando Health, one of Florida’s most comprehensive not-for-profit 1,882bed healthcare organizations.
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Central Florida’s only Level I Trauma Center with over 4,000 trauma patients per year
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252 Medical Residents and Fellows (including 4 Infectious Diseases medical fellows), 4 PGY-1Pharmacy Residents, 2 PGY2Critical Care Pharmacy Residents, 1 PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Resident
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115 Team Member Pharmacy Department providing service 24 X 7
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A team of 10 PGY-2 or equivalent trained Clinical Pharmacy Specialists focusing on Infectious Diseases, Medical Critical Care,
Surgical Critical Care, Neurocritical Care, Surgery/Trauma, Nutrition Support, Emergency Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, and
Internal Medicine.
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Over 25% of Clinical Staff Pharmacists are PGY-1 Residency Trained
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Decentralized and Satellite services specializing in Critical Care, Burn/Trauma, Intermediate Critical Care, Cardiology, Orthopedics,
Surgery, Medicine, Oncology and the Operating Room.
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CPOE / Sunrise XA, Alaris Smart IV Pumps, SwissLog BoxPicker, Omnicell, Vigilanz
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Drug Information Center, Pharmacy Intranet Resources, Antimicrobial Stewardship Team
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Extensive New Hire Orientation and Ongoing Staff Education Programs
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Excellent Benefits plus Competitive Salary
Position Overview
This Infectious Disease position offers an excellent opportunity to directly impact patient care and medication safety.
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Partner with an existing infectious diseases-trained pharmacist to direct an existing antimicrobial stewardship program.
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Actively participate on patient care rounds with the medical teaching ID consult service; serve as a pharmacy and stewardship
resource for private/non-teaching ID attendings; provide therapeutic consultation as requested.
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Provide support for the training of an infectious diseases physician fellowship program.
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Offer continuous quality improvement through creation and revision of order sets, protocols and policies.
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Collaboration on various multidisciplinary and corporate committees, including but not limited to, the Antimicrobial Utilization
Stewardship Subcommittee and Infection Prevention and Control Committee.
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Serve as a mentor and drug information specialist for a growing decentralized clinical pharmacy staff.
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Participate in multi-discipline clinical translational research projects.
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Opportunities to precept PGY-1 pharmacy residents, PGY-2 Critical Care and Oncology pharmacy residents, as well as pharmacy
students and medical students.
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Assist in the development and utilization of Vigilanz, a clinical decision support database, as it relates to antimicrobial stewardship
initiatives.
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Create institutional antibiograms, track antibiotic use density, and assist the laboratory on the clinical impact of new infectious
diseases diagnostic techniques.
Desired/Required Credentials
Desired/Required Credentials: Doctor of Pharmacy degree combined with PGY-1 residency and/or fellowship experience.
PGY-2 residency experience in infectious diseases or equivalent experience preferred. Florida pharmacy licensure eligibility
required.
For additional information please contact:
Shauna Jacobson, Pharm. D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Orlando Regional Medical Center
52 W Underwood St, Mail Point 180
Orlando, FL 32806
Phone 321-841-2779 Fax 407-649-1827
E-Mail: [email protected]