ORMC Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Infectious Diseases

Orlando Health, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Orlando Health, Inc. is seeking an ORMC Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases to collaborate with ID physicians and multidisciplinary teams, optimizing antimicrobial therapy for complex inpatients.

You will participate in rounds, provide evidence-based recommendations on therapy duration and de-escalation, and support system-wide stewardship initiatives within a large academic center.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree or equivalent required.
• Completion of PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency plus 3+ years hospital practice, or PGY-2 in Infectious Diseases preferred, or five+ years hospital clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with ID physicians and teams to optimize antimicrobial therapy for complex hospitalized patients.
• Perform prospective audit and feedback activities including review of bloodstream infections and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives.
• Participate in ID Consult Service rounds and provide evidence-based recommendations on initiation, optimization, de-escalation, duration, and diagnostic stewardship.
• Support development and maintenance of antimicrobial stewardship protocols, order sets, guidelines, and quality improvement projects.
• Analyze antimicrobial utilization and resistance data and contribute to annual antibiograms.

Skills

Infectious diseases management

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy degree

Florida pharmacy licensure eligibility

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency

PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency (Infectious Diseases preferred)

5+ years hospital clinical practice

Job description

Position Summary

ORMC Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Infectious Diseases

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Infectious Diseases

Facility and Department Overview

• OHORMC is the flagship hospital of Orlando Health, one of Florida's most comprehensive not-for-profit health systems.
• Central Florida's only Level I Trauma Center and a Comprehensive Stroke Center.
• More than 250 Medical Residents and Fellows.
• PGY1 and PGY2 (critical care, emergency medicine, oncology, and pediatrics) pharmacy residency training programs.

Position Overview

• Collaborate with Infectious Diseases physicians and multidisciplinary teams to optimize antimicrobial therapy for complex hospitalized patients.
• Perform prospective audit and feedback activities including review of bloodstream infections, antimicrobial stewardship worklists, restricted antimicrobial utilization, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, HIV/antiretroviral therapy, and other targeted stewardship initiatives.
• Participate in Infectious Diseases Consult Service rounds with ID attendings / fellows 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.

Desired/Required Credentials

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
• Completion of PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency plus 3+ years of hospital practice, completion of PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency (Infectious Diseases preferred), or five or more years of hospital clinical practice experience.
• BCIDP preferred or eligibility with commitment to obtain certification.
• Florida pharmacy licensure eligibility required.