ORMC Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Infectious Diseases

Orlando Health; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Orlando Health's ORMC is seeking an experienced Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases to collaborate with ID physicians and multidisciplinary teams to optimize antimicrobial therapy for complex hospitalized patients.

The role includes prospective audit and feedback, involvement in antimicrobial stewardship initiatives, rounding with ID teams, and education of pharmacists and trainees. A Doctor of Pharmacy and PGY-1 plus PGY-2 in ID (or equivalent) are required.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree required.
• Completion of PGY-1 Residency plus 3+ years hospital practice, or PGY-2 in Infectious Diseases preferred, or five+ years hospital practice.
• BCIDP preferred or eligible.
• Florida pharmacy licensure eligibility required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with ID physicians and multidisciplinary teams to optimize antimicrobial therapy.
• Perform prospective audit and feedback on antimicrobial use and stewardship initiatives.
• Participate in ID consult rounds and provide evidence-based antimicrobial recommendations.
• Support development and maintenance of antimicrobial protocols, order sets, and guidelines.
• Analyze antimicrobial utilization data and contribute to antibiogram development.
• Collaborate with infection prevention, microbiology, sepsis, quality, and clinical operations teams.
• Mentor infectious diseases residents and students; precept learners in stewardship.
• Engage in clinical research and scholarly activities related to infectious diseases.

Skills

Infectious Diseases

Antimicrobial stewardship

Clinical pharmacy

Hospital practice

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency

PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Residency

BCIDP eligibility or certification

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.