Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine- ORMC

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine – ORMC

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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 the Emergency Department and to support the delivery and development of pharmacotherapy programs. The role is part of a team of approximately 5 FTEs providing 24/7 coverage for the ED. This position will include morning, mid, and evening shifts;

overnight coverage is handled by dedicated overnight ED pharmacists.

• Flagship hospital of Orlando Health, Florida’s most comprehensive not‑for‑profit Health System with 25 hospitals and 12 free‑standing EDs.
• Central Florida’s only Level I Trauma Center serving over 4,000 trauma patients per year.
• Home to 350+ medical residents and fellows and 10 pharmacy residents across multiple programs.
• Hospital has 115 pharmacy staff providing 24/7 service and a team of 17 PGY‑2 or equivalent Clinical Pharmacy Specialists across multiple specialties.
• Facilities include decentralized & satellite services in Critical Care, Burn/Trauma, Cardiovascular, Orthopedics, Oncology, and the Operating Room.
• Key pharmacy resources: CPOE/EPIC, Alaris Smart IV Pumps, Swiss Log Box Picker, Omnicell, Drug Information Center, Medical library, and pharmacy intranet.
• Active participation in committees such as Pharmacotherapy, Medication Use Subcommittee, Bioethics, Geriatric Quality Improvement, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Pain Management, and Heart Failure Taskforce.
• Strong orientation and ongoing education programs for new hires and staff.

• Manage medication therapy in collaboration with the healthcare team; develop, recommend, implement, monitor, and redesign drug‑therapy regimens.
• Respond to emergent situations (trauma alerts, stroke alerts, code blue 90, rapid‑sequence intubations, procedural sedation, STEMIs, mass casualty/disaster response) and provide bedside drug optimization.
• Provide drug and clinical information to other healthcare professionals.
• Support the ORMC‑affiliated free‑standing emergency department.
• Evaluate and provide recommendations on pharmacokinetic or nutrition consultations.
• Offer continuous quality improvement through creation and revision of order sets, protocols, guidelines and policies.
• Enhance an electronic medical record to optimize ED care, including contributing to reports, alerts, and clinical content.
• Collaborate on multidisciplinary and corporate committees.
• Participate in clinical translational research projects.
• Precept PGY‑1 and PGY‑2 pharmacy residents and students for rotations, research projects, seminars, MUEs, and drug monographs.
• Engage in quality management initiatives such as medication‑use evaluations, adverse‑drug‑reaction and medication‑error reporting, and guideline development.

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree combined with PGY‑1 residency.
• PGY‑2 residency experience in emergency medicine/critical care preferred or equivalent ED hospital experience.
• Florida pharmacy licensure eligibility required.