Clinical Staff Pharmacist - Full Time

Position Summary

At Orlando Health, we are ordinary people with extraordinary individuality, working together to bring help, healing and hope to those we serve. By daily embodying our over 100-year legacy, we reinforce our reputation as a trusted and respected healthcare organization that delivers professional and compassionate care to our patients, families and communities. Through our award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities, our 27,000 team members serve communities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

The clinical staff pharmacist performs the basic Pharmacist procedures required by the assigned area consistent with scientific principles and Orlando Health policy

and procedures.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates an understanding of safety, emergency and risk management procedures.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the hospital mission, personnel policies, philosophy, goals and objectives of Pharmacy and
  
  

Orlando Health.

• Demonstrates familiarity with the general duties of the Pharmacy department.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify and utilize resource persons and departments for customer service and patient care.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate the equipment required for pharmacy procedures consistent with operating instructions,
  
  

safety regulations and policy and procedures.

• Dispenses medications and intravenous fluids utilizing the medication dispensing system according to scientific principles and
  
  

Orlando Health policy and procedures.

• Documents on appropriate forms and in systems consistent with guidelines, defined standards of care and practice, and the quality
  
  

improvements program.

• Demonstrates an understanding of the various computer systems or applications in operation in the department and at Orlando
  
  

Health.

• Develops and demonstrates competency in all aspects of health-system pharmacy practice including pharmacotherapy, patient
  
  

care, distributive services, drug information and practice management.

• Demonstrates the ability to plan, organize, execute and monitor pharmaceutical care plans.
• Develops and demonstrates the ability to perform pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetics consultations and other clinical
  
  

responsibilities if applicable at their site of practice e.g. TPN initiation and monitoring

• Evaluate and address all of the appropriate alerts identified by CHR e.g. IV to PO, renal dosing protocols, etc.
• Reports and investigates adverse drug reactions, medication errors and document accordingly.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds if applicable at their site of practice.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state
  
  

and local standards.

• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  
  

Other Related Functions

• Establishes and maintains an open communication process throughout the corporation that reaches patients, visitors, families,
  
  

physicians and team members such that each feels that they are treated special each time they encounter Orlando Health.

• The Pharmacist staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to
  
  

the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.

• The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the
  
  

ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each

patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the

unit’s/area’s/department’s policies and procedures.

• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Education/Training

Pharmacy degree (Bachelor of Science or PharmD) required.

Licensure/Certification

Must be licensed by the Florida Board of Pharmacy, renewed every two years.

Experience

Hospital experience is preferred