Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (PICU)

Nemours is seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (PICU), Full-Time, to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Orlando, Florida.

Schedule is primarily a Monday-Friday schedule.

This position is responsible for providing and coordinating specialty Pharmacy Services within the Pharmacy Department at Nemours Children's Hospital.

The clinical pharmacy specialist will be responsible for clinical and distributive activities in the assigned area of practice.

This position works closely with the medical staff, nursing staff, and pharmacy staff to develop and maintain services that utilize the pharmacist's drug knowledge base to improve patient care, reduce cost, reduce medication errors, and improve efficiencies.

The clinical pharmacy specialist will develop, implement, monitor and review Pharmacy Services specific to their specialty area of practice.


* Reviews, interprets, and verifies medication orders for accuracy using sound principles, accounting for pharmacology of the drug, pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic variations in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination with responsibility for establishing and continually improving the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patients within areas of direct responsibility and assisting others in the department with the same.


* Consults, educates and works cooperatively with internal customers (e.g.

members of the pharmacy staff, medical staff, clinical staff, research staff, nursing staff, and informatics staff) concerning information on medications, therapeutic evaluations, and drug protocols.

Develops and provides drug information material.

Meets and/or coordinates with medical and/or personnel to resolve problems related to Clinical Pharmacy Services in their specialty area of practice.


* Provide specialized pharmaceutical services with a focus on critical care to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes including advising physicians and practitioners on issues concerning drug therapy in both the hospital and clinic settings, the inherent toxicity of drugs, drug-drug, drug-food interactions and side effects, as well as assisting in the prescribing of appropriate doses.


* Assists the Clinical Pharmacy Manager in maintaining compliance with Joint Commission and other regulatory standards.

Assists in the development and maintenance of performance measures, reports and statistics.

Effects change as needed to improve services provided and assures compliance with regulatory requirements and protocols.


* Develops quality improvement projects and participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department.

Collects data; monitors processes; maintain logs, records, and other documentation as assigned.


* Provides clinical support for multidisciplinary committees, including the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, through the development of materials to support clinical evaluation of drugs, procedures, and processes including...