Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Cardiovascular Services
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (OHORMC) is an 808-bed Level I Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to join our advanced cardiovascular care team. This role focuses on optimizing medication continuity and transitions of care for high-risk cardiovascular patients moving from procedural areas through the CVICU/CVRR, S7B Cardiothoracic Stepdown Unit, and ultimately to discharge.
About the Facility & Department
OHORMC is the flagship hospital of Orlando Health, one of Florida’s most comprehensive not-for-profit health systems. It is Central Florida’s only Level I Trauma Center and a nationally recognized cardiovascular center offering advanced services in heart failure, structural heart, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, cardiogenic shock, and cardiovascular critical care. The hospital is home to 250+ medical residents and fellows across multiple specialties.
Pharmacy Department Highlights:
- 100+ pharmacy team members providing 24/7 services
- Clinical pharmacy specialists (PGY-2 trained or PGY-1 with equivalent experience) across Infectious Diseases, Critical Care, Cardiovascular Critical Care, Surgery/Trauma, Emergency Medicine, Oncology, Internal Medicine, and more
- Majority of clinical staff pharmacists are PGY-1 residency trained
- Decentralized and satellite services supporting Critical Care, Burn/Trauma, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Surgery, Medicine, Oncology, and the OR
- Advanced technology: EPIC/CPOE, Alaris Smart Pumps, SwissLog BoxPicker, Omnicell
- Drug Information Center, Antimicrobial Stewardship Team, robust intranet resources
- Extensive new-hire orientation and ongoing education programs
Responsibilities
- Participate in multidisciplinary rounds for high-risk cardiovascular patients in the CVICU/CVRR and S7B Cardiothoracic Stepdown Unit
- Manage medication continuity across transitions: procedural areas → CVICU/CVRR → stepdown → discharge
- Optimize high-risk cardiovascular therapies including anticoagulants, antiplatelets, antiarrhythmics, vasoactive agents, heart failure medications, and post-surgical regimens
- Support discharge readiness through medication reconciliation, patient/caregiver education, affordability solutions, and clear communication of final medication plans
- Provide consultative support to Cath Lab and Electrophysiology leaders; develop and refine medication-use protocols, pathways, guidelines, and order sets
- Identify and implement cardiovascular medication-use, quality, and safety initiatives to reduce variation, discharge barriers, and avoidable readmissions
- Collaborate with cardiovascular surgery, cardiology, nursing, case management, and pharmacy operations to strengthen medication handoffs
- Educate and serve as a clinical resource for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, residents, fellows, and learners
- Precept and mentor PGY-1 and PGY-2 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
Qualifications
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) plus one of the following:
- PGY-2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency preferred
- PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency with significant cardiology experience
Board Certification in Cardiology preferred or eligibility to sit within 3 years required. Florida pharmacy licensure eligibility required.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Excellent benefits