🧠 Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Neuro Critical Care

Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) | Orlando, FL

Are you a highly motivated clinical pharmacist looking to make a direct impact on the care of critically ill neurological patients? Join Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC), Central Florida's only Level I Trauma Center and a nationally recognized Comprehensive Stroke Center, as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Neuro Critical Care.

This advanced clinical role offers the opportunity to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team caring for complex medical and surgical neuro ICU patients while contributing to education, research, protocol development, and medication safety initiatives.

Why Orlando Health?

🏥 808-bed Level I Trauma Center & Comprehensive Stroke Center

🧠 Dedicated 16-bed Neuro ICU serving critically ill neurological and neurosurgical patients

👨‍⚕️ Over 250 Medical Residents and Fellows across the health system

💊 Renowned pharmacy residency programs including:

• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency
• PGY-2 Critical Care Residency
• PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Residency
• PGY-2 Oncology Residency
• PGY-2 Pediatric Residency

🌟 Outstanding benefits, professional development, and competitive compensation

Position Highlights

As the Neuro Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, you will:

✅ Participate in multidisciplinary rounds for medical and surgical Neuro ICU patients

✅ Provide evidence-based pharmacotherapy recommendations to optimize outcomes and medication safety

✅ Develop and implement neurocritical care protocols, guidelines, order sets, and quality improvement initiatives

✅ Respond to medical emergencies including:

• Code Blue responses
• Stroke alerts
• Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
• Difficult Airway Response Team (DART) activations

✅ Serve as a drug information resource for physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and pharmacy staff

✅ Mentor and support decentralized clinical pharmacists

✅ Precept pharmacy students and pharmacy residents, including PGY-1 and PGY-2 trainees

✅ Collaborate on multidisciplinary committees, research projects, and educational initiatives

✅ Help shape the future of neurocritical care pharmacy practice within a leading academic healthcare environment

Pharmacy Department Highlights

Orlando Health Pharmacy Services offers:

🔹 More than 100 pharmacy professionals providing care 24/7

🔹 Specialized clinical pharmacy teams supporting:

• Neurocritical Care
• Medical Critical Care
• Surgical Critical Care
• Emergency Medicine
• Hematology/Oncology
• Infectious Diseases
• Nutrition Support
• Internal Medicine
• Perioperative Services
• Trauma & Surgery

🔹 Advanced technology and automation:

• EPIC/CPOE
• Alaris Smart IV Pumps
• Omnicell
• SwissLog BoxPicker

🔹 Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

🔹 Drug Information Center

🔹 Comprehensive orientation and ongoing clinical education

Minimum Qualifications

✔ Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree

AND one of the following:

• Completion of a PGY-1 Residency plus three (3) years of hospital pharmacy experience

OR

• Completion of a PGY-2 Residency (Critical Care preferred)

OR

• Five (5) or more years of hospital pharmacy practice experience

✔ Eligible for Florida pharmacist licensure

Preferred Qualifications

⭐ Neuro Critical Care experience

⭐ Critical Care pharmacy experience

⭐ Experience participating in multidisciplinary rounds

⭐ Protocol development, research, and quality improvement experience

⭐ Residency precepting and educational experience

Why You'll Love This Role

💙 Work alongside nationally recognized Neurocritical Care, Neurosurgery, Stroke, Trauma, and Critical Care teams

📚 Opportunities for teaching, mentorship, and residency precepting

🔬 Participate in clinical research and evidence-based practice initiatives

🚀 Expand your clinical expertise in a fast-paced academic medical center environment

🤝 Collaborate with top-tier multidisciplinary healthcare professionals dedicated to exceptional patient outcomes

Interested?

For additional information, contact:

Brandon Hobbs, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center
📍 52 W. Underwood Street, Mail Point 180, Orlando, FL 32806
📞 321-843-9234
📧 [email protected]

Make an impact where advanced pharmacy practice meets exceptional patient care—apply today and join Orlando Health's Neuro Critical Care team. 🧠💊💙