Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Job ID: 91992

UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL                                        

The UF Health Shands Hospital Pharmacy Department is seeking a clinical specialist to provide services on our inpatient Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which is licensed for 72 beds. The clinician will work with existing pediatric clinical specialists and the pharmacy team to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to our patients.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provision of clinical pharmacy services for inpatient NICU patients
• Medication order verification for designated patients
• Interdisciplinary collaboration to optimize drug therapy and prevent adverse medication events
• Adverse event and medication error reporting when necessary
• Pharmacokinetic monitoring and consultation
• Providing drug information and education to medical and nursing staff
• Educating and mentoring pharmacy students and pharmacy residents
• Providing active participation in related research activities

In addition to above, this position includes eligibility for adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. Numerous teaching, research and professional development opportunities are also available.

UF Health Shands Hospital is a nationally recognized, 1,162-bed academic medical center located in beautiful Gainesville, Florida. UF Health Shands Hospital provides diverse and comprehensive patient care services, including a wide variety of critical care, hematology/oncology, pediatric, neurosurgical, cardiovascular and general medicine services. The hospital’s specialty programs are consistently ranked among the nation’s best in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospital rankings. For 2022–2023, UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital tied for the No. 1 pediatric hospital in Florida and earned national rankings in five pediatric specialties. Overall, UF Health Shands Hospital was ranked in 10 adult and pediatric medical specialties. The U.S. News 2022-23 Best Children’s Hospital survey includes the highest-ever rankings for pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery, listed as the 18th best in the United States, and neurology and neurosurgery, ranked No. 34. Three other pediatric specialties also were nationally recognized; diabetes and endocrinology (No. 13), cardiology and heart surgery (No. 26) and cancer (No. 49). UF Health Shands Hospital is a Level 1 trauma center and a Comprehensive Stroke Center. 

Candidates should have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and completion of a PGY-2 Pharmacy Practice Residency or equivalent experience is required. Board certification is preferred.

To apply, please visit https://shands.careers.ufhealth.org/jobs/304076/

Or submit your resume and letter of interest to jobs@shands.ufl.edu.

Contact Information: Lisa Thames, PharmD, BCPS

Shands at the University of Florida

PO Box 100316

Gainesville, FL, USA 32610-0316

(352) 265-0404

taylli@shands.ufl.edu

UF Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V and a drug-free workplace.

About UF Health Shands Hospital - Gainesville

University of Florida Health is a world-class academic health center in Florida, encompassing hospitals, physician practices, colleges, centers, institutes, programs and services across northeast and north-central Florida. UF Health represents the shared vision and commitment to patient care excellence of more than 22,000 employees of the University of Florida Health Science Center and UF Health Shands health care system.

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