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| **Company** | Orlando Health |
| **Location** | Orlando, FL |
| **Type** | Full Time |
| **Posted** | Sep 25, 2026 |
## Description


Position Summary  

![OHAPH New Logo Sept 2026](https://orlandohealth.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=442376&hashed=-1090824273)

**ORLANDO HEALTH ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN**  
Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing  
compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156  
licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s  
Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top  
Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing  
excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from  
the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central  
Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health  
Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma  
Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals  
and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s  
east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over  
100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we  
serve.

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 **Pediatric Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist** is an advanced practice pharmacist responsible for optimizing medication use and improving patient outcomes in the pediatric emergency department (ED). This position provides direct patient care, supports trauma and emergency response teams, ensures medication safety in high-stress environments, and advances the mission of the hospital by integrating evidence-based pharmacotherapy into emergency and trauma care.

**This position will support both Arnold Palmer Hospital and Winnie Palmer Hospital**

**Shift: Full Time - Second Shift**

Responsibilities  

**Key Responsibilities** 

**Clinical Practice** 

- Provide direct pharmaceutical care during pediatric emergencies, resuscitations, traumas, codes, and procedural sedations, focused on care in the emergency department.

- Serve as the medication expert at the bedside to support rapid, accurate, and safe medication selection, preparation, and administration in the ED.

- Anticipate and manage medication needs for critically ill or injured patients, including weight-based dosing and age-specific considerations.

- Support care of patients with complex medical and surgical emergencies, including sepsis, status epilepticus, polytrauma, toxic ingestions, and cardiovascular collapse.

- Optimize pharmacotherapy in special populations (e.g., neonates, technology-dependent children, medically complex patients).

- Participate in caring for patients with the multidisciplinary pediatric emergency medicine team to provide real-time drug information, therapeutic recommendations, and antimicrobial stewardship guidance.

**Medication Safety & Systems Support** 

- Develop and implement medication-use protocols, order sets, and clinical decision support tools specific to pediatric emergency care.

- Support trauma bay and ED medication management, including crash cart and code tray oversight, inventory optimization, and controlled substance compliance.

- Identify and prevent medication errors in a high-risk, fast-paced environment through proactive clinical involvement.

- Lead and participate in root cause analyses and performance improvement initiatives related to medication safety and emergency care.

Qualifications  

**Qualifications**

- Pharmacy degree (Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy) is required.
- Must meet one (1) of the following:
- Two (2) years completion of an ASHP-accredited residency or Fellowship in specialty area consistent with practice needs of the institution.
- One (1) year completion of an ASHP-accredited residency plus specialty practice experience (1+ years) consistent with the practice needs of the institution.
- Five (5) years of clinical pharmacy experience consistent with the practice needs of the institution.
- Must be licensed as a pharmacist by the Florida Board of Pharmacy or obtain license within 4 months of hire.
## Skills

- Drug Information
- Medication Management
- Safe Management of Medicines
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Inventory Optimization
- Patient Care
- Performance Improvement
- Decision Support Systems
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Emergency Care
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pharmacotherapy
- Trauma Care
- Compassionate Care
- Emergency Pediatric Care
- Critical Care

## How to Apply

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