Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Stewardship

Overview

Join the UF Health Gainesville pharmacy team as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist specializing in Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship. In this role, you'll help advance safe, effective, and evidence-based antimicrobial therapy for a diverse inpatient population while supporting initiatives to optimize antimicrobial use, improve patient outcomes, and reduce antimicrobial resistance.

As a clinical pharmacy specialist, you will collaborate closely with infectious diseases physicians, pharmacists, microbiology, nursing, and other interdisciplinary team members to support antimicrobial stewardship activities, evaluate and optimize anti-infective therapy, and ensure appropriate medication management for patients with complex infectious disease conditions. Responsibilities may include prospective audit and feedback, antimicrobial utilization reviews, pharmacokinetic monitoring, clinical consult services, guideline implementation, and stewardship-focused education for healthcare professionals. You will also have opportunities to contribute to quality improvement initiatives, protocol development, research, and precepting pharmacy learners.

This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position. The schedule primarily consists of weekday clinical coverage with participation in a rotating clinical on-call schedule on weekends to support Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship services. Team members are also expected to participate in holiday and disaster coverage rotations.

Why Join UF Health?

At UF Health Gainesville, eligible team members have access to a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and professional development. Benefits may include:

Medical and prescription coverage beginning on your first day of employment Dental and vision insurance options A 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions Additional employer contributions based on years of service Tuition reimbursement programs Student loan coaching and potential financial assistance Support for professional development opportunities, including reimbursement for board certification and continuing education activities

If you are passionate about infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and advancing the quality of patient care through optimal antimicrobial use, we invite you to join the UF Health Gainesville team and make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes and public health.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy. PharmD or equivalent education and hospital or ambulatory training / experience required, based on practice area of the position. PGY2 residency or equivalent experience required. PGY 2 residency training is preferred. Two to four years-experience in a relevant practice area will be considered equivalent to each year of residency training. Board certification is preferred. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to interact effectively with medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff, pharmacy residents, and students is required. Knowledge and understanding of general hospital and outpatient clinic operations. Ability to integrate clinical services, and educational activities is required.

Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Will operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose as a non-frequent driver

Licensure/Certification/Registration: Registered pharmacist in Florida or eligible for same.

Additional Requirement:As a condition of employment within the Pharmacy Services Department of Shands Hospital all employees must be accessible by telephone. This requires each employee to provide a valid telephone number to the department Staff Assistant, in order for the department to reach them in the event of hospital need and/or emergency.