Pharmacist - Advanced Heart Failure Center Job at Lee Health, Fort Myers, FL

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  • Lee Health
  • Fort Myers, FL

Job Description

Location : HealthPark Medical Center - 9981 S HealthPark Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908

Department :Pharmacy

Work Type :Full Time

Shift :Monday Friday, 8 AM to 4:30:00 PM

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate : $115,440 - $139,380+ annually, based on experience and qualifications

Hiring Incentives : Up to $7,500 Relocation Incentive for eligible candidates

Where Clinical Pharmacy Meets Cardiovascular Excellence.

At Lee Health , pharmacists are clinical partners practicing at the top of their license. In this advanced role, you'll work alongside a multidisciplinary heart failure team to optimize therapy for patients with complex cardiac conditions.

Practice in a Brand-New Advanced Heart Failure Center

Join the new Advanced Heart Failure Center at the Lee Health Heart Institute , bringing next-generation cardiac care to Southwest Florida.

You'll help manage patients requiring:

  • Inotrope infusion therapy
  • LVAD and heart transplant care
  • Complex conditions including cardiac amyloidosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and cardiac sarcoidosis

This program includes:

  • A dedicated 27-bed Advanced Heart Failure Unit
  • Specialized ambulatory clinic
  • Remote cardiac device monitoring
  • Multidisciplinary transitions-of-care model

You'll collaborate with heart failure specialists, cardiology providers, nurses, and expanding support services in a highly integrated care environment.

What You'll Do:

  • Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA)based medication management , including initiation, titration, and monitoring of therapy
  • Optimization of heart failure guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT)
  • Medication reconciliation and transitions-of-care support to reduce readmissions
  • Patient education and counseling on medications, adherence, and side-effect management
  • Monitoring labs, vital signs, and clinical response to therapy
  • Active participation in clinic visits, care coordination, and EMR documentation
  • Comprehensive Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
  • Direct collaboration with specialty pharmacy services to ensure continuity of high-cost therapies
  • Support with prior authorizations and medication access , helping remove barriers to care

Professional Development

  • Obtain Consultant Pharmacist license within 36 months
  • Earn HFSA Heart Failure Certification (HF-Cert) within 3 years

Why Lee Health

  • Team-based, collaborative culture
  • Cardiovascular program known for innovation and excellence
  • High-impact work with complex patients
  • Strong support for specialization and growth

Requirements

Education: PharmD required or BS Pharmacy degree with equivalent and acceptable experience from a College of Pharmacy accredited by American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP).

Experience: Five years of professionally responsible pharmacist experience required for Bachelor's degree holders. One year of recent inpatient hospital experience as staff pharmacist or pharmacy intern in a general medical/surgical hospital preferred for PharmD candidates.

Certification: BLS (American Heart Association/Basic Life Support) required (must be obtained within first 90 days of hire). ACLS (AHA) and/or PALS (AHA), depending on practice site.

License: State of Florida Department of Professional Regulation, Registered Pharmacist Licensure.

Other: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, data entry skills, analytical and basic math skills required.

US:FL:Fort Myers

Job Tags

Full time, Remote work, Relocation package, Monday to Friday, Shift work

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