EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT POISON CENTERS

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Posting Date: April 11th, 2008 Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Registered Nurse – Clinical Nurse Educator

The Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, a division of Denver Health, is proud to offer the following opportunity for a CSPI RN Clinical Nurse Educator:
POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for the organization and coordination of the department(s) orientation program. Will develop and implement the initial training and staff development program for the assigned areas. The program also includes providing ongoing education for staff and education to meet client contractual specifications and regulatory requirements. Additionally, the Clinical Nurse Educator is responsible for assuring competency of all staff in assigned area(s) and that evidence of such competency is maintained.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
• Successful completion of a nursing education program which satisfied the licensing requirement of the Colorado State Board of Nursing.
• Masters Degree preferred but will consider applicant who commits to meeting degree requirements within 3 years or has comparable education experience.

Certification:
• CSPI certification required

Experience:
• At least 3 years as a SPI or CSPI.
• 3 years of teaching experience preferred

Required License:
• Registered Nurse in the state of Colorado.

EOE M/F/D/V
To express your interest and to learn more about our organization please contact:
Jim Booth
Recruiter
Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
P: 303/ 739-1316
F: 303/739-1119
jim.booth@rmpdc.org

Posting Date: April 14, 2008 Closing Date: Open Until Filled

The Tennessee Poison Center (TPC) is seeking a Managing Director. Candidates should be board certified or board eligible as a Diplomate of the American Board of Applied Toxicology and possess strong communication and organizational skills. Academic appointment in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is available for applicants with qualifying credentials.

TPC is located in Nashville, TN on the campus of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Staff members are employees of Vanderbilt and receive excellent benefits including a substantial tuition benefit for dependents. See the following for complete information on benefits:

http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/benefits/index.htm

TPC hotline is staffed with almost 100% CSPIs. Many experienced staff members have been employed at TPC for >10 years. Additionally, we have a full-time medical director and staff toxicologist with an inpatient toxicology consulting service and outpatient clinic.

This position will be posted soon on the Vanderbilt University Job Line (http://www3.recruitingcenter.net/clients/vanderbilt/publicjobs/canviewjobs.cfm)

Interested applicants should send a CV and letter of interest to Donna Seger donna.seger@vanderbilt.edu or call 615-936-0760.

Posting Date: March 13, 2008 Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Registered Nurse - Service Leader

Supervises team members as assigned (clinical and non-clinical). Provides internal customer satisfaction through effective and timely resolution of customer inquiries, complaints, and suggestions. Provides guidance and serves as a resource for phone staff in the Poison Center. Demonstrates consistently positive and cooperative behavior with customers, coworkers, staff, and management. Consistently meets/exceeds departmental goals and business objectives. Responsible for a staff schedule that meets service requirements and is fair and consistent for staff. Ensures coverage for unplanned absences. Demonstrates leadership, integrity, and reliability, and performs necessary problem solving operations. Performs employee evaluations. Responsible for quality assurance/case review. Participates in training and mentoring staff. Demonstrates high proficiency on the phones. Assists in development of policies, procedures, standard operating procedures, and guidelines. Must rotate shifts  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Strong troubleshooting and critical thinking skills. Demonstrated competency in Windows based environment and keyboarding proficiency. Superior knowledge and competency in all Poison Center software applications. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong problem solving skills. Demonstrated competency in the Poison Center processes and applications. Strong coaching and development skills.   

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 
     
Education: 
 
Graduated from an accredited school of nursing/school of pharmacy. Colorado State Registered Nurse License/Pharmacist License 
   
Experience:
 
Management experience and/or Poison Center experience required.
 
Required License:  Possession of Colorado Registered Nurse License/Registered Pharmacist License
 
EOE M/F/D/V
To express your interest and to learn more about our organization please contact:
Jim Booth Recruiter Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center P: 303/ 739-1316 F: 303/739-1119 jim.booth@rmpdc.org
 
Jim Booth
Recruiter
Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
303/739-1316
jim.booth@RMPDC.org

Pharmacists

Posting Date: March 12th 2008 Closing Date: June 6th 2008

The Calgary Health Region offers the perfect balance of work and lifestyle.
We offer competitive salaries and a supportive, progressive work environment.

We are a major employer with 29,000 people delivering health care services to over 1.2 million people at more than 100 locations in the city of Calgary and surrounding rural area. We currently have opportunities for Pharmacists to work with our Poison and drug information service.

Looking for career enhancement? Tired of your clinical practice time being eroded away? Filling prescriptions becoming tedious? Wondering if you could stretch your professional skills beyond the dispensary? Do you want more autonomy in patient care, with multi-disciplinary collegial support and have drug information resources at you finger tips?

The medication and herbal advice line, a service of the poison and drug information service (PADIS), has seen an exponential rise in call volume since its start in June 2002 and subsequent association with Alberta Health link in August 2003. To date over 36000 patients across Alberta have sought advice regarding medications and herbal preparations. It is anticipated the service will continue to be a high growth area.

To meet this growth, we need Pharmacists to join our Medication & Herbal Advice Line team, particularly to serve our patients on evenings and weekends. We are asking for a minimum commitment of 16 hours per month on a part-time or casual basis. Training is provided.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your career on a service where your only focus is pharmaceutical care fully supported by a wealth of resources, technology and multi-disciplinary expertise. Please check out our web site for more information on our services:

http://www.padis.ca/
Here you will experience CLINICAL practice ranging from:
Advising a pregnant mother on a cough and cold product
Assisting a diabetic senior with challenges in a recently initiated insulin regime
Advising a young woman having concerns with her oral contraceptive.

Clinical practice in real time, everytime – you do make a difference.
Foothills Medical Centre,
1403 – 29th Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9

Submit resume to: gurpreet.dara@calgaryhealthregion.ca
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Registered Nurse - Service Leader

Supervises team members as assigned (clinical and non-clinical).
Provides internal customer satisfaction through effective and timely resolution of customer inquiries, complaints, and suggestions.
Provides guidance and serves as a resource for phone staff in the Poison Center.
Demonstrates consistently positive and cooperative behavior with customers, coworkers, staff, and management.
Consistently meets/exceeds departmental goals and business objectives.
Responsible for a staff schedule that meets service requirements and is fair and consistent for staff.
Ensures coverage for unplanned absences.
Demonstrates leadership, integrity, and reliability, and performs necessary problem solving operations.
Performs employee evaluations.
Responsible for quality assurance/case review.
Participates in training and mentoring staff.
Demonstrates high proficiency on the phones.
Assists in development of policies, procedures, standard operating procedures, and guidelines.
Must rotate shifts

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Strong troubleshooting and critical thinking skills.
Demonstrated competency in Windows based environment and keyboarding proficiency.
Superior knowledge and competency in all Poison Center software applications.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong problem solving skills.
Demonstrated competency in the Poison Center processes and applications.
Strong coaching and development skills.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Graduated from an accredited school of nursing/school of pharmacy.
Colorado State Registered Nurse License/Pharmacist License

Experience:

Management experience and/or Poison Center experience required.

Required License: Possession of Colorado Registered Nurse License/Registered Pharmacist License

EOE M/F/D/V

To express your interest and to learn more about our organization please contact:

Jim Booth
Recruiter
Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
P: 303/ 739-1316
F: 303/739-1119
jim.booth@rmpdc.org

CSPI position

The Tennessee Poison Center (TPC) has an opening for a SPI or CSPI . TPC is located in Nashville, TN on the campus of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Staff are employees of Vanderbilt and receive excellent benefits including a very lucrative tuition benefit for dependents. See the following for complete information on benefits:

http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/benefits/index.htm

We have an almost 100% CSPI staff with many experienced staff members employed at TPC for >10 years. We offer 8 hour or 12 hour shifts and have rotational shifts averaging one weekend a month and a very competitive salary.

For further information please contact:

Kim Barker PharmD, DABAT
Clinical Operations Coordinator
Tennessee Poison Center
Kim.barker@vanderbilt.edu
(615) 936-0760

Thomson Healthcare
Clinical Content Specialist, Toxicology - PUB00000420
Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (will consider candidates from out of state)

The Thomson Corporation is a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare. The Thomson Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

Thomson Healthcare is the leading provider of decision support solutions that help organizations across the healthcare industry improve clinical and business performance. Thomson Healthcare products and services help professionals and stakeholders understand healthcare markets, access medical and drug information, manage costs, and improve the quality of healthcare.

Responsible for content creation, review, and maintenance, utilizing multiple complex sources of information and editorial technology.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities
• Applies critical literature evaluation skills, knowledge of toxicodynamics, toxicokinetics, mechanism of action, and therapeutic endpoints to accurately assess literature to determine likely toxic effects and effective treatment for overdose, poisoning or envenomation.
• Identifies, evaluates and utilizes appropriate references/literature to determine, support or reject an appropriate cause and effect relationship between an exposure and a reported adverse/toxic effect, or a therapy for overdose, poisoning or envenomation.
• Utilizes substance-specific pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic knowledge to identify or predict a potential mechanism for a drug interaction, adverse effect, therapeutic effect or toxic effect
• Synthesizes complex information from multiple, sometimes conflicting, sources to form a conclusion
• Researches and resolves editorial inquiries requiring domain expertise
• Performs quality control testing of Thomson Healthcare products; assists with development of quality assurance protocols
• Applies critical literature evaluation skills to develop and implement editorial policies and style guidelines
• Keeps up-to-date on current practices within specialty content area(s). Maintain awareness of current controversies, issues and developments
• May provide support to other departments and business units as required.
• Reviews written content and provides feedback to writers to improve quality of content.
• BS Degree in Pharmacy plus 4 years related clinical experience or PharmD plus 2 years related clinical experience. Active pharmacy license (may be held in any of the 50 states)
• Pharmacy residency preferred.
• Toxicology experience preferred.
• Or BSN in nursing plus 4 years related clinical experience with significant clinical experience in an Emergency Department and/or intensive care setting. Toxicology experience preferred.

The H-1B visa cap has been fulfilled for fiscal year 2008 which begins October 1, 2007 and therefore Thomson is unable to sponsor new (first-time) H-1B visas.

Our employees embrace a number of commonly shared values - collaboration, accountability, customer focus, a bias toward action and results, appreciation and respect for diversity, entrepreneurial spirit and, at all times, the highest ethical standards. These values represent the behavior each employee is expected to exhibit in their role. In our view, fostering a culture that embodies these values will lead to success and growth for our employees and our business.

The Thomson Corporation is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Jenifer Kvasnicka
Recruiter
Thomson Healthcare
6200 S. Syracuse Way, Ste. 300
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
303-486-9183 (office)
303-249-4376 (cell)

Certified Specialist in Poison Information (CSPI)

The Western New York Poison Center in Buffalo is seeking a Certified Specialist in Poison Information to fill a Full-time (3 12- hour shifts/week) opening. The qualified candidate must have a current NYS registration as a Registered Professional Nurse and AAPCC certification as a SPI is required. One (1) year related clinical or critical care experience preferred.

The WNY Poison Control Center is located at the Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, a part of Kaleida Health - the largest health care system in the region and provides services to all the people of the eight surrounding counties of WNY. WCHOB, a free-standing women & children’s hospital, is the only one of its kind in the region and hosts a number of specialized and sub-specialty care programs that is unmatched by any other hospital in the area including a Level I Regional Pediatric Trauma Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Regional Perinatal Center.

The WNY Poison Control Center is located in the 2nd largest city in New York State. Buffalo is situated on beautiful Lake Erie and is only minutes away from Niagara Falls. The Buffalo-Niagara metropolitan area has a population of 1.1 million and is home to a diverse population. Buffalo is a great city and offers something for everyone, whether you are interested in history, architecture, the arts, sports, cultural events, entertainment as well as wonderful people, you will find it all in Buffalo.

Qualified candidates should apply on-line at www.kaleidahealth.org/careers to position # 3774BR Extended Role Nurse.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact: Cherie Hepp RNC, Nurse Recruiter at 716-878-7952 or via e-mail: chepp@kaleidahealth.org

Certified Specialist in Poison Information (CSPI)

Can we tempt you? The National Capital Poison Center in Washington, DC is recruiting a CSPI to expand our dedicated staff.

Great salary and benefits: Generous base salaries over $70,000, plus 15% evening differential, 20% weekend differential and a 50% night differential. But that's not the best part. We also have: A friendly, all CSPI staff…..with an average of 15 years experience in poison control!

A spacious facility with lots of windows!

A coffee/ice cream bar, gourmet deli and ritzy restaurant downstairs!

A safe location in a residential area of Northwest DC!

Free garage parking in the same building!

Proximity to DC’s many political, cultural, sports and collegiate happenings!

Autonomy and flexibility - we're a separate corporation. Yet we still have great university benefits (staff members are employed by The George Washington University).

While the position is predominantly on the phone, interested individuals have lots of opportunities to participate in research, CQI and/or surveillance, and attend national and international meetings.

Hours: Mostly evenings (11a – 11p) with occasional rotation to other shifts. Shifts are usually 12 hours; 8 and 10 hour options also available.

Applicants must be CSPIs and licensed health professionals (RN, RPh, MD). Send your resume to toby@poison.org, fax it to (202) 362-8377 or call Toby Litovitz at (202) 362-7493. Inquiries are confidential. GWU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Poison Information Provider (PIP)

The Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, conveniently located near Union Station, is seeking a Poison Information Provider (PIP) for the evening shift in the Illinois Poison Center (IPC), (3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) which works five days per week, every other weekend. Training will take place on the day shift, Monday through Friday.

The team member is responsible for answering and triaging initial poison exposure calls to the Illinois Poison Center (IPC) from the general public under the direct supervision of a Specialist Poison Information (SPI). In addition, the Poison Information Provider maintains accurate and complete patient records and enters all required documentation in the IPC data system concerning cases, as well as cases handled by other staff in the IPC. Other responsibilities include making follow-up poison exposure calls; the completion of accurate documentation; and providing poison prevention education and outreach through letters and telephone calls to the general public.

Qualifications: Candidate should be a graduate of a Pharmacy Technician Program, an EMT program or a LPN/LVN program with three years healthcare experience or have Bachelor's degree, preferably in chemistry or biology, with one year healthcare experience. Poison Center experience preferred. Proficient math, typing, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills required. Knowledge of Microsoft windows PC environment required and typing of 40 wpm.

Bilingual Spanish or Polish a plus.

Availability to work on rotating shifts including weekends and holidays required.

We offer competitive salary and benefits. Send resume with salary to: Human Resources, Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, 19th Floor, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606. FAX: 312/627-8005. Email: edelator@mchc.com.

SPI Positions

SPECIALIST IN POISON INFORMATION

The FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTER – TAMPA is recruiting for a full-time Specialist in Poison Information. The Florida Poison Information Center-Tampa was established in 1982, and was certified in 1984 by the AAPCC. As the first certified center in Florida, FPICT originally served the entire state. Now part of the Florida Poison Information Center Network, the Tampa center serves the Central and Southwest portions of Florida. It provides service to approximately 6 million residents, and hundreds of thousands of visitors. In 2006, the center handled 62,504 calls. It enjoys a strong relationship with the Florida Department of Health.

FPICT is located at Tampa General Hospital, an 818 bed acute care, not for profit hospital. Tampa General Hospital is a Level I trauma center. It is the primary teaching hospital for the University of South Florida Medical School and a clinical site for five nursing programs. The hospital has eleven disease specific certifications by the Joint Commission. It is also certified as a Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence. The hospital offers comprehensive benefits including medical, vision and dental coverage; life and accidental death insurance; on-site wellness center and fitness room; on site child care and KidCare – daycare for sick children; and tuition assistance.

The Tampa Bay Area covers three counties, with over 2 million residents. It boasts a subtropical climate and beautiful beaches. It is a thriving community with professional sports teams, and a thriving arts community, and lots of outdoor recreation opportunities.

A Florida nursing license is required. Registered nurses with clinical care experience are preferred. Certification as a Specialist in Poison Information is highly desirable. You may apply on-line for this position at www.tgh.org. REQ# 15837. If interested in this opportunity, please contact:

Cynthia R. Lewis-Younger, MD, MPH
Managing/Medical Director

(813) 844 7311
cyounger@tgh.org

SPI Positions

Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, a division of Denver Health, is looking for more outstanding poison professionals. We are very interested in meeting CSPI and non-certified Pharmacists, Registered Nurses and Poison Information Providers interested in expanding their careers at the Rocky Mountain Poison Center. Our call center hums with 600-800 calls per day! We encourage our staff to pursue their interests in research, public health, and educational presentations.

We are developing a program that will allow our more seasoned CSPI veterans to perform their duties remotely!

Denver is world famous for its great quality of life! We have 300 days (or more) of sunshine a year and surprisingly mild winters.

As a member of Denver Health we offer a very generous benefits package.

EOE M/F/D/V

To express your interest and to learn more about our organization please contact:

Jim Booth
Recruiter
Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center
P: 303/ 739-1316
F: 303/739-1119
jim.booth@rmpdc.org

The Western NY Poison Center in Buffalo, NY seeks a dynamic, qualified individual for the position of full-time Managing Director. The successful candidate will be a pharmacist, nurse or physician and must be certified or eligible for certification by ABAT or ABMS. The individual should also be eligible for licensure in New York State. Applicants should have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Experience managing a poison center is desirable but not required. Inquiries from recent fellowship graduates are welcome. Remuneration is competitive and is commensurate with training and experience.

The Western NY Poison Center is the regional poison center serving the 8 counties of Western New York. It is located at Children's Hospital of Buffalo, an affiliated teaching hospital of the State University of New York-University at Buffalo. The poison center serves an important teaching function for residents in pediatrics, emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine as well as for Pharmacy students and residents, and nursing students.

The Buffalo/Niagara region offers an agreeable four season climate with ample opportunities for outdoor recreation. Skiing is very close by, and the Great Lakes offer a variety of water sports. Buffalo is home to the Buffalo Bills football team, the Buffalo Sabres hockey team and the Buffalo Bisons Triple-A baseball team. Music and theater are offered at several venues. A wide range of affordable housing is available and the area is home to excellent schools. Toronto is a two- hour drive and New York City is one-hour flight away, with frequent flights being offered by several airlines.

Interested individuals should send a cover letter and CV to:

Dr. Prashant Joshi
Medical Director
Western NY Poison Center
219 Bryant Street
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 878-7442
kidsdoc@buffalo.edu

Business Development Coordinator

Interested individuals should send curriculum vitae to:

Roberta O’Bell, RN
The Greater Cleveland Poison Control Center
B261 Mather Pavilion/MP6007
11100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106-6007
V: (216) 844-2668
F: (216) 844-3242
E: Roberta.Obell@UHhospitals.org

Director of Medical Toxicology
Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri

The Division of Pediatric Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology of the Department of Pediatrics, the Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics and University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine seek candidates for a full-time position as Director of Medical Toxicology and Chief of the Section on Medical Toxicology. The successful applicant will be Board certified in Pediatrics and Board certified or eligible in Medical Toxicology. Applicants must have an M.D. or D.O. degree, evidence of competence and accomplishment in providing clinical toxicology consultation services, performing research (basic, translational or applied) and providing postgraduate medical education. As well, they must be eligible for permanent medical licensure in the states of Missouri and Kansas. Rank of academic appointment in Department of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and record of scholarly accomplishment. We offer an extremely competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Children’s Mercy Hospitals & Clinics is a 314-bed pediatric health care system that is nationally recognized for its innovative, child-friendly environment. We received magnet designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. We are a Level I Trauma Center, and the only freestanding children’s hospital between St. Louis and Denver. We also have a satellite hospital in suburban Overland Park, Kansas; a pediatric home health agency; and numerous outreach locations. All medical and surgical subspecialties are represented. The hospital has over 12,500 inpatient admissions and 380,000 outpatient visits per year. The Hospital provides a strong commitment to basic & clinical research with dedicated personnel to assist and oversee grant efforts as well as having a newly expanded & dedicated Clinical Research Unit. One of the nation’s largest Pediatric Pharmacology clinical & research programs is here with close collaboration with all divisions. We are fiscally sound and maintain a broad base of support across the Midwest.

The Kansas City Area: Kansas City, in the heart of America on the state line of Missouri and Kansas, will charm you with its big-hearted graciousness and hospitality. Kansas City has small-town friendliness but big-city dining, a variety of entertainment options, incredible jazz, professional sports, world-renowned museums, great shopping and more fountains than any city in the world besides Rome. The city, a metropolitan area of more than a million and a half people, has some of the best public school districts in the nation, and has one of the lowest costs of living of all major U.S. cities. This all combines to make Kansas City a wonderful place to live and pursue a career.

For more information or consideration, please contact:

Vicky Clarke
Director, Medical Administration & Physician Recruitment
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64108

E-mail: vclarke@cmh.edu
Toll Free: (866) 264-4652 • Fax: (816) 346-1328
Or visit our Web site at www.childrensmercy.org
EOE/AAP

Associate Medical Director/Emergency Department Physician

The FLORIDA POISON INFORMATION CENTER – TAMPA and TeamHealth are seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Medical Toxicologist/Emergency Medicine physician. The successful candidate will serve as Associate Medical Director of the Florida Poison Information Center- Tampa (0.25 FTE), and up to (0.75 FTE) as an Emergency Physician at Tampa General Hospital. TeamHealth provides the EM staffing for Tampa General Hospital. The duties of the Associate Medical Director will include quality assurance, overseeing education for residents in Emergency Medicine, medical students and PharmD students, as well as assisting in the development of an inpatient toxicology consulting service.

The Florida Poison Information Center-Tampa was established in 1982, and was certified in 1984 by the AAPCC. As the first certified center in Florida, FPICT originally served the entire state. Now part of the Florida Poison Information Center Network, the Tampa center serves the Central and Southwest portions of Florida. It provides service to approximately 6 million residents, and hundreds of thousands of visitors. In 2006, the center handled 62,504 calls. It enjoys a strong relationship with the Florida Department of Health. FPICT is located at Tampa General Hospital, an 818 bed acute care, not for profit hospital. Tampa General Hospital is a Level I trauma center. It is the primary teaching hospital for the University of South Florida Medical School and a clinical site for five nursing programs. The hospital has eleven disease specific certifications by the Joint Commission. It is also certified as a Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence.

The Tampa Bay Area covers three counties, with over 2 million residents. It boasts a subtropical climate and beautiful beaches. It is a thriving community with professional sports teams, and a thriving arts community, and lots of outdoor recreation opportunities.

TeamHealth is a nationwide company. Full-time employees are eligible for a full complement of benefits including medical and prescription drug insurance, vision and dental insurance; short and long term disability, and a 401 K plan. There are also flexible spending accounts and a Health Savings Account. Florida medical license is required. If interested in this opportunity, please contact:

Cynthia R. Lewis-Younger, MD, MPH (813) 844-7311
Managing/Medical Director cyounger@tgh.org

Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor
Assistant Managing Director
Palmetto Poison Center
South Carolina College of Pharmacy
University of South Carolina Campus
Columbia, SC

The Palmetto Poison Center, located within the South Carolina College of Pharmacy – University of South Carolina campus, is seeking a faculty member who will serve as the Assistant Managing Director of the Palmetto Poison Center in collaboration with the Managing Director and Medical Director of this center. The operations of the Palmetto Poison Center include consulting with health care professionals, responding to toxicity-related inquiries from consumers, interacting with state and local government entities in response to exposures to hazardous materials incidents, statewide outreach poison education and prevention programs, managing personnel, and education of pharmacy students and medical residents. The candidate is expected to participate in didactic and experiential teaching, clinical practice, and research and scholarly activity. The successful candidate must possess exemplary written and oral communication skills, interpersonal skills, teaching skills and an ability to work collaboratively with professional colleagues, peers and staff.
Minimum Criteria:

• PharmD or PhD
• Successful completion of one year post-graduate training in clinical toxicology and one
year work experience or two years clinical experience in toxicology or poison
information services
• Board certified or board eligible as a Diplomate of the American Board of Applied
Toxicology or other applicable subspecialty
• Demonstrated competence as a clinical toxicologist
• Demonstrated organizational, management, personnel and communication skills
• Strong potential for academic advancement as evidenced by teaching, clinical research
or other creative accomplishments

Interested individuals should send a curriculum vitae, a brief summary of practice, management experience, and teaching experience.

Correspondence should be sent to:

Jill E. Michels, PharmD, DABAT
Palmetto Poison Center
South Carolina College of Pharmacy
University of South Carolina Campus
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 777-7909 (o)
michels@cop.sc.edu

SPI POSITION
The RUTH A. LAWRENCE POISON & DRUG INFORMATION CENTER SERVING FINGER LAKES is currently accepting applications for Specialists in Poison Information — part time. Ruth A. Lawrence...Serving Finger Lakes is an AAPCC certified center on the grounds of the University of Rochester at Strong Memorial Hospital. It is the second oldest poison center in the U.S., having opened in 1954. Eighty percent of our staff are CSPIs and many are long time employees. In addition to our SPIs, we have a full-time medical director, a full-time managing director, an education coordinator, a drug information coordinator, and emergency medicine and pharmacy residents rotating on toxicology.Benefit packages includes 403b; flexible spending accounts; life/health/dental insurance; and tuition reimbursement. For more information, please contact:

John G. Benitez, MD, MPH
Managing Director
Ruth A. Lawrence Poison and Drug Information Center…
Serving the Finger Lakes Region
(585) 273-4155
john_benitez@urmc.rochester.edu

SPI POSITION
The CAROLINAS POISON CENTER has new positions available for Specialists in Poison Information and Certified Specialists in Poison Information.
The Carolinas Poison Center is a certified center serving all of North Carolina. Annual call volume is 100,000 plus. SPI’s work in coordination with four Board Certified Medical Toxicologists, one ABAT-Certified PharmD, a Medical Toxicology Fellow, a CSPI educator, and two public educators.
In addition, Emergency Medicine residents, PharmD students from two universities, and pharmacy residents rotate through the center. The parent institution, Carolinas Healthcare System, offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes PTO, life, health, and dental insurance; 401K, flexible spending accounts, and also tuition reimbursement. The Carolinas Poison Center is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, a short drive to two lakes, the North Carolina mountains and the beaches of both Carolinas. Charlotte is a thriving city that boasts a healthy cultural environment including professional ballet, theater, opera, and symphony companies, as well as several museums. Charlotte is the home of the Carolina Panthers NFL team and the new NBA Charlotte Bobcats.
A public white water park is planned for the nearby Catawba River. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg area is home to excellent public and private schools.
Qualified applicants must be a licensed RN or RPh eligible for North Carolina licensure with at least two years of clinical experience. For nurses, a BSN is preferred.

To apply, visit www.carolinashealthcare.org, select ‘find a job,” “Nursing-Specialty” or “Job Search” and type in keyword “poison.” For more information, contact:

Cheryl Thomas,
Assistant Director-Operations
(704) 512-3730
or
Cheryl.thomas@
carolinashealthcare.org

SPI POSITION
The UTAH POISON CONTROL CENTER (UPCC) is seeking a Specialist in Poison Information-Pharmacist. As part of the University of Utah, the UPCC is a training site for PharmD students, pediatric emergency medicine fellows and others. The University of Utah campus is located in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains in Salt Lake City and is ten minutes from downtown. The Wasatch Mountains are a year round playground with quick access to world class biking, hiking, climbing and snow skiing! Only a few hours to the south, you will find the most breathtaking canyon-lands in the United States. Utah boasts four unique national parks, more than 40 state parks and various recreational areas with lakes and blue ribbon trout streams. Salt Lake City was the home of the 2002 Winter Olympics and offers nationally recognized professional dance, theatre, symphony, opera, and sports. The position is a 1.0 FTE, salaried position with rotating day/evening/night shifts and a generous benefits package including: paid vacation and sick leave; life, health, vision and dental insurance; 14% contribution to a retirement program that is immediately vested; flexible spending accounts for medical and child care; and tuition reimbursements. For more information, please contact:

Barbara Crouch or Heather Bennett at (801) 587-0600

CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY FELLOWSHIP
The MARYLAND POISON CENTER, a division of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, offers a two-year fellowship in clinical toxicology The goal of the fellowship is to train a Doctor of Pharmacy graduate to function in a professional, administrative and research capacity in a regional poison center, clinical toxicology service and/or academic environment. Major activities in the first year of the fellowship include service, teaching and management while a major component of the second year is research.
The fellow has the opportunity to attend local toxicology conferences as well as the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology. Primary faculty for the fellowship include Wendy Klein-Schwartz, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Bruce Anderson, Pharm.D., ABAT and Suzanne Doyon, M.D., ACMT.
Applicants must possess a Pharm.D. degree from an accredited School or College of Pharmacy. The fellowship begins July 1, 2006. Requests for additional information and letters of application (including curriculum vitae) and letters of reference should be sent to:

Wendy Klein-Schwartz, Pharm.D., M.P.H.
Maryland Poison Center
20 N. Pine Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-563-5581
wkleinsc@rx.umaryland.edu
The University of Maryland is an AA/EEO/ADA employer, and has a strong institutional commitment to the principal of diversity in all areas

SPI POSITION
The NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER, an office within the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, is currently accepting applications for Specialists in Poison Information. 
The New York City Poison Control Center is a certified center and services the 8 million residents of the 5 boroughs of New York (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx). For more information, please contact:

Maria Mercurio-Zappala
Managing Director
New York City Poison Center
(212) 447-8152
mmercuri@health.nyc.gov

SPI POSITION
The SOUTHEAST TEXAS POISON CENTER at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston has an opening for a Poison Information Specialist I, part of the Texas Poison Center Network. The ideal candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy with 1-3 years experience or a Bachelor’s in professional services for the Southeast Texas Poison Center by answering questions about poisoning from health professionals and the general public for the Texas Poison Center’s 24-hour statewide hotline as well as making diagnostic decisions and recommendation regarding treatment.
Galveston is located on a barrier island, 32 miles long and 2 miles wide. Galveston’s mild climate and miles of open beaches make it an ideal location for outdoor activities. The city of Galveston is known for its historical architecture, including Victorian-era homes and downtown Strand District buildings, where local captains of industry once built their fortunes. Galveston is approximately 50 miles south of Houston, home of the NASA Johnson Space Center, the World Champion Houston Rockets, the 2005 NL Champion Houston Astros, and the Houston Texans.
For more information or instructions on how to apply, please contact:

Denise Howell
409-771-3969
ldhowell@utmb.edu

SPI POSITION
The REGIONAL CENTER FOR POISON CONTROL AND PREVENTION SERVING MASSACHUSETS AND RHODE ISLAND, located at Children's Hospital Boston, is currently accepting applications for Certified Specialists in Poison Information (CSPI). 

General Summary:
Receives and responds to telephone calls regarding actual or suspected poisoning episodes and recommends immediate treatment/intervention.
Provides general information on poison prevention and potential toxicity of drugs and other materials.
Performs administrative tasks

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:
Answers and documents telephone requests for information. Assesses nature and complexity of call and determines the depth of information to be exchanged. Accurately records and codes specified information as required.
Receives and responds to calls involving actual or suspected
poisoning exposures. Calms and reassures callers. Obtains detailed information regarding substance involved and victims' symptoms and condition. Researches and recommends course of action. Accurately records and codes specified information as required.
Contact health care providers and other callers for followup information on patient’s progress. Accurately records the information in the patient’s record
Attends continuing education courses and seminars to update knowledge. Shares observations and experience in the management of poisonings. Encouraged to participate in regional toxicology meetings. Conducts at least one regional lecture per year.
Assists in the orientation and training of new clinical staff as well as in teaching students, visitors and other groups in the general principles of toxicology/poison prevention and treatment. Responsible for recommendations given by PIPs.
Works within fixed shifts as assigned to meet the staffing needs of the Center. Works one or two overnight shifts per year as needed for sick call and vacations. Contributes to teamwork.
Encouraged to collaborate on research projects and publications. Assists in compiling data and statistics as directed for studies, questionnaires and research.
Participates in quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives or other administrative duties as assigned.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills required by the Job:
Work requires the level of knowledge typically acquired through completion of two years of occupationallyspecific education beyond high school in Nursing, Pharmacy or a closely related field and two years experience.
Work requires the analytical skills to resolve complex problems requiring the use of scientific, mathematical, or technical principles and indepth, experiencedbased knowledge.
Work requires communication skills in order to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair solutions, or welldeveloped writing skills.

Certification, Registration, or Licensure required by the Job:
Current registration and MA state licensure as a Registered Nurse or Registered Pharmacist.
Current certification as a Specialist in Poison Information by the American Association of Poison Control Systems.

Please forward resume and cover letter to:

Mary Hochstin
Operations Manager
Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention
Serving MA and RI
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
P: (617) 355-2227 /
F: (617) 370-0521
Mary.Hochstin@Childrens.Harvard.Edu
www.MARIpoisoncenter.com

SPI POSITION
Seattle’s Washington Poison Center (WPC) is seeking a board-certified medical toxicologist to serve as its Medical Director; this is a 0.5 FTE position with the traditional clinical and administrative tasks of providing leadership, coordinative responsibility and back-up for
trainees, conduct of quality assurance programs and communication to the public. Our affiliation with various Health Sciences Schools at the University of Washington enable qualified individuals to obtain appropriate faculty appointments.
Responsible to the state of Washington, the WPC has a volume of some 90,000 total calls per year and serves as a critical entity in the state’s Disaster Response Program. Individuals interested in being considered for this position are invited to send a letter – with any relevant questions – plus a copy of his or her curriculum vitae to:

Medical Director Search Committee Chairman of WPC Board of Trustees The Washington Poison Center
155 NE 100th St.
Suite #400
Seattle WA 98125-8011