Pharmacy Resident (PGY1)

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The Pharmacy Residency Prgogram has an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Resident (PGY1)!

Job Summary:

The major responsibilities of this position are drug distribution, clinical intervention, education, administration, drug information and research.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Clinical Intervention
* a. Maintains competency in all aspects of drug therapy for patients of all age groups.
* b. Provides pharmaceutical care by assisting other health care providers or providing direct patient care by:
* Assessing patient demographics
* Reviewing patient medication history
* Developing pharmacotherapeutic plans
* Developing drug monitoring plans
* Implementing new drug regimens
* Documenting medication related issues
* Interpreting laboratory data
* Reviewing patient medication profiles and making recommendations for drug therapy management
* Makes patient care rounds focusing on drug therapy issues
* Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions
* c. Provides pharmacokinetics consultations as required, specifically addressing drugs with narrow therapeutic indices.
* d. Participates in drug therapy management during codes.
* e. Maintains and updates a patient profile with demographics, diagnosis, allergies, and current medications.
* f. Discusses medication order clarifications with the prescriber, document changes in patient and pharmacy records.
* g. Reconciles pharmacy and nursing medication records daily.
* h. Provides on-call coverage for pharmaceutical care as requested.
* i. Identifies and proceeds with cost avoidance in drug therapy by promoting more cost effective regimens, drugs, and by reducing waste.
Drug Distribution
* a. Residents provide the equivalent of approximately 20 hours per month (excluding orientation and transition rotation) of pharmacy practice staffing during the residency program.
* b. Promotes use of WHS formulary by converting non-formulary orders to formulary when possible.
* c. Resident is scheduled to work their required shifts primarily in the Central Pharmacy or Resource Zone to gain a working knowledge of hospital pharmacy operations.
* Checks unit dose medications for accuracy
* Reviews and verifies medication orders for appropriateness and checks first doses of IV admixtures and unit dose medications prepared by technicians
* Ensures proper technique and accurate preparation of all pharmaceutical products, including oral, IV admixtures, chemotherapeutic, and investigational agents
* Ensures the timely and accurate dispensing of drugs and solutions from the pharmacy area
* Responsible for the accurate filling and dispensing of medication orders used by inpatients
* Provides drug information to health care professionals and to patients
* Reviews physician orders for possible therapeutic problems, contraindications, interactions, allergies, and formulary status of the drug
* Provides computer order entry for IVs and other computer entry as needed
* Ensures compliance with controlled substance distribution and maintenance system
* Is able to practice in a variety of areas within the pharmacy as required by workload
Education
* a. Precepts Pharm.D. clerkship students consistent with academic credentials and clinical experience.
* b. Provides presentations, publications, and other informative activities on drug-related topics to the health care community and general public.
* c. Participates in continuing education programs, meetings, training programs and related activities.
* d. Educates patients on admission or discharge medications as necessary or requested.
Drug Information and Research
* a. Participate as a member of WHS Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee.
* b. Monitoring patient outcomes in relation to medication use. Conducts target drug programs and medication use evaluations as needed.
* c. Detects, prevents, monitors, documents, and reports ADEs and MEs.
* d. Provides drug information to health care professionals and to patients.
* e. Assist in formulary maintenance by critiquing new entities, comparing medication classes, and developing therapeutic interchanges, when applicable.
* f. Assist in developing drug clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) as needed.
* g. Complete a research project designed to improve the services of the department
Administration/leadership
* a. Documents clinical interventions (pharmacokinetic consultations pharmacotherapeutic consultations, anticoagulation consultations, patient consultations) and cost avoidance as part of the Pharmacy Services and hospital documentation programs.
* b. Assist in preparing for and maintaining compliance with regulatory agency (e.g. The JC) standards/requirements.
* c. Participate on committees, teams, or task forces relating to area of preceptors individual practice.
* d. Meet with pharmaceutical sales representatives to obtain/assess clinical data.
* e. Attend Directors meetings (e.g. Pharmacy Directors, Partners).
* f. Assist with coordinating clinical pharmacy activities, schedules, programs and projects.
* Performs other duties as assigned
* Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

• High School Diploma General or GED General

• Enrolled or Completion of an accredited college of Pharmacy.

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• RPH - Registered Pharmacist or RPH-P - Reg Pharmacist Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days.

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

• Licensed by or eligible for licensure with the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy upon hire.

• If not licensed at the start of residency, the candidate must be licensed by August 31st of their residency year.

Required Minimum Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Computer Skills: Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint.

• Strong organizational skills.

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