Pharmacy Resident PGY 1 Vassar Hospital Med Ed Pharmacy Residency

Description

• U.S. News & World Report - Best Regional Hospital
• Healthgrades - One of Americas 50 Best Hospitals
• Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) - Robotic Center of Excellence

Summary: The postgraduate year one pharmacy resident position is a postgraduate training position. Allows the pharmacy resident to perform as a licensed practitioner but to train under the supervision of an experienced preceptor. Enhances general competencies in managing medication-use systems and support optimal medication therapy outcomes for patients with a broad range of disease states.

Responsibilities:

1. Performs all functions required to ensure proper medication management (as defined by The Joint Commission storage preparation dispensing use and administration) according to accepted standards of medical nursing and pharmacy practice and applicable to hospital policy and/or law.

2. Performs all duties and activities necessary to fulfill competency areas (as defined by ASHP Accreditation Standards for Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency Programs) assigned by Pharmacy Director Pharmacy Managers Pharmacy Residency Program Director or Preceptors.

3. Provide safe and appropriate pharmaceutical care. Provides prescription services to inpatients/outpatients. Checks unit-dose medication for appropriate drug dose quantity and packaging integrity. Compounds IV medications including chemotherapy. Facilitates availability of first doses and specialty items. Maintains adequate medication supplies. Verify medication orders for therapeutic appropriateness. Update medications on administrative records. Provide pharmacokinetic monitoring of medications. Monitor parental nutrition.

4. Promotes and supports safe medication management. Documents interventions related to drug therapy. Dispense/provide information on investigational drugs. Maintain and enforce the documentation and security of controlled substance supplies. Monitor and report adverse drug reactions. Document all medication incident reports.

5. Develops and implements clinical initiatives along with policies and procedures. Share responsibility for formulary review and maintenance. Perform drug use evaluations. Evaluate activities of medication administration.

6. Provides medication counseling to patients. Provides drug information to physicians nurses patients and other health care professionals. Participates and contributes in patient care rounds. Attends departmental staff meetings and educational seminars. Contributes to pharmacist continuing education seminars. Provides in-service education to hospital health care professionals. Serve as a preceptor to pharmacy students.

7. Serves as a staff pharmacist as required by ASHP Accreditation Standards for Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency Programs and Nuvance Health Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency Program.

8. Complete all requirements for completion of the Vassar Brothers Medical Center Pharmacy residency program.

9. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities.

10. Perform other duties assigned.

• Graduate of ACPE accredited Doctor of Pharmacy Degree Program required.
• Must hold a New York pharmacist licensure or be eligible for licensure in New York and must obtain a New York pharmacist license within 90 days from start of residency program.
• Failure to attain NY pharmacy licensure will result in dismissal from the Vassar Pharmacy Residency Program.
• The applicant must be a highly motivated pharmacist wanting advanced education and training that leads to an enhanced level of professional pharmacy practice.
• The applicant must also apply through the PhORCAS system for application to the position and adhere to the rules of the resident matching program (RMP) process.
• Minimum Experience: zero to six months

• Applicants with hospital pharmacy experience knowledge of current standardsof pharmacy practice knowledge of relevant Federal and State laws considerable interpersonal skills oral and writtencommunication skills ability to maintain records demonstrable teaching ability a documented history of research and/orpublication experience a history of presentations to a multidisciplinary and/or professional meeting audience leadershipin professional organizations and those with awards/honors within pharmacy and community service.
• Preferred Skills in Cerner Omnicell Simply797 and Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint Access). Become or is a member of a local regional and national professional pharmacy organization. Become or is certified in BLS and ACLS. Become or is certified to administered immunizations in state of New York.

Salary Range: $0.00 - $1000.00 Hourly