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Form of workBackground:A Community Pharmacy residency is a twelve-month practice-based certificate program that provides the opportunity for accelerated professional growth beyond entry-level professional competence in patient-centered care, pharmacy operations, and leadership. This position exemplifies the mission of the Albertsons Pharmacies to attract, develop, and retain top talent.
PGY1 Purpose: PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.
The Pharmacy Resident develops competency by working under the guidance of pharmacist preceptors to develop the following core competencies:
Manage and improve the medication-use process
Provide evidence-based, patient-centered care and collaborate with other healthcare professionals to optimize patient care
Exercise leadership and practice management skills
Demonstrate project management skills
Provide medication and practice-related information, education, and/or training
Emerge as a leader in patient care through creation and implementation of new programs and services
Key Accountabilities:
Staff in pharmacy providing services, such as: prescription processing, benefits investigation, inventory management, patient counseling, self-care triage and consultation, immunizations, medication administration, MTM, Specialty Care, diabetes care, and smoking cessation services (also precept pharmacy student interns)
Independently staff one weekend per month
Patient Care Services and Operations Support
Conduct pharmacy site visits with Patient Care Services Managers (PCSM) and Patient Care Pharmacists (PCP) to collaborate in providing direct instruction, coaching, and facilitating pharmacy team engagement in the provision of patient-centered care services and compliance with standard operational procedures Assist with pharmacy team training programs
Collaborate in conducting community health events and marketing (flu clinics, health screenings, presentations)
Develop, implement and evaluate an innovative service or enhance existing services
Affiliated Ambulatory Care/Institutional Settings
Provide patient care services in an ambulatory care setting
Alliance College of Pharmacy
Teach classes at college of pharmacy
Complete teaching certificate coursework
Develop research study design and analysis
Precept IPPE/APPE students
Knowledge and Experience
Education Level:
Graduate of an ACPE-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program
Licensed or eligible for licensure in state or jurisdiction where residency program conducted
Experience Level:
Experience commensurate with requirements of new pharmacy graduates
Academic performance, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities necessary to achieve the residency program goals and objectives will be evaluated
Key Contacts
Internal:
Director of Pharmacy Operations -- Division
Manager of Academic Relations-- Corporate
Residency Program Director -- Division (weekly interaction)
Pharmacy Residency Preceptor(s) -- Division (almost daily interaction)
External:
College of Pharmacy
Ambulatory Care and Institutional Settings
Supervision:
Number of Direct Reports: None
Total Number of Indirect Reports:
Number of Exempt: 0
Number of Nonexempt: 0
Number of Direct Contract Employees: 0
