Pharmacy Resident - Belmont University

Job Description:

Walgreens Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program is a postgraduate training opportunity for pharmacists to enhance their skill set in the community and specialty pharmacy setting. The primary residency practice site is a URAC accredited, community-based specialty and compounding pharmacy in Nashville, TN. The pharmacy teams service patients with many disease states including, but not limited to, oncology, transplant, chronic inflammatory and neurologic conditions, HIV, and HCV. The specialty community pharmacists at this site work closely with providers, patients, and the community to provide optimal drug therapy for patients. In addition, residents gain insights on management issues that can affect the implementation of patient care services in the community and specialty pharmacy setting. The pharmacist will complete a teaching certificate program and will assist in teaching opportunities and precepting experiences for the College of Pharmacy. The residency program graduates will be leaders in the pharmacy community and will have an active role in advancing community pharmacy practice. A graduate from this residency program would be viewed to possess equivalent experience and skills to seek a pharmacy manager position within a specialty pharmacy location or a traditional community pharmacy practice site.

Resident Activities

-Provide personalized, comprehensive care to patients with complex conditions in areas including oncology, transplant, chronic inflammatory and neurologic conditions, HCV and HIV/AIDS

-Assist in delivery of medication education to patients

-Perform medication therapy management

-Administer immunizations and point-of-care testing

-Perform patient centered dispensing

-Participate in community service events

-Design, conduct, and present a practice based residency research project at a professional conference

-Develop skills needed in Walgreens health system pharmacy relationships and specialty pharmacy

-Educate providers and payers on community-based specialty services

-Development of collaborative programs to improve patient adherence and outcomes

-Enhance existing patient care programs and evaluate the sustainability of new patient care programs

-Complete a Teaching Certificate Program

-Serve as preceptor and instructor to pharmacy students at the site and college of pharmacy

Job ID: 1512218BR

Title: Pharmacy Resident - Belmont University

Company Indicator: Walgreens

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Function: Retail

Full Store Address: 309C 22ND AVE N,NASHVILLE,TN,37203-01843-21215-S

Full District Office Address: 309C 22ND AVE N,NASHVILLE,TN,37203-01843-21215-S

External Basic Qualifications:

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

• Ability to obtain pharmacist license within the state of residency within the licensure requirement deadline

• Submission of residency application materials to Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)

• Individuals must participate in and adhere to the rules of the ASHP Resident Matching Program.

• Certified Immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications: We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Shift: Various

Store: 21215-NASHVILLE TN