2026 PGY1 Community Pharmacy Resident
About The Position
Background: A PGY1 community-based pharmacy residency is a twelve-month practice-based post-graduate program that provides the opportunity for accelerated professional growth beyond entry-level professional competence in direct patient care, pharmacy operations, and management and leadership. Position Purpose: To build upon the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop community‐based pharmacist practitioners with diverse patient care, leadership, and education skills who are eligible to pursue advanced training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies and professional certifications. The pharmacy resident develops competency by working under the guidance of pharmacist preceptors to develop the following core areas: Direct Patient Care Leadership and Management Advancement of Community-based Practice and Improving Patient Care Teaching, Education, and Dissemination of Knowledge
Requirements
- 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 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
Responsibilities
- 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 pharmacist prescribing services (where applicable)
- 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
- Provide patient care services in an ambulatory care setting
- Teach classes at college of pharmacy
- Complete teaching certificate (or equivalent) program
- Develop research study design and analysis
- Precept IPPE/APPE students
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
