PGY1 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), located in Nashville, Tennessee, is a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care. It aims to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs. VUMC is committed to an environment where expertise is valued, knowledge expanded, and abilities challenged, fostering a community where individuals thrive and are celebrated. It is the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with over 28,000 employees across various roles, operating multiple hospitals and hundreds of outpatient clinics. VUMC offers specialized services including a Level 1 Trauma Center, Transplant Center, National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, and Burn Center. The PGY1 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership program is a 12-month, full-time residency, accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Its purpose is to develop pharmacists with the skills to practice as acute care pharmacists, adjunct faculty members, or to pursue PGY2 residency training. The program focuses on developing core skills in drug information and literature evaluation, pharmacotherapy evaluation and management, project-based research and team functioning, presentation development and delivery, and direct patient interaction. Residents are required to obtain unrestricted licensure to practice in Tennessee by July 31st of their residency year, with specific consequences for failure to meet this deadline. Until licensed, all job functions will be supervised by a licensed pharmacist. VUMC's vision is to be the world leader in advancing personalized health, with a mission to personalize the patient experience through caring spirit and distinctive capabilities.

Requirements

• Unrestricted Pharmacist License in Tennessee by July 31st of residency year.
• Relevant Work Experience.
• Less than 1 year of experience.
• Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Deliver job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance.
• Use existing procedures, research and analysis to solve standard job related problems that may require some judgement.
• Require subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements.
• Individually contribute to project/ work teams.
• Develop a core skill set in drug information and literature evaluation.
• Develop a core skill set in pharmacotherapy evaluation and management.
• Develop a core skill set in project-based research and team functioning.
• Develop a core skill set in presentation development and delivery.
• Develop a core skill set in direct patient interaction.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth
• professional growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees