Pharmacy Resident PGY1

Erlanger Health System • Chattanooga, TN

16h

About The Position

The employee must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The Pharmacy Resident is responsible for performance of duties within an education/work environment. The Resident performs clinical and staff duties in the Inpatient and Outpatient areas. This is accomplished through the provision of appropriate drug therapy and clinical pharmaceutical services by reviewing patient orders and charts and by interacting with other appropriate healthcare providers as well as with patients themselves.

Requirements

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Pharmacy. Doctor of Pharmacy.
• Current and valid license to practice pharmacy in the State of Tennessee or eligible.
• Additionally, employees are required to obtain and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, as well as Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and/ or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification, based on business needs and departmental requirements.

Responsibilities

• Process all medication orders and follow procedures according to practice area.
• Checking medication carts quickly and accurately as well as documenting any noted errors.
• Work well with a CRT screen, answer phones, and operate computers, printers, and calculators.
• Provide drug information, educational in-services, prepare drug monographs for presentation to the P&N Committee, and conduct medication utilization evaluations (MUE's).
• Reviewing, interpreting, entering, filling, and checking physician orders for medications, IV fluids, irrigation, and dialysis fluids.
• Document any clinical interventions.
• Presentations to the pharmacy staff for continuing education credit.
• Collect adverse drug reaction data, provide pharmaceutical care for patients on designated floors, and staff in the pharmacies throughout the hospital.
• Assignments will be conducted in an accurate and timely manner.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree