Pharmacy Resident - Mon - Fri Days

Northeast Georgia Health System • Gainesville, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Practice in a variety of direct patient care settings including inpatient medical/surgical, cardiology, critical care, long term care, administration, oncology, women and children’s health, and other patient care areas as practice dictates. See Residency Program Description for specific required activities and learning experiences. Working at NGHS means being part of something special: a team invested in you as a person, an employee, and in helping you reach your goals. NGHS: Opportunities start here. Northeast Georgia Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status. Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a non-profit on a mission of improving the health of our community in all we do. Our team cares for more than 1 million people across the region through five hospitals and a variety of outpatient locations. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) has campuses in Gainesville, Braselton, Winder, Dahlonega and Demorest – with a total of more than 850 beds and more than 1,200 medical staff members representing more than 60 specialties. Learn more at www.nghs.com.

Requirements

• Currently licensed, or will be license eligible by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy to practice pharmacy in the state of Georgia after degree completion.
• Bachelors Degree.
• Current enrollment in Doctorate of Pharmacy program as a postgraduate professional degree.
• Advanced clinical pharmacy skills—ability to demonstrate competence, confidence, and compassion in providing direct patient care and working with others.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with pharmacists, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals
• Must have working knowledge of pharmacy law
• Ability to be self-directed in executing responsibilities within a team structure (taking personal responsibility for care)
• Ability to acquire skills necessary to operate departmental computer applications and institutional medication use technology

Responsibilities

• Under direction of RPD (and residency preceptors), assumes responsibility for pharmacy services for selected patients.
• Provides education in pharmaceutical care to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and patients.
• Provides concise, applicable, and timely responses to requests for drug information from healthcare providers.
• Participates in the ongoing development of drug therapy policies and maintenance of the health system’s formulary.
• Assists in Pharmacy and Therapeutics’ Committees activities, departmental and institutional projects, leadership functions, and academic pursuits (e.g., precepting students, etc…)
• Performs duties and responsibilities of a patient care pharmacist and clinical specialist as workload necessitates.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the RPD and pharmacy leadership.
• All assigned activities must be achieved to meet the ASHP Pharmacy Residency Standard in order to successfully complete the program and receive a graduating certificate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level