Pharmacy Resident University of Houston
About The Position
The Pharmacy Resident program is based at a community-based specialty pharmacy serving patients prescribed complex transplant therapies. Residents work with pharmacists and medical staff to support optimal drug therapy and patient outcomes through counseling, immunization services, and Medication Therapy Management. Residents also gain patient care experience at select Walgreens specialty pharmacies in the Houston metropolitan area, including locations offering bedside delivery and post-discharge follow-up to improve medication adherence and reduce hospital readmissions. Offered in partnership with the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, the residency provides experience delivering clinical pharmacy services in ambulatory care clinics. Residents participate in teaching and precepting at the College and receive a teaching certificate upon program completion. The program also provides insight into management issues affecting implementation of patient care services in community pharmacy settings.
Requirements
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
- Ability to obtain a pharmacist license in the state of residency within the licensure requirement deadline.
- Submit residency application materials through Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS).
- Participate in and adhere to the rules of the ASHP Resident Matching Program.
- Be a Certified Immunizer or become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.
Responsibilities
- Develop health and wellness programs.
- Develop disease state management programs in areas such as transplant, HIV, oncology, chronic inflammatory diseases, and multiple sclerosis.
- Provide Medication Therapy Management.
- Administer pharmacist-provided immunizations.
- Participate in community outreach programs.
- Design and conduct a practice-based research project.
- Present research findings at a regional residency conference.
- Provide clinical instruction to student pharmacists at the College and pharmacy.
- Participate in patient counseling and support optimal drug therapy for patients.
- Provide bedside delivery and post-discharge follow-up services at select specialty pharmacy sites.
Benefits
- Benefits information is available at jobs.walgreens.com/en/benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
