Pharmacy Resident Walgreens Gulf Port MS
About The Position
The Walgreens PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program aims to develop advanced community pharmacists who provide direct patient care to a variety of patient populations, collaborate with other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes, and incorporate patient care activities into a community pharmacy’s daily workflow. The residency experience is based at a Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy and multiple other Walgreens pharmacies in the Gulfport, Mississippi area. Longitudinal learning experiences let the resident practice throughout the year in focused direct patient care areas, including specialty pharmacy, medication and disease state management, routine and other immunizations, travel health, and clinical practice management. The resident further develops patient care and management skills and knowledge while working directly with community pharmacist leaders. The resident will participate in community outreach, assist as a preceptor of student pharmacists, and design and conduct a practice-based research project, presenting the findings at a professional conference.
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 by 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 be willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.
Responsibilities
- Develop collaborative programs to improve patient adherence and outcomes.
- Provide medication therapy management and patient counseling across multiple patient populations.
- Deliver preventative health services, including routine immunizations, off-site immunization clinics, and health coaching consultations.
- Provide travel health consultations and administer vaccines.
- Deliver chronic disease state management education and action plans to multiple patient populations.
- Develop pharmacy practice management skills.
- Provide services for patients taking specialty medications for HIV, hepatitis C, and other conditions.
- Lead patient-centered dispensing at a local Walgreens.
- Participate in community outreach.
- Assist as a preceptor of student pharmacists.
- Design and conduct a practice-based research project and present its findings at a professional conference.
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
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
