VSP PGY1 Specialty Pharmacy Resident

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: PGY1 Specialty Pharmacy Program Job Summary: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Post‐Graduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency program is a 12-month, full‐time residency, accredited by the American Society of Health‐System Pharmacists. The purpose of the residency is to develop a pharmacist with the skills and abilities to successfully practice as an acute care pharmacist, adjunct faculty member, and/or be prepared to pursue and complete PGY2 residency training. The mission of our program includes developing a core skill set 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 expected to obtain unrestricted licensure to practice in the State of Tennessee by July 31st of their residency year. Residents who are not fully licensed by this date may have modifications to their scheduled responsibilities. Failure to obtain licensure by October 1st will result in termination from the residency program and termination from employment at VUMC, unless licensure is anticipated within 120 days after the program start date. A final written warning will be issued to the resident if not fully licensed within the resident’s first 90 days of employment. Verification of licensure occurs in accordance with VUMC policy (Pharmacy Policy - Pharmacy Residency Program Standards v.6 (policytech.com)). Until residents obtain unrestricted licensure to practice in the State of Tennessee, all job functions will be supervised by a licensed pharmacist.

Requirements

LIC-Pharmacist License - Tennessee
Less than 1 year Relevant Work Experience
Bachelor's

Responsibilities

Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance.
Uses existing procedures, research and analysis to solve standard job related problems that may require some judgement.
Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements.
Individually contributes to project/ work teams.
Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas.
Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.
Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner.
Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.
Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.
Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.
Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.