Pharmacy Resident in USA
Job title: Pharmacy Resident in USA at Mercy Cedar Rapids
Company: Mercy Cedar Rapids
Job description: Work Shift Variable/Rotating ShiftsScheduled Weekly Hours 40Summary This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by working alongside a Clinical Pharmacist to provide safe and effective patient care within the Mercy Pharmacy.Job DescriptionJob Duties
- Provides safe and effective patient care in collaboration with the health care team, to a diverse range of patients, including those with multiple co-morbidities, high-risk medication regimens and multiple medications following a consistent patient care process.
- Ensures continuity of care during patient care transitions between care settings.
- Manages formulary and medication-use processes.
- Evaluates and investigates practice, review data, and assimilate scientific evidence to improve patient care and/or the medication use system.
- Prepares, dispenses and manages medications to support safe and effective drug therapy for patients.
- Provides effective medication and practice-related education to patients, caregivers, health care professionals, students and the public.
- Effectively employs appropriate preceptor roles when engaged in teaching students, pharmacy technicians, or fellow health care professionals.
- Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.
- Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the following patient age groups: neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
- Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Meet objectives, goals, and activities as outlined in ASHP pharmacy residency accreditation.
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- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in pharmacy or related field, required.
- Registration as an Iowa Pharmacist Intern should be obtained before hire.
- Iowa Pharmacist License required. Should obtain by August 31st but no later than September 15th in year of hire. Must be verifiable on the Iowa Board of Pharmacy website by September 15th.
- Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse/Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training required. Employee must submit certification of completed training to Human Resources prior to start or transfer date.
- Current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), in accordance with the American Heart Association upon hire.