Pharmacist Resident PGY1

Completes requirements for ASHP accredited residency program which includes providing pharmaceutical care to pediatric patients during clinical rotations, and administrative and service commitment activities.

Additional Information
Department Name: Colorado Springs Pharmacy
Job Status:Full time, 40 hours per week.
Shift: All shifts, days, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Duties & Responsibilities

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
Neonate - <30 days
Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Completes requirements of ASHP accredited residency program.
2. Coordinates, develops, and conducts major residency project, drug utilization review, and additional projects as assigned by pharmacy director, program director, and preceptors.
3. Fulfills service commitment by sustaining pharmacy services throughout the organization through appropriate medication preparation, dispensing, and inventory control. Provides oversight to pharmacy technicians, interns and students when providing coverage in assigned area.
4. Participates in the education of pharmacy staff, nursing staff, medical staff, pharmacy students, and patients and families. Participates on hospital committees and in drug policy development.
5. Provides drug information services by responding to questions regarding medication compatibilities, adverse drug events, regimens, dosing, interactions, storage and disposal, compounding, therapeutic uses of medications and pharmaceutical supplies in a timely manner; using a systematic approach to effectively searching, retrieving, and evaluating the literature and appropriately communicating and applying the information to the patient care situation; and assisting with the development, maintenance, and implementation of hospital and department policy and procedures related to medication use, storage, restrictions, and administration.
6. Sustains and implements quality and safety initiatives and practices in the department and throughout the hospital. Reports adverse drug events and medication variances using the hospital variance reporting program (QSRS).
7. Sustains clinical pharmacy services throughout the organization by providing pharmaceutical care for pediatric patients of all age ranges through participation in multi-disciplinary team rounds and/or care, emergency response, education, guidance, interpretation and analysis of medication related therapeutic issues; documenting pharmaceutical interventions according to departmental standards; performing therapeutic drug monitoring and disease outcome analysis; and timely verification of medication orders in an electronic health record system.
8. Participate in general pharmacy operations throughout the organization through appropriate medication preparation, dispensing, and inventory control. Provides oversight to pharmacy technicians, interns, residents and students as needed.

Job Highlights:
* Coordinates, develops, and conducts major residency project, drug utilization review, and additional projects as assigned by pharmacy director, program director, and preceptors.
* Fulfills service commitment by sustaining pharmacy services throughout the organization through appropriate medication preparation, dispensing, and inventory control.
* Provides oversight to pharmacy technicians, interns and students when providing coverage in assigned area.
* Participates in the education of pharmacy staff, nursing staff, medical staff, pharmacy students, and patients and families. Participates on hospital committees and in drug policy development.

Minimum Qualifications

* Education: PharmD or RPh
* Experience: As defined by the ASHP residency standard.
* Licensure: Licensed pharmacist in the state of Colorado within 90 days of hire.
* Certification: BLS certification (American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute accepted)

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $54,790.77 to $82,186.16

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.