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Job Description:

Walgreens Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program is a postgraduate training opportunity for pharmacists to enhance their skill set in the community and specialty pharmacy setting. The primary residency practice site is a community-based specialty pharmacy in Louisville, KY. The pharmacy teams service patients with many disease states including oncology, transplant, chronic inflammatory diseases, HIV and HCV. The community pharmacists at these sites work closely with providers, patients, and the community to provide optimal drug therapy for patients. In addition, residents gain insights on management issues that can affect the implementation of patient care services in the community and specialty pharmacy setting.

The pharmacist will complete a teaching certificate program and will assist in teaching opportunities and precepting experiences for the Sullivan University College of Pharmacy. The residency program graduates will be leaders in the pharmacy community and will have an active role in advancing community pharmacy practice. A graduate from this residency program would be viewed to possess equivalent experience and skills to seek a pharmacy manager position within a specialty pharmacy location or a traditional community pharmacy practice site.

Residency Activities

-Provide personalized, comprehensive care to patients with complex conditions such as oncology, transplant, chronic inflammatory disease, HCV and HIV/AIDS

-Assist in delivery of medication education to patients

-Perform medication therapy management

-Administer immunizations

-Perform patient centered dispensing

-Participate in community service events

-Design, conduct, and present a practice based residency project at a professional conference

-Develop skills needed in Walgreens health system pharmacy relationships and specialty pharmacy

-Educate providers and payers on community-based specialty services

-Development of collaborative programs to improve patient adherence and outcomes

-Evaluate the sustainability of new patient care programs

-Enhance existing patient care programs

-Complete a Teaching Certificate Program

-Serve as preceptor and instructor to pharmacy students at the site and college of pharmacy

Job ID: 1305180BR

Title: Pharmacy Resident - Sullivan University

Company Indicator: Walgreens

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Function: Retail

Full Store Address: 532 S 4TH ST,UNIT 532,LOUISVILLE,KY,40202-02555-16372-S

Full District Office Address: 532 S 4TH ST,UNIT 532,LOUISVILLE,KY,40202-02555-16372-S

External Basic Qualifications:

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

• Ability to obtain pharmacist license within the state of residency within 90 days of the start of the residency program

• Submission of residency application materials to Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)

• Individuals must participate in and adhere to the rules of the ASHP Resident Matching Program.

• Certified Immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

Shift:

Store: 16372-LOUISVILLE KY