**Background: **A community pharmacy residency is a twelve-month practice-based certificate program that provides the opportunity for accelerated professional growth beyond entry-level professional competence in patient-centered care, pharmacy operations, and leadership. This position exemplifies the mission of the Albertsons Pharmacies to attract, develop, and retain top talent.

PGY1 Purpose: PGY1 residency programs build upon Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to develop pharmacist practitioners with knowledge, skills, and abilities as defined in the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives. Residents who successfully complete PGY1 residency programs will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and be prepared to provide patient care, seek board certification in pharmacotherapy (i.e., BCPS), and pursue advanced education and training opportunities including postgraduate year two (PGY2) residencies.

The pharmacy resident develops competency by working under the guidance of pharmacist preceptors to develop the following core competencies:

• Manage and improve the medication-use process

• Provide evidence-based, patient-centered care and collaborate with other healthcare professionals to optimize patient care

• Exercise leadership and practice management skills

• Demonstrate project management skills

• Provide medication and practice-related information, education, and/or training

• Emerge as a leader in patient care through creation and implementation of new programs and services

Key Accountabilities:

• Staff in pharmacy providing services, such as: prescription processing, benefits investigation, inventory management, patient counseling, self-care triage and consultation, immunizations, medication administration, MTM, Specialty Care, diabetes care, and smoking cessation services (also precept pharmacy student interns)

• Independently staff one weekend per month

Patient Care Services and Operations Support

• Conduct pharmacy site visits with Patient Care Services Managers (PCSM) and Patient Care Pharmacists (PCP) to collaborate in providing direct instruction, coaching, and facilitating pharmacy team engagement in the provision of patient-centered care services and compliance with standard operational procedures Assist with pharmacy team training programs

• Collaborate in conducting community health events and marketing (flu clinics, health screenings, presentations)

• Develop, implement and evaluate an innovative service or enhance existing services

Affiliated Ambulatory Care/Institutional Settings

• Provide patient care services in an ambulatory care setting

Alliance College of Pharmacy

• Teach classes at college of pharmacy

• Complete teaching certificate coursework

• Develop research study design and analysis

• Precept IPPE/APPE students

Pay Transparency

• Starting rates may vary based on things like location, experience, qualifications and the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement. Dependent on length of service, hours worked and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, benefits may include healthcare, PTO/Vacation pay and retirement benefits (401(k) eligibility)

• An inclusive work environment with talented colleagues who reflect the communities we serve

Knowledge and Experience Education Level:

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program

• Licensed or eligible for licensure in state or jurisdiction where residency program conducted

Experience Level:

• Experience commensurate with requirements of new pharmacy graduates

• Academic performance, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities necessary to achieve the residency program goals and objectives will be evaluated

Key Contacts Internal:

• Director of Pharmacy Operations -- Division

• Manager of Academic Relations-- Corporate

• Residency Program Director -- Division (weekly interaction)

• Pharmacy Residency Preceptor(s) -- Division (almost daily interaction)

External:

• College of Pharmacy

• Ambulatory Care and Institutional Settings

Supervision:

• Number of Direct Reports: None

• Total Number of Indirect Reports:

• Number of Exempt: 0

• Number of Nonexempt: 0

• Number of Direct Contract Employees: 0

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