Pharmacy Resident - Western University College of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Resident - Western University College of Pharmacy

The Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy and Western University PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program delivers postgraduate training to pharmacists so that they can advocate for patient care for the members of their community, achieve their professional goals, become a leader within the profession, and contribute to advancements in healthcare. A graduate from this program would have matured in their clinical experience and skills to provide and expand upon the patient care services conducted within community and specialty pharmacy practice.

Residents will directly impact and improve patient outcomes.

This residency is based out a URAC accredited Walgreens specialty pharmacy in Orange, CA. Pharmacy teams offer a variety of specialty clinical pharmacy services for patients who are prescribed complex therapies. Our partnership with Western University provides a unique longitudinal rotation in ambulatory care services and completion of a teaching certificate. Additional sites in Los Angeles will provide further exposure to hazardous drug compounding and district, area, and regional leadership experiences.

• Specialty disease state management in oncology, transplant, chronic inflammatory conditions, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis
• Management of Limited Distribution Drugs
• Longitudinal ambulatory care clinic rotation
• Development of health and wellness programs
• Pharmacist-administered immunizations
• Medication therapy management
• Community outreach programs
• Design and conduct a practice‑based research project
• Present research findings at regional and national professional meetings
• Development of clinical pharmacy services
• Pharmacy practice management and district, area, and regional leadership exposure
• Complete a teaching certificate program
• Provide clinical instruction to student pharmacists

• 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 the licensure requirement deadline
• 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 willingness to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire

• Prefer six months of experience in a retail environment
• Prefer prior work experience with Walgreens
• Prefer good math skills for accurate prescription filling, including counting, measuring and weighing

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The current salary range for this position is $16.50 per hour – $25.00 per hour. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors.

• Not Applicable

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider