Pharmacy Resident - Specialty Pharmacy, Minnesota MN

Pharmacy Resident - Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, Minnesota MN

The Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program will prepare community-based practitioners capable of developing, providing, and advancing patient care services in any practice setting with a specific focus on patients with complex specialty disease states. Graduates from the program will be highly sought community-based pharmacists desired for their advanced skill‑set in managing patients with complex disease states holistically and their experience in developing patient‑centered services in the specialty environment.

Graduates will have the abilities and experiences necessary to secure positions with directly clinically focused patient care, ambulatory care practice settings, management opportunities, and academia. The residency program is conducted across two Walgreens Specialty Pharmacies in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Residents gain experience in the delivery of clinical services, conducting research, developing management expertise, precepting students, and participating in a teaching certification class.

• Disease state management programs in HIV/AIDS, oncology, organ transplant, hepatitis C, and other specialty disease states
• Medication therapy management
• Specialty medication monitoring and follow-up
• Pharmacist-administered immunizations
• Development of health and wellness programs
• Community outreach programs
• Design and conduct a practice-based research project and present findings at appropriate regional and national professional meetings
• Write a business plan for a new or improved service
• Develop and conduct a continuous quality improvement project
• Draft a collaborative practice protocol
• Execute marketing strategy for the promotion of patient care services
• Provide clinical instruction to student pharmacists
• Opportunity to participate in a teaching certificate program

• 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

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