Post-Graduate Year 2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident

MAJOR FUNCTION

The primary purpose of the Post-Graduate Year 2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident is to work in collaboration with Henry J. Austin Health Center (HJAHC) providers to provide top quality care to its patients and the general community. The resident advises providers on drug usage and dose control. Specifically, the resident will advise providers on any and all dangers of various drugs, list their side effects, and help them determine the correct dosages for the patient.

Additionally, the resident will provide direct clinical care to patients including medication therapy management, participation in collaborative practice agreements, coordination of treatment with physicians, and general patient care management. The residency also includes a staffing component and in this context, the resident will serve a traditional retail pharmacist. The resident will verify prescriptions, counsel patients, and perform other staff pharmacist duties as determined by the Pharmacist in Charge.

The resident will also perform research and teaching duties as determined by the Residency Advisory Committee (RAC) under the supervision of the Residency Program Director (RPD). The resident will support the Director of Pharmacy Services and the Lead Clinical Pharmacist in carrying out new and established clinical pharmacy initiatives to improve patient health outcomes and reimbursement for clinical pharmacy services.

The resident will work alongside the patient navigator and community health worker with appropriate cross‑training to most effectively support all clinical pharmacy services.

• The resident will be a self-directed, independent, motivated learner guided by the RPD and the appropriate preceptor(s) for each learning experience.
• The resident will serve as a staff pharmacist as determined by the RAC with input from the Pharmacist in Charge. Accountable for the preparation and distribution of all medications to patient care areas and providing clinical pharmacy services to providers.
• Provides prescription services to patients.
• Checks unit dose medication for appropriate drug, dose, quantity, and packaging integrity.
• Facilitates availability of first doses and specialty items.
• Maintains adequate medication supplies.
• Maintains and enforces the documentation and security of narcotic supplies.
• Checks medication orders for therapeutic appropriateness and checks transcription medication orders; updates medications on administrative records.
• Provides pharmacokinetic monitoring of patients receiving specific drugs and ensures that serum concentrations are drawn; responds to emergency codes, observes for adverse drug reactions.
• Documents medication incident reports; provides medication counseling to patients; provides drug information to physicians, nurses, patients, and other health care professionals.
• Documents interventions with health care personnel related to drug therapy.
• Performs drug utilization evaluations on medications; oversees activities of medication administration nurses; participates in patient care rounds; attends departmental staff meetings and educational seminars; contributes to pharmacist continuing education seminars.
• Provides in‑service education to health center health care professionals; maintains patient confidentiality; performs related duties as required.
• The resident will be required to attend Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) committee meetings with the Lead Clinical Pharmacist.
• The resident will be required to complete evaluations in a timely manner, both for the learning experience(s) and preceptor(s).
• The resident may be required to carry out and/or assist with didactic teaching responsibilities at the Nurse Practitioner Residency program and/or clinical and didactic teaching responsibilities at Rutgers University.
• The resident will be required to present at least one (1) continuing education talk during the residency year.
• The resident will be required to successfully design, complete IRB submission for approval/exemption, carry out, and develop a manuscript of a major project to be determined within the first two months of the residency start date.
• The manuscript will be…