Job description

Nuvance Health has a network of convenient hospital and outpatient locations — Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Sharon Hospital in Connecticut, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, Putnam Hospital Center and Vassar Brothers Medical Center in New York — plus multiple primary and specialty care physician practices locations, including The Heart Center, a leading provider of cardiology care, and two urgent care offices. Non-acute care is offered through various affiliates, including the Thompson House for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services, and the Home Care organizations.

NOTE: This position is applicable only to those Residents who have been formally accepted to our graduate medical education programs for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Summary:
The postgraduate year one pharmacy resident position is a postgraduate training position. This first-year pharmacy resident position allows the pharmacy resident to perform as a licensed practitioner but to train under the supervision of an experienced preceptor. The pharmacy resident will enhance general competencies in managing medication-use systems and support optimal medication therapy outcomes for patients with a broad range of disease states.

Responsibilities:
1. Performs all functions required to ensure proper medication management (as defined by The Joint Commission storage, preparation, dispensing, use and administration) according to accepted standards of medical, nursing, and pharmacy practice and applicable to hospital policy and/or law.

2. Performs all duties and activities necessary to fulfill competency areas (as defined by ASHP Accreditation Standards for Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency Programs) assigned by Pharmacy Director, Pharmacy Managers, Pharmacy Residency Program Director, or Preceptors.

3. Provide safe and appropriate pharmaceutical care. Provides prescription services to inpatients/outpatients. Checks unit-dose medication for appropriate drug, dose, quantity, and packaging integrity. Compounds IV medications including chemotherapy. Facilitates availability of first doses and specialty items. Maintains adequate medication supplies. Verify medication orders for therapeutic appropriateness. Update medications on administrative records. Provide pharmacokinetic monitoring of medications. Monitor parental nutrition.

4. Promotes and supports safe medication management. Documents interventions related to drug therapy. Dispense/provide information on investigational drugs. Maintain and enforce the documentation and security of controlled substance supplies. Monitor and report adverse drug reactions. Document all medication incident reports.

5. Develops and implements clinical initiatives along with policies and procedures. Share responsibility for formulary review and maintenance. Perform drug use evaluations. Evaluate activities of medication administration.

6. Provides medication counseling to patients. Provides drug information to physicians, nurses, patients and other health care professionals. Participates and contributes in patient care rounds. Attends departmental staff meetings and educational seminars. Contributes to pharmacist continuing education seminars. Provides in-service education to hospital health care professionals. Serve as a preceptor to pharmacy students.

7. Serves as a staff pharmacist as required by ASHP Accreditation Standards for Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency Programs and Nuvance Health Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency Program.

8. Complete all requirements for completion of the Vassar Brothers Medical Center Pharmacy residency program.

9. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities.

10. Perform other duties assigned.

Location: Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Work Type: Full-Time

Standard Hours: 40.00

FTE: 1.000000

Work Schedule: DAY 8.5

Work Shift: Weekdays, Rotating Weekends. 7-330; 230-11

Org Unit: 1181

Department: Pharmacy

Exempt: Yes

Grade: P1

Salary Range:
$0.0000 - $1,000.0000 Hourly

Working conditions:
Essential:

• Some manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity
• Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force
• Some occupational risk
• Generally pleasant working conditions.

EOE, including disability/vets.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact Human Resources at 203-739-7330 (for reasonable accommodation requests only). Please provide all information requested to assure that you are considered for current or future opportunities.

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