Walgreens

Retail pharmacy chain with health services

Pharmacy Resident

PharmacyPosted on Nov 12

InternshipAtlanta, GA, USA$19.50 - $31 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education is required.
Ability to obtain a pharmacist license within the state of residency by the licensure requirement deadline.
Submit residency application materials through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS).
Participate in and adhere to the rules of the ASHP Resident Matching Program.
Be a certified immunizer or become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Develop skills in Walgreens health-system pharmacy relationships and specialty pharmacy.
Participate in transitions of care and disease-state management programs involving HIV/AIDS, oncology, chronic inflammatory conditions, transplant, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
Manage specialty patients clinically, including providing financial assistance, disease-specific clinical counseling, and close communication with providers for optimal patient management.
Impact patient outcomes through patient counseling, medication therapy management, patient adherence, and immunization services.
Assist with transitions of care by providing bedside delivery of medications upon discharge.
Develop skills to become an efficient clinical staff pharmacist, pharmacy manager, and store manager.
Meet with regional leadership to learn about management initiatives and issues that can affect implementation of patient-care services in community pharmacy.
Develop and conduct a practice-based research project and present findings at regional and national professional meetings.
Design and execute a minor project, such as a collaborative practice or business plan, and quality-improvement projects.
Instruct and precept IPPE and APPE student pharmacists.
Complete a Teaching Certificate Program.
Participate in the Atlanta Area Resident Journal Club.

The Walgreens PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program in Atlanta GA provides postgraduate training that enables residents to achieve their professional goals, become a leader within the profession, provide compassionate care for members of their communities and contribute to the Walgreen Company’s advancement in healthcare.

The residency program is based at the Walgreens health-system pharmacy located at Piedmont Hospital-Atlanta. This pharmacy location offers clinical pharmacy services for patients who are prescribed in complex therapies such as HIV/AIDS, oncology, chronic inflammatory disease, and transplant. The clinical pharmacists at this site work closely with medical staff to provide optimal drug therapy for patients. The residency program graduates will be leaders in the future of pharmacy and will have an active role in advancing community pharmacy practice.

Resident Activities:
-Develop skills needed in Walgreens health system pharmacy relationships and specialty pharmacy
-Transitions of care and disease state management programs in areas such as HIV/AIDS, oncology, chronic inflammatory conditons, transplant, and hepatitis B, and hepatitis C
-Clinical management of specialty patients that includes; financial assistance, thorough disease-specific clinical counseling, and close communication with providers for optimal patient management
-Impact patient outcomes through participation in patient counseling, medication therapy management, patient adherence, and immunization services.
-Assist with transitions of care through bedside delivery of medications upon discharge
-Develop skills to become an efficient clinical staff pharmacist, pharmacy manager and store manager
-Meet with regional leadership to learn about management initiatives and issues that can affect the implementation of patient care services in the community pharmacy setting.
-Develop and conduct a practice-based research project and present findings at regional and national professional meetings
-Design and execute a minor project (collaborative practice or business plan) and quality improvement projects
-Instruct and precept IPPE and APPE student pharmacists
-Complete a Teaching Certificate Program
-Participate in the Atlanta Area Resident Journal Club

External Basic Qualifications

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 willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

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

The current hourly range for this position is $19.50 per hour - $31.00 per hour. The actual hourly rate 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. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/en/benefits

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Retail

Store

13641-ATLANTA GA

District

844-ATLANTA GA

Common Location

35 COLLIER RD NW,STE 100,ATLANTA,GA,30309-01780-13641-S

Full District Office Address

1200 LAKE HEARN DR NE,ATLANTA,GA,30319

About the Company

Walgreens

Retail pharmacy chain with health services

Walgreens is a retail pharmacy network in the United States that sells prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, health and wellness products, and offers photo services. It operates through a large network of stores and an online platform, enabling customers to order prescriptions or products online and pick them up the same day. Walgreens’ photo service lets customers print photos and create personalized gifts such as photo books, cards, invitations, and other custom items via in-store kiosks or online. The company differentiates itself with a nationwide store footprint, integrated pharmacy and health services, and the ability to deliver convenience through online ordering and same-day pickup. Its goal is to provide convenient access to medications and health-related products while expanding personalized consumer services to improve everyday wellness.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $25M
Headquarters: Deerfield, IL
Founded: 1901

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