Clinical Pharmacy Resident

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Job Title

Clinical Pharmacy Resident - Inpatient (PGY1)

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Fairview Hospital

Department

Pharmacy-Fairview Hospital

Job Code

T17001

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

6:00am-2:30pm/2:00pm-10:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.  On our team, you will provide stellar care at one of the top healthcare organizations in the nation.

A caregiver in this role will gain comprehensive experience across pharmacy practice, including main pharmacy staffing, clinical service rotations, order verification and fulfillment, longitudinal projects, and professional presentations. As a PGY1 Clinical Pharmacy Resident, you will actively participate in education, research, and service, with opportunities to collaborate with physicians, nurses, and pharmacy preceptors in both general and specialty areas. This residency provides training in clinical decision-making, drug information, and pharmacy and therapeutics activities while also supporting clinical research. In addition, residents will complete an ambulatory care experience, working 4 hours in a clinic one day per week in either Lorain or Lakewood.

A caregiver in this position work Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 3:30pm with flexibility based on rotation. This caregiver will rotate no more than every other weekend.  

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Perform pharmacotherapeutic monitoring and provision of pharmaceutical care of patients in the area of service responsibility in a routine continuous manner taking into account the age and clinical condition of each patient. 
• Provide and document pharmacotherapeutic recommendations that positively affect patient outcome and document all activities through departmental reports and quality assurance mechanisms. 
• Learn how to demonstrate a service orientation toward patients, caregivers and visitors. 
• Provide general and patient specific drug information to patients, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.  
• Routinely interact with physicians and nurses to provide optimal pharmaceutical care to patients. 
• Participate in and support Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee activities, such as drug use evaluation, adverse drug reaction monitoring, formulary review, and maintenance and assistance in monograph preparation for drug addition to the formulary. 
• Serve as an experiential rotation preceptor for pharmacy students. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Completing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree  
• Pharmacy Resident Fellows much be completing a Doctor of Pharmacy, Master of Science or PhD  
• For PGY-2 residents, certificate of completion for post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY-1) is required within 30 days  
• Current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current state within 90 days of being hired as a Clinical Pharmacy Resident. 
• New hires who do not hold a current Ohio Registered Pharmacist (RPh) license, are required to obtain an Ohio Pharmacy Intern license and maintain it until the Ohio RPh license is active 
• For individuals required to administer immunizations, current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days of hire  
• For individuals required to respond to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest events, current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross or certification obtained within one (1) year of hire 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Two letters of recommendation and letter of intent for the role

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Cleveland Clinic empowers caregivers to minimize the impacts of healthcare while optimizing patient outcomes and supporting the community. The Department of Pharmacy has a "Greening the Pharmacy" initiative with the goal of leading by example and acting as stewards of our natural resources for the wellbeing of all.    

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. 

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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