Post Graduate Year 1 PGY1 Pharmacy Resident

Residency Program Completion Completes residency program requirements and required evaluations as defined by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Commission on Credentialing. Documents all residency program activities in electronic residency binder. Achieves program goals as assessed and documented by preceptor evaluations.

Residency Project Completion Completes residency project requirements. Presents project and findings at a regional conference.

Patient Care Education Consults with patients and healthcare providers to provide information and education regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage to ensure safe use.

Staff Education Contributes to and participates in the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others, including staff education activities, new staff orientation, in-service sessions. Prepares and participates pharmacotherapeutic lectures or operational competency in-service sessions for the health system’s care team.

Records Management -Pharmacy Maintains records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records, or registries of poisons, narcotics, and controlled drugs; ensures records are maintained accurately in associated databases and in compliance with regulations, policies or procedures.

Monitoring Drug Therapy Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose. Monitors patient microbiology and laboratory indices and makes appropriate dosing changes when necessary.

Compliance Monitors drug therapy to ensure compliance with CMS, Quality of Care core measures, and any other applicable regulatory, professional and organizational guidelines.

Continuing Medical Education Participates in scheduled in-services, educational presentations, computer based training, and staff meetings to ensure ongoing understanding of and adherence to professional standards, regulatory requirements and organizational policies and practices.

Clinical Pharmacotherapy Services Provides clinical pharmacy services, including but not limited to, pharmacokinetic consults, renal dosing, parenteral nutrition management, anticoagulation management, neonatal/pediatric/geriatric dosing management, route optimization, antimicrobial stewardship, and reviewing medications at transitions of care.

Medication Order Review Reviews prescriptions and medication orders, checks for appropriateness and provides information needed to properly and safely administer the medication. Recognizes orders that are inappropriate and takes responsibility to assure that the order is modified promptly and correctly. Documents interventions.

Formulary Cost Management Supports cost-effective formulary management initiatives. Participates in formulary protocol and policy development and implementation. Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.