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Details

Posted: 10-Oct-23

Location: Melbourne, Florida

Type: Residency PGY-2

Salary: 52,800

Categories:

Clinical Pharmacist

Graduate Program

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

H-S Pharmacy Practice Administration

Hospital/Institutional

Pharmacy Benefits Management

Requirements:

Residency Required

Specialty Practice Areas:

Ambulatory Care

Inpatient Care

Management/Leadership

Medication Use Safety

Pharmacoeconomics

Pharmacotherapy

Pharmacy Practice

Research

Required Education:

PharmD

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Residency Program Website: hf.org/pharmacyresidency

PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (1 position):

Program Purpose at Health First

A PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy  Administration  and  Leadership  residency  builds  upon  PGY1  residency graduates’  competence  in  the  delivery  of  patient-centered  care  and  in  pharmacy  operational  services  to  prepare residents who can assume high level managerial, supervisory, and leadership responsibilities.

Areas of  competence  emphasized  during  the  program  include  safe  and  effective  medication-use  systems,  quality  assurance and improvement, the management of human resources, the management of financial resources, use  of technology,  and  advanced  leadership.  The residency  lays  the  foundation  for  continued  growth  in  management and leadership skills. Upon  graduation,  residents  are  prepared  for  a  clinical  or  operational management/supervisory  role  in a  variety of work settings.

During the residency year, a combination of block and longitudinal learning experiences will be utilized. These experiences are variable in length, often overlap, and may be adjusted as needed.

Required Longitudinal Experiences

• Health System Pharmacy Leadership
• Medication Safety
• Drug Policy and Procedure Development
• Formulary Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Human Resources/Recruitment
• Financial Stewardship
• Contracts and Procurement
• Informatics

Required Focused Rotations

• Orientation
• Clinical Pharmacy Services
• Inpatient Operations: Tertiary Medical Center
• Inpatient Operations: Community Hospital    
• Ambulatory Care Services Management
• Health Plan/Pharmacy Benefit Management

Unique Certification/Training Opportunities

• ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Academy
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow/Green Belt
• UF Teaching Certificate Program

 Program Sponsored Conferences

• Required
• ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
• Florida Residency Conference (FRC)
• FSHP Annual Conference
• Optional
• ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
• ASHP Pharmacy Leaders Conference
• ASHP Pharmacy Preceptors Conference
• Non-Pharmacy Healthcare/Leaders Conference (e.g. Becker's Hospital Review)

Salary

• $52,800

About Health First and Holmes Regional Medical Center

Health First encompasses:

• Holmes Regional Medical Center
• Cape Canaveral Hospital
• Palm Bay Hospital
• Viera Hospital
• Health First Health Plans
• Health First Family Pharmacy
• VitalWatch, Central Florida’s only electronic Intensive Care Unit (eICU)
• Health First Medical Group
• Trauma and Heart Centers

VitalWatch provides Health First’s critical care physicians, nurses and pharmacy specialist the ability to monitor real-time vital signs, laboratory results and complete electronic medical records of patients in various intensive care units at all four Health First hospitals from a central location.

As the only state-accredited Level II trauma center in Brevard and Indian River counties, the Trauma Center offers 24/7 care with rapid patient transport via First Flight aeromedical helicopter.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Must have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited college or university
• Must be licensed or eligible for licensure as a registered pharmacist in the state of Florida at the start of the residency program
• Must be in the process of completing an ASHP accredited PGY1 residency program
• Must participate in and adhere to the rules of the Resident Matching Program process

Application Checklist:

• Letter of intent
• Official transcripts
• Curriculum vitae
• Three professional recommendations, at least two of which should be from clinical preceptors

Note: We do not sponsor international visas, however TN visas are accepted. Employment is contingent upon satisfying eligibility requirements (i.e. background check verification, drug testing, physical examination, authorization to work in the United Sates, etc). Residents will be required to obtain licensure as a registered pharmacist in the state of Florida within 90 days of the program start date to continue employment.