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Posted: 23-Oct-23

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Type: Residency PGY-2

Categories:

Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Requirements:

Residency Required

Specialty Practice Areas:

Cardiology

Preferred Education:

PharmD

UNC Health Rex is the largest community hospital in the UNC Healthcare system. We are an accredited primary stroke and chest pain center, and a Bariatric Center of Excellence as well as a comprehensive community Cancer Center. UNC Health Rex is a premier hospital for acute cardiac care and the main regional referral center. We have a full-spectrum of emergency cardiac care programs, such as IABP, PVAD, CABG, adult ECMO, as well as structural heart disease procedures including TAVR, Mitraclip, Watchman, and state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization labs

The PGY2 resident in cardiology at UNC Health Rex will provide cardiovascular pharmacy services within inpatient critical care, intermediate care, and procedural patient care areas. In the outpatient setting, the PGY2 resident will work within the Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner model by providing daily service in the areas of cardiovascular medication management and monitoring in an independent practice. Residents who successfully complete the UNC Health Rex PGY2 pharmacy residency in Cardiology are prepared for positions in advanced patient care, academic, or other specialties, along with board certification in cardiology. 

This residency has received accreditation by ASHP.

Required Rotations: (1 month unless otherwise specified) 

• Orientation
• General Cardiology
• Electrophysiology
• Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU
• Cardiac Medicine ICU (2 months)
• Cardiology Ambulatory Care
• Transitions of Care
• Project Month

Elective Rotations: (choose 3) 

• Cardio-Oncology
• Cardiology Ambulatory Care II
• Medical-Surgical ICU
• Neurosurgery ICU
• Emergency Medicine
• Administration
• Opportunities for cardiac transplant or LVAD at UNC Med Center may be available upon request

Longitudinal Experiences: 

• Research Project
• Inpatient Cardiology Quality Improvement
• Teaching
• Heart Failure Clinic/Structural Heart (one half-day per week)
• Code Blue Longitudinal Experience
• Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) on-call management program

Staffing:

• The resident will staff every 4th weekend in the clinical critical care and cardiology patient care areas and one evening shift from 15:30-21:30 per month, excluding Friday evenings. 

Teaching and Leadership:

• Serve as primary preceptor for at least 2 pharmacy students with opportunities to precept PGY1 pharmacy residents
• Present didactic teaching sessions at a local college of pharmacy
• Present an ACPE accredited CE to the UNC Health system
• Opportunity to deliver an interdisciplinary journal club presentation
• Select and lead initiatives for cardiovascular services at REX
• Participate and present in the multidisciplinary cardiovascular service line committee
• Teaching certificate available

Please check out our website for more details: UNC REX PGY2 Cardiology Residency

Successful completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency program. Must be an active pharmacist and eligible for licensure in the state of North Carolina

The application deadline is January 2, 2024. Complete applications include the following:

• An application form submitted through the PhORCAS Application Portal 
• Including PhORCAS supplemental form
• Letter of intent 
• Curriculum Vitae 
• Three PhORCAS Standardized Recommendations 
• Pharmacy College transcripts 

An interview is required and will be scheduled in late January to February

All applicants much be registered with the National Matching Service. Employment application will be required after match results are posted.

About UNC Health Rex

UNC Health Rex is a large community hospital located in Raleigh, North Carolina; we are part of the UNC Health System. We pride ourselves on our array of specialty services, including heart and vascular services, critical care, inpatient and outpatient oncology, ambulatory care, and the busiest surgical service department in the state of North Carolina. At UNC Health Rex, we are proud to be a certified stroke center, a Magnet-designated hospital, and to hold a Medicare Five Star rating and Leapfrog A status

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