Register for the 2024 Personnel Placement Service (PPS) to request an interview.

Details

Posted: 17-Oct-24

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Type: Residency PGY-2

Salary: 52,707

Categories:

Graduate Program

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Requirements:

Residency Required

Specialty Practice Areas:

Pediatrics/OB-GYN

Salary Details:

Participation in Rush Health Plans (health/life insurance), retirement savings plan, lab coat, ACLS/PALS training, travel and CE reimbursement, meal stipend, and approximately 25 days of PTO.

Required Education:

PharmD

The goal of the Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) pediatric pharmacy residency program is to provide the resident with a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of age-related pharmacotherapy in the pediatric population. The resident will be exposed to multiple pediatric populations within an interdisciplinary setting to allow them to become an independent clinician. The resident will be able to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills within pediatric pharmacotherapy through active participation in required and elective patient care learning experiences and a multitude of other learning opportunities. In addition, the resident will learn how to appropriately review, prepare, and dispense pediatric medications in a safe and efficient manner. Upon completion of this program, the participant will be able to independently conduct practice based research and lead practice based quality initiatives.

The Rush University Children’s Hospital (RUCH) is comprised of 110-licensed beds with many pediatric services including an 18-bed PICU, a 60-bed Level III NICU, and a 20-bed General Pediatric unit. RUCH has a Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Center for congenital abnormalities, a state of the art Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, and is recognized as a center for excellence in pediatric ECMO and antimicrobial stewardship.

The resident is expected to have successfully completed an ASHP-accredited (or pre-candidate status) PGY-1 residency. Other requirements include: PharmD from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy, PhorCAS application, curriculum vitae, letter of intent, 3 letters of recommendations, academic transcripts, and eligibility for Illinois pharmacist licensure.

About Rush University Medical Center

Rush University System for Health is consistently recognized for our outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships. Rush University Medical Center encompasses a 671-bed hospital serving adults and children, including the 61-bed Johnston R. Bowman Health Center and Rush University. For more than 180 years, the Medical Center has been leading the way in developing innovative and often life-saving treatments. In addition to its mission in patient care, education and research, the Medical Center maintains a strong commitment to the community. Rush reaches out to the Chicago community through offerings such as the Rush Community Services Initiatives Program, an umbrella for several student-led outreach programs designed to address the social and health care needs of residents in neighboring communities. For the fourth year in a row, RUSH University Medical Center is ranked among the nation’s best on U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, one of only 22 hospitals in the nation to earn this recognition. Eleven specialties ranked among the best in the U.S., including orthopedics (5th in nation), neurology and neurosurgery (14th in n...ation), cardiology and heart surgery (15th in nation) and ear, nose and throat (22nd in nation). Only 5% of hospitals evaluated receive scores high enough to rank nationally in even one specialty. Among the nation's best of quality, RUSH University Medical Center ranked No. 2 in the nation in Vizient's latest Quality and Accountability Study, and has been in the top 5 for 10 consecutive years. The Department of Pharmacy at Rush consists of over 200 employees working with the latest technology to provide safe and cost-effective care to patients. The practice model is such that it can provide clinical services to patients 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. Pharmacy residency programs have been in place for over 40 years and currently consists of 10 PGY1 residents and 7 PGY2 residents.

Show more

Show less

Connections working at Rush University Medical Center