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All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One for FT/PT positions
• Paid Days Off from Day One for FT/PT positions
• Student Loan Repayment Program for FT/PT positions
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
• Debt-free Education (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time, 40 hours/week

Shift: Days

Location: AdventHealth LaGrange Hospital

The role you’ll contribute:

The Community-Based Pharmacist Resident provides professional development in a health system outpatient pharmacy with training in Specialty Pharmacy and Ambulatory Care services. The resident will develop and implement sustainable pharmacy-driven outpatient clinical services, optimize patient care outcomes through medication therapy management, practice leadership, and develop independent learning skills through their robust clinical rotations.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Under the direction of the Preceptor, coordinates and provides clinical pharmacy services for patients receiving treatment. Identifies service requirements by interaction and consultation with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists and technicians. Monitors for appropriateness of medication, dose, strength, expiration date, route of administration and dosage form are appropriate for each patient, as documented in patient medication profile. Patients receive the correct medications for the optimal length of time
• Documents clinical interventions, which prevent or eliminate drug-related problems (e.g., adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, etc.), or promotes cost-effective drug therapy. Prepares and submits concise activity reports documenting the number of interventions, estimated cost savings and potential change in patient outcome.  Appropriately intervenes for drug allergies, potential drug interactions, and duplication of therapy.
• Drug information and recommendations are provided to physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals. Effectively communicates to medical staff recommendations for alternative drug regimens if needed.  Educates and counsels patients on how to take their medications properly. Patients receive appropriate information regarding possible side effects.
• Participates in education presentations to healthcare personnel on the principles of pharmacokinetics and/or pharmacotherapy as needed.
• Coordinates and participates actively in staff development programs (i.e., presents cases or reviews journal articles).  Nursing staff and other health care professionals receive timely and effective in-service regarding new or pertinent new drug therapies (may include newsletters, etc.).  A resource for drug information for other healthcare workers
• Participates as a preceptor for Pharm.D. students as requested by the preceptor
• Handles, processes and appropriately disposes of all waste materials, including all levels of hazardous waste, within the department.  Appropriately uses Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Chemo Spill Kits in the event of a cytotoxic spill
• Receives appropriate training in the handling of hazardous waste during initial training into the department, and then receives an annual update thereafter
• Demonstrates effective leadership and supervisory skills. Adheres to the highest standards of academic integrity and ethical standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed

• Graduate of a Doctor of Pharmacy degree program or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
• Current valid State Pharmacist license preferred

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About AdventHealth

At AdventHealth, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ is our mission. It calls us to be His hands and feet in helping people feel whole. Our story is one of hope — one that strives to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. More than 100,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers provide individualized, wholistic care.Our Christian mission, shared vision, common values and focus on whole-person health is our commitment to making communities healthier with a unified system: 51 hospital campuses and hundreds of care sites in diverse markets throughout nine states.

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