PGY1 Pharmacy Resident - Santa Monica Medical Center

Pharmacists
completing this PGY1 residency will be competent practitioners of direct
patient care in an acute care environment.As members of the health
care team, they will be accountable for achieving optimal drug therapy outcomes
in a variety of acute care patients including internal medicine, infectious
diseases, critical care, oncology, and pediatric patients.The
resident will develop and exercise skills in educating other health care
providers and patients.They will develop leadership skills by
taking an active role in medication safety and performance improvement
efforts.The resident will demonstrate professional maturity by
exhibiting a commitment to the profession, and developing a mechanism for personal
life-long learning. The PGY1 resident will report to the PGY1 Residency Program
Director.

1 year contract
position as part of ASHP Match

Annual
Salary:$75,100

1.Graduation from an ACPE-accredited
school of pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree

2.Be eligible to apply for a pharmacist
licensure in the State of California prior to the entrance into the program. CA
pharmacist licensure is required by September of the residency year

3.Complete a personal, on-site or
remote interview with the interview panel, director of the residency program
and current PGY1 resident(s).

4.Ability to accurately perform
pharmaceutical calculations.

5.ACLS certification from the American
Heart Association ideally within the first month of residency program start but
no later than September of the residency year.

6.Successful completion of the
pre-employment process, including but not limited to verification of all
required licenses and certifications, meeting theU.S.Officeof
Inspector General requirements and proof of a legal right to work in the United
States.

7.Successful completion of a post-offer
physical exam, which includes a drug and alcohol screen, a physical and a TB
test.

8. For the safety and well-being of the
university community, the University of California requires employees to be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before physically accessing the University's
Locations and Programs. This requirement is subjected to limited
deferrals, exceptions, accommodations based on medical condition, disability,
or religious belief, and associated non-pharmaceutical interventions. For
more information visit UCLA COVID-19 Vaccination Policy Announcement
at https://covid-19.ucla.edu/uc-announces-covid-19-vaccination-policy/and Full UC
COVID-19 Vaccination Program Policy at https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/SARS-CoV-2_Covid-19

9.Knowledge of laws, regulations, and
standards relative to pharmacy practice.

10.Ability to actively participate in a
teaching and training program.

11.Ability to work independently and
follow-through on assignments with minimal supervision.

12.Excellent written and verbal
communication skills.

13.Demonstrated skill in establishing
and maintaining data files.

14.Demonstrated skill and ability in
communicating on a one-to-one basis in order to obtain information, explain
protocols and/or policies and procedures.

15.Demonstrated ability to speak in
front of large groups to present didactic course material or scientific data.

16.Demonstrated ability to understand
and interpret current scientific literature.

17.Demonstrated knowledge and ability to
perform pharmacokinetic calculations.

18.Demonstrated ability to identify,
retrieve and compile selected information from patients' medical records for
the purposes of evaluating appropriateness, effectiveness, predicted outcome
and risks for toxicity.

19.Demonstrated skill and ability to
provide, communicate and document drug information on pharmacological agents
concisely to health professionals, patients and other lay individuals.

20.Demonstrate excellent time management
skills.