About this role
Job Description
This residency program is based at a Walgreens pharmacy, as well as a community-based specialty pharmacy site, in the Oklahoma City metro area. These two settings offer the resident exposure to common chronic disease states and complex therapies for various conditions including HIV/AIDS, cancer, transplantation, hepatitis C, and chronic inflammatory diseases. The community pharmacists at these sites work closely with medical staff, case workers, and clinical coordinators to provide optimal drug therapy for patients. In addition, residents gain insight on management issues that can affect the implementation of patient care services in the community pharmacy setting.
The residency is offered in partnership with Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy. This partnership allows the resident the opportunity to gain experiences in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services at ambulatory care clinics in the Oklahoma City area. The resident actively participates in didactic and laboratory teaching activities at the College, as well as precepting opportunities at the practice sites.
Resident Activities
-Development of health and wellness programs
-Disease state management programs in infectious disease, gastroenterology, neurology, pulmonology, chronic inflammatory disease, and dermatology
-Specialty medication procurement and billing processes
-Medication therapy management
-Pharmacist-administered immunizations
-Community outreach programs
-Design and conduct a practice-based research project
-Present research findings at appropriate regional and national professional meetings
-Develop and implement a quality improvement project
-Execute marketing strategies for the promotion of patient care services
-Provide clinical instruction to student pharmacists at the College and pharmacy
-Participate in the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy-ASHP Teaching Certificate for Pharmacists Program
External Basic Qualifications
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
- Ability to obtain pharmacist license within the state of residency within the licensure requirement deadline
- Submission of residency application materials to Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)
- Individuals must participate in and adhere to the rules of the ASHP Resident Matching Program.
- Certified Immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.
Preferred Qualifications
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
The current hourly range for this position is $19.50 per hour - $31.00 per hour. The actual hourly rate within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/en/benefits