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Providence St Mary Medical Center (PSMMC) pharmacy provides post-year graduate year one (PGY1) pharmacy residency training. This training will provide the pharmacy resident with the skills, opportunities, and knowledge to become a competent pharmacy practitioner. Additionally, the pharmacy resident will receive guidance and mentoring to foster a professional attitude towards the profession of pharmacy. PSMMC has 4 PGY1 pharmacy residency positions available.

The program will provide an individualized plan of training for each resident based on his or her goals, interests, previous experience, and areas of weaknesses and strengths. Each resident will be required to complete a set of core learning experiences. A range of elective learning experiences is offered to each resident to allow them to pursue individualized goals. Additional learning experiences are offered to create a well-rounded pharmacist with a high level of practice in many areas and situations within the rural hospital, including the development and completion of a major, sound project related to pharmacy practice within the hospital, patient education, and participation in various departmental and hospital-wide committees. Further learning experiences will be offered to the resident in an outpatient clinic and system-level regional clinical pharmacy management.  

PSMMC's pharmacy residency program is a minimum of 52 weeks in duration. The pharmacy resident is an employee of PSMMC and qualifies for employee benefits. The benefits package includes salary, medical, prescription, vision, and dental coverage (for the resident and dependents), and paid time off. Paid time off is accrued as one works, which can total up to two weeks. The pharmacy resident is a salary position of $55,931 which when broken down is approximately $26.89/hour. The residency program supports travel to state, regional, and national meetings. 

Presentation of the Residency Graduation Certificate is contingent upon successful completion of all program objectives and requirements

• Washington State Intern License (if not already pharmacist licensed) 
• PSMMC new caregiver orientation 
• Washington State Pharmacy License 
• ACLS, PALS certification 

• Washington State Prescription Monitoring Program (PDMP) registration  
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) registration  
• Successful completion of orientation (4 weeks), seven (7) required and two (2) elective 6-week, and three (3) longitudinal learning experiences (as shown previously)  

• • Required: Orientation (4 weeks) 
  • Required 6-week learning experiences 

• • Required longitudinal learning experiences (duration specific to learning experience as stated above) 
  • Elective 6-week learning experiences 

• As an ASHP accredited residency program, all required competency areas, goals, and objectives for the residents are defined within the ASHP accreditation standards for PGY1 residency programs (see PharmAcademic) 

• • Each resident must receive an ACHIEVED (ACHR) status for ALL competencies: education goals and objectives by the end of the residency year in:  

• • • R1 Patient Care 

• • • R2 Advancing Practice and Improving Patient Care 
    • R3 Leadership and Management 
    • R4 Teaching, Education, and Dissemination of Knowledge 
    • E5 Management of Medical Emergencies  

• PharmAcademic (upload): 

• • All learning experience, quarterly, and yearly evaluations 
  • All learning experience presentations, journal clubs, projects, topic discussions, drug information questions, MUE, education/in-service, CME, manuscript, and research project 

• Tracking duty hours and moonlighting (if applicable) 
• On-call resident duties (see on-call resident policy) 
• Resident projects/presentations 

• • Journal Club (one) 
  • Medication Use Evaluation (MUE) and presentation (one) 
  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) (one) 
  • ID Grand Rounds (one) 
  • Protocol or treatment guideline (one) 

• Research project     

• • IRB submission 
  • Midyear abstract submission 
  • Poster presentation of project at ASHP Midyear Conference 
  • Washington, Montana (WAMT) Region Residency Conference abstract submission 

• • Project presentation at Central Washington Residency Showcase 
  • Project presentation at WAMT Region Residency Conference  
  • Manuscript  

• Staffing 

• • Main pharmacy staffing every other weekend (minimum 23 weekends) 

• • Major holiday (2) 

About PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program (4 positions)

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Providence St. Mary Medical Center Match Number: 165813 Walla Walla, Washington The Pharmacy Residency That Prepares You for a Clinical Career At Providence St. Mary Medical Center (PSMMC), we believe strongly in the effectiveness of patient-centered, clinical pharmacy practice. It’s a philosophy that’s supported across the Providence organization. PGY1 Residency Program Our post-graduate year one (PGY1) residency is a one-year clinical and administrative program which meets the four main requirements outlined by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists including patient care, advancing practice, leadership, and education. Academic opportunities are offered through Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. In our PGY1 pharmacy residency you’ll benefit from our unique training program that takes advantage of the wide variety of learning experiences within both acute and ambulatory care settings. Everything you learn about pharmacy practice will be based in our patient-centered mission of providin...g compassionate care. This residency program is designed to provide a broad overview of institutional pharmacy practice and is tailored to meet the needs of each resident. Graduates will be prepared to provide advanced pharmaceutical care services to a wide variety of patients in diverse practice settings. You Get the Resources of One of Washington’s Leading Medical Centers Providence St. Mary Medical Center is an acute-care, general and referral center offering a full range of adult/pediatric medical, surgical, and critical care services. Our pharmacy department provides centralized order entry with automated unit dose and IV admixture distribution. Our clinical pharmacists provide service to the entire hospital, including pharmacokinetic consultation, drug information, antimicrobial stewardship, total parenteral nutrition consultation, pharmacotherapy infusion clinic, transitions of care, and patient medication education for discharge. Clinical pharmacists are involved in hospital and medical staff education, committee participation, clinical pathway development, medication utilization evaluation, adverse drug reaction monitoring and reporting, quality assurance and competency assessment. Choose a Residency Project Residents will complete an investigation of a particular aspect of pharmacy practice, which will span the length of their residency. Learning Experiences Core: •Clinical Leadership •Critical Care •Infectious Disease •Internal Medicine •Operations •Pharmacy Management •Transitions of Care Electives: •Ambulatory Care •Cardiology •Emergency Medicine •Pharmacotherapy Clinic •Nephrology •Oncology •Population Health Academic Opportunities with Washington State University Our relationship with the College of Pharmacy affords our residents many opportunities throughout the year. As a resident, you’ll have teaching opportunities throughout the curriculum, including; didactic lectures, small group teaching in Pharmaceutical Care Laboratory and assistance with precepting 4th-year students on rotations, as well as the ability to obtain a teaching certificate. You Get the Support of One of the West’s Largest Health Care Organizations Providence is one of the largest health care providers in the west with facilities in Washington, California, Oregon, Alaska, Montana, New Mexico and Texas. Pharmacy school graduates and residents join us because our clinical setting allows them to do much more of what they’ve been trained to do. Our emphasis on direct involvement in patient care and patient contact allows you to experience the rewards that come from the development of a practitioner-patient relationship. Salary, Benefits and Travel Opportunities As a pharmacy resident, you will be an employee of PSMMC and will qualify for employee benefits. Your benefits package will include medical, prescription, vision, and dental coverage (for you and your dependents) and paid time off. The residency program supports travel to state, regional, and national meetings. Applicant Requirements Prior to the start of the program, the resident shall be a graduate of a college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) and shall be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Washington. Residents not licensed as a pharmacist at the beginning of the residency must be licensed as a pharmacy intern in the state of Washington. The applicant shall meet all the requirements for employment at PSMMC and meet the professional requirements of the Washington State Board Department of Pharmacy. Strong residency candidates will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, professionalism, leadership, and demonstrate a commitment to the provision of pharmaceutical care. Candidates must participate in the ASHP resident matching program. To Apply Completed applications will only be accepted through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) at ashp.org/PhORCAS no later than January 10. Contact Information Amy Robisch, PharmD Residency Program Director Providence St. Mary Medical Center 401 W. Poplar, PO Box 1477 Walla Walla, WA 99362 509-897-2055 amy.robisch@providence.org

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