Virginia Mason FH - SJMC in an Ambulatory Care Setting ( Booth 5611)
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health-St. Joseph Medical Center in an Ambulatory Setting
Application
Details
Posted: 12-Aug-21
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Preferred Education: PharmD
PGY1:
Pharmacy
PGY2:
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy
Session:
Tuesday AM
St. Joseph Medical Center PGY-1 in an Ambulatory Setting
The St. Joseph Medical Center PGY1 residency program in an ambulatory setting is an ASHP candidate status program that began July 2020 with two residents and is scheduled for a credentialing survey in March 2021. This residency program is an expansion into the ambulatory care arena to match our developed ambulatory care services including over 25 pharmacists practicing in primary care, heart failure, rheumatology, population health, oncology, anticoagulation and hospice. Since 1985 St. Joseph Medical Center has provided an excellent PGY1 residency program experience in an acute care setting. We strive to develop a foundation of critical thinking and leadership skills that will promote continuous professional development and innovation in healthcare. Our program fosters a skill set to prepare residents for practice as clinical pharmacists in a variety of patient care, academic, and research settings, including PGY2 residency and fellowship experiences. The residency recruits for two resident positions from candidates throughout the United States.
The residency program is focused on providing diverse opportunities to develop proficient clinicians in provider clinics, pharmacist-run clinics, and population health arenas. Additionally, the residency provides experiences to intricately understand the patient’s continuum of care from inpatient to ambulatory to hospice settings. During the program, the resident will establish and manage a yearlong project geared towards creating or optimizing pharmacy services provided in the ambulatory care setting. As integral members of the health care team, residents work to achieve optimal drug therapy outcomes for their patients. They will display leadership and professionalism in all aspects of their practice and function as effective communicators and educators.
Our residency program, based in a non-academic health care setting, has become a catalyst for innovative pharmacy practice models within Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Rotation areas are designed to provide the resident with a well-rounded clinical and administrative experience. Within each rotation, additional time may be devoted to areas of interest, thus providing the opportunity for specialized training. Clinical rotations are designed to enhance the resident’s expertise in promoting, assessing and ensuring safe, efficacious and rational drug therapy.
About the Director: St. Joseph Medical Center PGY-1 in an Ambulatory Setting Residency
Kristin Peterson, PharmD, BCACP
Kristin received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in 1997 and her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree in 1998, both from the University of Washington. She also completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the Veteran’s Administration in Seattle in 1998. She has worked for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health’s St. Joseph Medical Center since 1998 and currently is the PGY-1 in an Ambulatory Setting Residency Program Director and the Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor for the Ambulatory team. Kristin has played an integral role in the development of all Ambulatory Pharmacy Services. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy.
Puget Sound Lifestyle in Tacoma, Washington
In the heart of the Puget Sound, Tacoma and Pierce County rise from sea level to the 14,410 foot crest of Mt. Rainier. Located in Western Washington, halfway between the state’s largest city, Seattle and the state’s capital, Olympia; Tacoma is bounded on the west by Puget Sound, with the Olympic Mountains in the distant northwest, and on the east by the Cascade Range.
Tacoma is the major community in Pierce County, the state’s second most populated county. A selection of year-round activities reinforces the quality of life in the Puget Sound area: boating, hiking, camping, running, biking, golfing and seasonal sports such as fresh and salt water fishing, skiing, and swimming.
What’s there to see and do in your spare time? Climb Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams or Mt. Baker, fish for salmon, walk in the St. Joseph Medical Center’s sponsored annual Heart Walk, tour the waterfront, take a ferry to Victoria, BC, browse through one of three word-class museums, see renowned glass makers at work in the Museum of Glass, watch local theater productions, hear a symphony orchestra, visit the Pt. Defiance Zoo and Aquarium with 700 acres of lush city park, taste wine at local wineries, sail the waters of Puget Sound, ski at one of eight local ski areas within a 200 mile radius.
A diversified economic base provides Seattle-Tacoma residents with employment in government, education, retail trade, services, agriculture, industrial seaport, construction, manufacturing, and national defense.
Overview: St Joseph Medical Center PGY-1 in an Ambulatory Setting
Required rotations (First half of year)
Residency Orientation
4 weeks
Anticoagulation
2 weeks
Primary Care - Introduction
2 weeks
Heart Failure
4 weeks
Oncology
2 weeks
Hospice
2 weeks
Practice Management
4 weeks
Community Pharmacy
2 weeks
Inpatient Internal Medicine
2 weeks
Infectious Disease
2 weeks
Emergency Medicine
2 weeks
Staffing Anticoagulation Clinic
2 weekdays per month
Staffing Hospice
2 weekend days per month
Required rotations (Second half of year)
Primary Care - Longitudinal
2 - 3 days per week for 21 weeks
Population Health
1 day per week for 21 weeks
Staffing Anticoagulation Clinic
2 weekdays per month
Staffing Hospice
2 weekend days per month
Elective Rotations (Second half of year) - Choose one
Advanced Heart Failure
1 day per week for 21 weeks
Advanced Oncology
1 day per week for 21 weeks
Required longitudinal experience – residency project and staffing
Residents conduct a project aimed at identifying, organizing, and solving a clinical or management-related problem or developing a new program with emphasis in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy. This project will be presented at the Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows, and Preceptors. The resident will be encouraged to submit the project for publication and present at state or national pharmacy meetings.
Residents will be assigned to an Anticoagulation Clinic and Hospice Pharmacy within the health system for further experiential development through staffing opportunities.
Stipend and benefits
Benefits include 30 days of Paid Time Off (PTO), medical, dental and life insurance for residents and dependents. Paid educational leave and a travel allowance are available to support attendance at state and national meetings. The current stipend is $58,947 annually/$28.34 per hour.
Residency project - continuous
Residents conduct a project aimed at identifying, organizing and solving a clinical or management related problem that aligns with the organizations’ strategic initiatives and focus. This often leads to protocol/guideline development or new roles for pharmacists. This project will be presented at the Western States Conference for Pharmacy Residents, Fellows and Preceptors. The resident will be encouraged to submit the project for publication and present at state or national pharmacy meetings.
Longitudinal experiences will occur throughout the residency year and encompass activities such as performing Drug Utilization Evaluations, presenting recommendations to Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees, student precepting, and creating a monthly newsletter directed to all Virginia Mason Franciscan Health clinical staff. Residents will also be directly involved in the education of providers, nurses, and the care team.
About Virginia Mason Franciscan Health-St. Joseph Medical Center in an Ambulatory Setting
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