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Penn Medicine is seeking a full-time PGY2 Pharmacy Resident, Pain and Palliative for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) for a term of one-year.

Summary:

• Responsibilities include commitment to patient care, service to the pharmacy department, and accepting personal responsibility for one's own learning experience through completion of rotations, longitudinal experiences, evaluation procedures, residency assignments and meeting attendance.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques to ensure outcomes of drug therapies and following the health system's policies and procedures
  
  Provides concise, applicable and timely responses to drug information requests from health care providers and patients.
  
  Ensures continuity of pharmaceutical care to and from the acute and ambulatory patient-care settings.
  
  Participates in the established process for assessing, managing, and reporting ADEs.
  
  Assumes responsibility for the adherence to the medication-use policies and guidelines.
  
  Participates in the management of medical emergencies.
  
  Manages time effectively to fulfill practice responsibilities.
  
  Complies in all activities with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements for a specific practice setting.
  
  Participates in Entity and Department wide initiatives for Patient /Employee safety.
  
  Demonstrates an awareness of patient/ employee safety when carrying out daily responsibilities of their position.
  
  Maintain a professional image
  
  Designs, recommends, monitors, evaluates and documents patient and age-specific pharmacotherapy.
  
  Validation of annual competencies required for the position.

Credentials:

• PA Pharmacist Licensure (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy (Required)
• Completion of PGY1 Pharmacy Residency (Required)

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.