Pharmacy Resident PGY 1 (Full Time, Days)

Description Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? Summary: + Position Summary: + The post-graduate year 1 PGY-1 pharmacy residency is a one year period of transition from a student to independent practitioner. The residency experience is designed to accelerate approximately 3 years of experience into one residency year. In addition to the other functions listed below, the resident is expected to achieve at least 80% of the goals of the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program and achieve satisfactory progress on any remaining goals. The objectives are related to the required six outcomes associated with the PGY1 residency standard. Upon completion of Lancaster General Healthu2019s PGY-1 residency program, the resident will be a confident, multi-faceted, acute care pharmacist prepared for independent practice, advanced training, leadership and teaching opportunities. + Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties: + Interpret and evaluate all medication regimens and assures safe and effective medication use prospectively during rotation-based patient care activities and retrospectively with order clarification during the order entry process. + Utilize medical informatics to make decisions and reduce error. Respond to drug information requests as required. + Advise healthcare providers regarding the contents, therapeutic actions, utilization and possible adverse reactions or interactions of medication. + Design and recommend safe and effective evidence-based therapeutic regimens and associated monitoring plans to all applicable healthcare providers. Ensure avoidance of events which may cause patient harm. + Serve as a role model of customer service by responding constructively to the needs of hospital staff. Responding constructively is defined as using a respectful communication style that is consistent with professional collaboration. + Actively participate in medication safety programs including reporting errors and adverse drug events and documentation of pharmacist interventions. + The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above: + Prepare and dispense medications including but not limited to narcotics, other controlled substances, high-risk medications, and dangerous drugs in accordance with professional practice guidelines, state pharmacy laws, and regulatory standards in addition to departmental policies and procedures. + Develop and present a medication-use evaluation to the appropriate committee s , and revise an existing or construct a new departmental policy and procedure under the direction of the Residency Program Director or designee. + Develop, conduct, summarize, and present a major residency project related to an investigation of pharmacy practice. + Mentor pharmacy students in applicable educational experiential training programs. + Other duties as assigned. Responsibilities: + Minimum Required Qualifications: + Pharmacist degree e.g. Doctor of Pharmacy, B.S. from an accredited College of Pharmacy. + Eligible for licensure or eligible to reciprocate in the State of Pennsylvania with requirements per the Board of Pharmacy-Pharmacist application checklist. + A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program. + Previous experience in hospital-based practice as a pharmacy intern technician. + ATTENTION CONCENTRATION - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others: + The position requires strong concentration skills. The individual must have the ability to voluntarily sustain concentration to task over an extended period of time as a result of an effortful and usually deliberate heightened and focused state of attention. + NEW LEARNING AND MEMORY - The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material: + A large portion of this position required reliance on verbal memory and new learning. Efficiency in processing of verbal information, either in written or spoken form, is a major requirement and prerequisite of the job. The individual must be able to attend to and process multiple bits of information simultaneously. The individual must be able to organize and categorize this information effectively so that later recall is feasible. + PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING AND CREATIVE THINKING - The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think in order to solve a problem by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought: + The position required much autonomy of thought and problem solving. The individual must be able to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems. The individual must be able to think abstractly, which is manifested in the ability to form concepts, use categories, generalize from single instances, apply procedural rules and general principles, and be aware of subtle or intrinsic aspects of a problem. The development of hypothesis and potential solutions to problems involves careful interpretation, analysis and diagnosis. The individual must be able to collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. The individual must be able to think creatively with a degree of inventiveness, experimentation and intuition. They must be able to deal with a variety of concrete and abstract variables. + APTITUDES The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act: + Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job. + Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations. + Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information. + Interpersonal relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others. + EQUIPMENT USAGE REQUIREMENTS + Equipment Tools: Computer, printer, automated decentralized cabinets PYXIS , carousels, compounding systems, barcode scanner, robotic packager, pneumatic tube, laminar flow hood, biological safety cabinet, calculator, telephone, MS Office, internet, pen, paper, reference books. + Software: Pharmacy clinical info system, orders, Micromedex, Lexi-Comp, Abacus compounding software, PYXIS Connect, Quantifi, Sentri7, ATC. + PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS + Rarely 0-10%; Occasionally 11-35%; Frequently 36-70%; Continuously 71-100% + Body Position Movement: + Sit: Frequently + Stand: Frequently + Walk: Frequently + Bend: Occasionally + Push: Occasionally + Pull: Occasionally + Kneel Squat: + Reach: Frequently + Twist: Occasionally + Balance: Occasionally + Climb: Occasionally + Lifting: Degree of physical exertion is: Light, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects. + Sensory Abilities specifically required: + Vision + Hearing + PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT + WORKING CONDITIONS: Position involves exposure to the following harmful elements: + Bio hazardous Waste + Blood borne Pathogens + Chemicals + Extreme Noise Levels + Disclaimer: This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards. The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole. Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely. Credentials: + Pharmacist Education or Equivalent Experience: + Bachelor of Arts or Science + Ph.D. 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. Live Your Life's Work 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. REQNUMBER: 305710

Created: 2026-02-06