Additional Information About the RoleChristian Hospital is looking for a pharmacy resident to join their dynamic team. If you are looking for an opportunity to advance your pharmacy career, this is a great experience for you.
Overview Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state.
The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as high performing in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.
Northwest HealthCare, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.
Christian Hospital has a progressive pharmacy that offers many professionally challenging opportunities to impact patient care. The pharmacy services both Christian Hospital and Northwest HealthCare. The pharmacy staff oversee cutting edge automation in medication distribution systems. Our pharmacists provide clinical services including participation in patient rounds, nutritional therapy services, screening patients daily for change in renal functions and adjusting the dosage accordingly. The pharmacists work in a team-structured environment with other healthcare professionals 24 hours a day.
Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose
Promotes safe and effective medication use by participation in patient care and performance improvement programs under supervision of residency preceptors. Rotates through an individualized one-year program of education and training designed to develop the resident's knowledge and skills in contemporary pharmacy practice.
Responsibilities
Promotes optimal patient outcomes of drug therapy by supervised provision of pharmaceutical care.Teaches and provides drug information to pharmacy personnel, physicians, patients and other health-care professionals.Participates in professional development and assigned training activities.Contributes to performance improvement, clinical effectiveness, drug use evaluation, and committee activities, under supervision of pharmacy preceptors. Minimum Requirements
Education
Master's Degree - Pharmacy
Experience
No Experience Supervisor Experience
No Experience Licenses & Certifications
RPh Benefits and Legal Statement BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan /403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 401(k) plan with BJC match
- Tuition Assistance available on first day
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
- Adoption assistance
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The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer
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