The residency program is conducted at Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, an ambulatory care clinic, and on campus at Drake University. This specialty pharmacy locations offer a variety of innovative clinical pharmacy services to patients who are prescribed complex therapies. The pharmacy teams service patients with many disease states. The community pharmacists at these sites work closely with providers, patients, and the community, to provide optimal drug therapy for patients.
In addition, residents gain insights on management issues that can affect the implementation of patient care services in the community and specialty pharmacy setting. The resident gains experience in the delivery of clinical services, conducting research, developing management expertise, and precepting students. In partnership with Drake University residents will participate in both a teaching and research certification class.
Resident Activities:
-Disease state management programs in HIV/AIDS, neurology, organ transplant, hepatitis C, and other specialty disease states
-Medication therapy management, with an ongoing patient load
-Specialty medication monitoring and follow-up
-Pharmacist-administered immunizations
-Collaboration with local ambulatory care clinic
-Community outreach programs
-Design and conduct a practice-based research project
-Write a business plan for a new or improved service
-Develop and conduct a continuous quality improvement project
-Draft a collaborative practice protocol and resent research findings at appropriate regional and national professional meetings
-Execute marketing strategy for patient care services
-Provide clinical instruction to student pharmacists
-Participate in a Teaching Certificate Program
Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.
Open job postingAbout the company
About Walgreens Walgreens is a trusted and convenient local health destination that millions of Americans rely on every day. Our founder, Charles R. Walgreen Sr., was known for finding new ways to connect with customers on a personal level and treating each person like a guest in his own home. For over a century, we have expanded that personal connection through our network of neighborhood pharmacies and our innovative health services and products. The foundation for all of this is our trusted pharmacy expertise, and our team members who provide essential care that helps people achieve better health outcomes at an affordable cost.