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Develops knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to pursue rational drug therapy during a 12-month program for residents primarily interested in pediatrics and some adult medicine. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Experience

• No minimum experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy

Education

• Graduation from an accredited school of pharmacy

Certification Summary

• Eligible for Georgia pharmacy license

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must participate in American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Resident Matching Program
• Must be able to successfully pass the Basic Windows Skill Assessment at 80% or higher rating within 30 days of employment

Job Responsibilities

• Takes responsibility for and prepares oneself for improving patient pharmaceutical care.
• Uses processes to evaluate one's level of professional development and accomplishes learning needs required to provide pharmaceutical care.
• Delivers effective education and training to patients, the public and healthcare professionals appropriate for the learning needs of the audience.

Provides quality patient care using a pharmacy practice methodology

Demonstrates competencies that incorporate age-specific guidelines, including N = Neonate (less than 30 days), I = Infant (30 days to 1 year), EC = Early Childhood (1-5 years), LC = Late Childhood (5-13 years), A = Adolescent (13-17 years), AD = Adult, and ALL = all ages.

• Analyzes patient drug therapy to determine appropriateness of treatment regimen.
• Specifies pharmacotherapeutic goals for patients and recommends regimens to prescribers and patients.
• Identifies patient healthcare needs and identifies appropriate personnel to aid in managing these needs.
• Documents all pharmaceutical care activities appropriately.
• Evaluates outcomes of implementing patient pharmacotherapeutic regimens.
• Ensures continuity of pharmaceutical care throughout patient care settings.

Provides quality patient care through participation in pharmacy systems

• Prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques and the healthcare setting's policies and procedures.
• Participates in the assessment, management, and reporting of medication use evaluation, adverse drug reactions, and medication error reporting.
• Participates in management of medical emergency codes.
• Provides drug information and medication use education.
• Participates in developing and evaluating medication use policies.

Develops practice management skills.

• Resolves conflicts through negotiation.
• Works through decision making structure to accomplish one's practice area goals.
• Contributes to achievement of pharmacy goals via participation on an organization's committee.
• Utilizes documentation to report pharmacy patient care outcomes.
• Evaluates current pharmacy services to determine if services are meeting patient healthcare needs.
• Assists in developing proposals for a new service.
• Understands methods used to monitor and evaluate drug costs.
• Assists in ensuring departmental compliance with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.
• Participates in development and implementation of pharmacy department policies and procedures.
• Participates in departmental quality improvement.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

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