Pharmacy Resident PGY1 at Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana

Job Description:

You'll want to join Billings Clinic for our outstanding quality of care, exciting environment, interesting cases from a vast geography, advanced technology and educational opportunities. We are in the top 1% of hospitals internationally for receiving Magnet® Recognition consecutively since 2006.


And you'll want to stay at Billings Clinic for the amazing teamwork, caring atmosphere, and a culture that values kindness, safety and courage. This is an incredible place to learn and grow. Billings, Montana, is a friendly, college community in the Rocky Mountains with great schools and abundant family activities. Amazing outdoor recreation is just minutes from home. Four seasons of sunshine!


You can make a difference here.


About Us

Billings Clinic is a community-owned, not-for-profit, Physician-led health system based in Billings with more than 4,700 employees, including over 550 physicians and non-physician providers. Our integrated organization consists of a multi-specialty group practice and a 304-bed hospital. Learn more about Billings Clinic (our organization, history, mission, leadership and regional locations) and how we are recognized nationally for our exceptional quality.



Your Benefits

We provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all full- and part-time employees (minimum of 20 hours/week), including Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Paid Time Off, employee wellness program, and much more. Click here for more information or download the Employee Benefits Guide.


Magnet: Commitment to Nursing Excellence

Billings Clinic is proud to be recognized for nursing excellence as a Magnet®-designated organization, joining only 97 other organizations worldwide that have achieved this honor four times. The re-designation process happens every four years. Click here to learn more!



Pre-Employment Requirements
All new employees must complete several pre-employment requirements prior to starting. Click here to learn more!


Pharmacy Resident PGY1

PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM (Billings Clinic Main Campus)

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Shift: Day, Evenings, Nights, Weekends

Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)
Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours every two weeks (Exempt)
Starting Wage DOE

The Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) Pharmacy Resident (hereafter referred to as the resident) provides high quality patient care; advances practice and improves patient care; demonstrates leadership and management skills; and teaches, educates, and disseminates knowledge to others. The resident shall be knowledgeable about the educational competency areas, goals, and objectives as well as accreditation standards set forth by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). The resident shall be committed to attaining professional competence beyond entry-level practice. The resident shall be dedicated to achieving the PGY1 pharmacy residency program's goals and objectives and will support Billings Clinic's mission, vision, and values. The resident must seek constructive verbal and written feedback that directs his/her learning and must be committed to making active use of the constructive feedback provided by the PGY1 pharmacy residency program preceptors and Program Director, Pharmacy Residency. With the guidance from the Program Director, the resident may supervise for pharmacy students during their clinical rotations as allowed by the Montana Board of Pharmacy.



Essential Job Functions

• Supports and models behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic's mission, vision, values, code of business conduct, and service expectations. Identifies needs and sets goals for own growth and development. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental, and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety, or job performance, including but not limited to, current pharmacy practice standards.
• Demonstrates good stewardship of the organization's, department's, and program's resources. Demonstrates an understanding of the link between one's own job responsibilities and the overall organizational, departmental, and program goals and needs; performs the job with the broader goals in mind.
• Collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to provide safe and effective patient care to a diverse range of patients. Interacts effectively with the healthcare team, patients, family members, and caregivers to manage patients' medication therapy. Designs and ensures implementation of safe and effective patient-centered therapeutic medication regimens and monitoring plans. Documents direct patient care activities appropriately. Ensures continuity of care during patient transitions between care settings. Manages transitions of care effectively. Demonstrates responsibility to patients.
• Prepares, dispenses, and manages medications to provide safe and effective drug therapy for patients. Prepares and dispenses medications following best practice standards and the organization's and department's policies and procedures. Manages aspects of the medication-uses process related to formulary management and the oversight of dispensing. Displays ethical behavior in all job-related activities.
• Contributes to departmental leadership and management activities as appropriate. Demonstrates ability to manage formulary and medication-use processes applicable to the organization and department. Participates in medication event reporting and monitoring.
• Demonstrates ability to evaluate and investigate practice, review data, and assimilate scientific evidence to improve patient care and/or the medication-use system. Identifies opportunities for improvement in patient care and/or the medication-use system. Develops, implements, and assesses changes to improve the patient care and/or the medication-use system.
• Demonstrates personal, interpersonal, and teamwork skills necessary for effective leadership. Applies a process of on-going self-evaluation and personal performance improvement. Manages one's own practice effectively. Explains factors that influence departmental planning. Explains the elements of pharmacy and their relationship to the healthcare system. Contributes to departmental management.
• Provides effective medication and practice-related education to patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, students, and the public. Designs effective educational activities. Uses effective presentation and teaching skills to deliver education. Uses appropriate written and oral communication skills to disseminate knowledge. Properly assesses the effectiveness of education.
• Employs appropriate preceptor roles when engaged in teaching. Selects appropriate preceptor role(s) that meets learners' needs. Effectively utilizes the four preceptor roles: instructing, modeling, coaching, and facilitating.
• Participates in management of medical emergencies, including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), stroke, and trauma events. Exercises skill as a team member in the management of medical emergencies in accordance with Billings Clinic's policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.



Minimum Qualifications


Education

•Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school/college of pharmacy with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree; Pharm.D. preferred



Certifications and Licenses

•Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support/CPR Certification required At hire
•Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification within the residency year
•Current Montana Board of Pharmacy licensure as a Pharmacy Intern by date of hire
•Montana Board of Pharmacy licensure as a Registered Pharmacist by August 31st of the residency year


Or an equivalent combination of education and experience relating to the above tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered. Employees that require a licensed or certification must be properly licensed/certified and the licensure/certification must be in good standing.


Billings Clinic is Montana's largest health system serving Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. A not-for-profit organization led by a physician CEO, the health system is governed by a board of community members, nurses and physicians. Billings Clinic includes an integrated multi-specialty group practice, tertiary care hospital and trauma center, based in Billings, Montana. Learn more at www.billingsclinic.com/aboutus

Billings Clinic is committed to being an inclusive and welcoming employer, that strives to be kind, safe, and courageous in all we do. As an equal opportunity employer, our policies and processes are designed to achieve fair and equitable treatment of all employees and job applicants. All employees and job applicants will be provided the same treatment in all aspects of the employment relationship, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, and/or disability. To ensure we provide an accessible candidate experience for prospective employees, please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.