Pharmacist Resident- PGY1

Avera Health; Marshall (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO from day 1

5% retirement match

Career development & mentorship

Job summary

Avera Marshall Hospital seeks a Pharmacy Specialist to participate in comprehensive clinical pharmacy services within a multidisciplinary hospital team. Under supervision of residency preceptors, you will rotate through the residency program and perform dispensing, monitoring, and patient education activities.

The role emphasizes medication therapy monitoring, patient counseling, and participation in quality assurance and drug utilization initiatives across the hospital system, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Requires ability to communicate effectively with patients and healthcare professionals.
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration within multidisciplinary hospital teams.
• Competence in clinical pharmacy services, medication therapy monitoring, and patient education.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, process, and monitor orders for contraindications and drug interactions.
• Provide medication information to patients and health professionals and ensure safe distribution and administration of medications.
• Counsel patients on medication use, interactions, and potential adverse effects.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Clinical pharmacy

Education

Doctorate (PHD) Pharmacy

Doctorate (PHD) and residency PGY1/PGY2

Pharmacist Board License (active within 45 days)

Job description

Location:

Avera Marshall Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Primarily days with possible weekends/evenings/holidays (United States of America)

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Participates, under supervision of residency preceptors, in the provision of comprehensive clinical pharmacy services and quality assurance programs. Rotates through an established program of education as assigned by the department/Residency Program Director. Performs pharmacist duties including compounding and dispensing medications, monitoring medication therapy, consulting and providing education to patients and healthcare professionals and monitoring data, inventory and quality metrics.

What you will do

• Under assigned preceptorship interprets, processes, and monitors medication orders issued by providers for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness to provide optimal patient medication resources in a timely manner.
• Provides medication information to patients and health professionals, and performs inventory control measures during medication distribution and administration for quality and safe patient care.
• Counsels patients on the proper usage, desired effects, and potential adverse effects of medication.
• Monitors medication therapy, including routine analysis of patients’ medication therapy, medical problems, laboratory data, and special procedures as well as correlating these analyses with other clinicians responsible for the patient’s care to provide a continuum of care throughout the hospital system.
• Actively participates in the admission and discharge process to ensure patient satisfaction and understanding of medications.
• Responsible for data collection and/or reporting for assigned drug utilization evaluations and quality assurance audits to ensure optimal medication use within the organization.
• Prepares program content and presents educational presentations to health professionals to further develop hospital staff members and ensure professional advancement.
• Performs functions related to clinical activities such as kinetics, medication therapy monitoring, medication information, and educational programs.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Doctorate (PHD) Pharmacy or
• Doctorate (PHD) and completion of an accredited PGY1 residency for PGY2 residents
• Pharmacist - Board of Pharmacy An active license is required within 45 days

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating workflow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part‑time and full‑time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to [e-mail].