Pharmacy Fellow-PGY2 - Pharmacy - Full-time/Days

This position is a one-year, postgraduate fellowship in pharmacy practice with an emphasis in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care. The purpose of this PGY2 fellowship is to build upon the applicant's Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) education and PGY1 pharmacy residency program to further develop as a clinical pharmacist in specialized intensive care areas of practice. The hospital is a teaching hospital for medical and pharmacy residents, fellows and students thus teaching responsibilities will be expected. Responsibilities will also include, but are not limited to, operations, pharmacy administration and completion of a research project for presentation and publication. Rotations in the NICU, PICU, Emergency Department and other subspecialties are offered. Residency graduates will be equipped to participate as integral members of interdisciplinary teams and will have developed skills to make expert recommendations for the medication management of critical neonatal and pediatric patients.

Position Details

Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt					FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0 FTE (80 hrs)
Shift: Day					Shift Length: 8
Pay Range: 49.00 - 55.75					Location: Madera, CA 93636 USA

About Us:

The Inpatient Pharmacy Department at Valley Children’s utilizes evidence-based therapeutic guidelines to provide exceptional pharmaceutical care to our patients. Our highly trained pharmacists and pharmacy technicians work side-by-side with providers and other interprofessional teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes, while utilizing state-of-the-art technology to maximize patient safety. Inpatient Pharmacy provides clinical interdisciplinary pharmacy services in all inpatient areas including Rehab, PICU, NICU, Acute Care, and Oncology. We have numerous pharmacy advance practice protocols including antibiotic monitoring, anticoagulation, IV to oral conversion, and renal dosing. Other clinically supported services include the Emergency Department, Palliative Care, Investigational Drug oversight, and parenteral nutrition (including production). Our team members also support the following specialty clinics: Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology, Pulmonology/CF, Endocrinology, Neurology, Cardiology and our complex primary care center. Many pharmacists hold collaborative practice agreements to optimize medication therapy management and collaborate to enhance patient care.

Valley Children’s Healthcare - one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation - provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

EXPERIENCE:

• Pharmacy Resident experience required
• Experience in pediatrics preferred

EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• College Degree - 4 year in Pharmacy or equivalent required
• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree preferred
• RPH - Reg Pharmacist California State Board of Pharmacy within 60 days of hire or transfer into position required
• BLS - Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire or transfer into position
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support required within 12 months of hire or transfer into position
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 12 months of hire or transfer into position preferred

Have Questions?

Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at recruiting@valleychildrens.org

Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.