Pharmacy Resident PGY1 and PGY2

Primary City/State:

Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name:

Pharm Res Pgm (PGY1)-Hosp

Work Shift:

Job Category:

Pharmacy

Estimated Pay Range:

$28.00 - $28.00 / hour, based on location, education, & experience.

In accordance with State Pay Transparency Rules.

Innovation and highly trained staff. Our Pharmacy team members play a critical role in ensuring the best care for our patients. Join a nationally recognized leader that values excellence and begin making a difference in people’s lives. Apply today!

We are very excited to welcome our newest class of PGY-1 and PGY-2 Pharmacy Residents. If you have been recently matched with Banner Health, please apply to this role.

All residents are expected to have an Arizona Pharmacist license by September 1, 2025 and Arizona Intern license prior to starting if you don’t already have an AZ Pharmacist license. Please schedule your North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) and Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) as soon as possible. Licensure must be obtained no later than 90 days from start date of residency.

Watch this brief video to learn what it is like being a resident at Banner Health.

https://youtu.be/PGLR3BkMT5A 

Banner Boswell Medical Center has provided exceptional health care to the communities in the northwest area of metro-Phoenix for over five decades. Today, our 410-bed acute-care hospital is nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Arizona’s Best Hospitals. Banner Boswell offers a full range of acute care services, including cardiology, vascular, thoracic, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, general surgery, robotic surgery, rehabilitation, emergency, stroke, intensive care, pulmonary, urology, and inpatient wound management. We've earned the Society of Thoracic Surgeons highest quality award for CABG & aortic valve replacement and the Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.

POSITION SUMMARY
This positions primary purpose is to train the resident to become a confident and competent Clinical Pharmacist. This position delivers pharmaceutical care at the facility and serves as a resource for pharmacy, nursing, and allied healthcare providers. Activities may include active participation on multi-disciplinary healthcare teams in an area of specialty to provide quality patient care. This position includes participation in the optimal selection of drug therapy and designing regimens to maximize therapeutic benefit and minimize toxicity. Accountable for on-going evaluation and documentation of all components of pharmaceutical care delivered to patients. Conducts and participates in educational activities, applies principles of performance improvement, and participates in facility and system committee(s) as appropriate. Must possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status, interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements and provide pharmaceutical care based on those needs. Adheres to local, state, and federal laws regarding the profession of pharmacy practice.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Critically evaluates medication therapy and makes recommendations to improve patient medication regimens. Ensures appropriate and cost effective drug therapy. Areas of focus may include but are not limited to evaluating and addressing drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, contraindicated medications, inappropriate therapeutic regimens, adverse drug reactions, and medication therapy management (e.g. pharmacokinetics, nutrition). Accurately and completely documents patient assessment data for pharmacist to provider communication, clinical interventions and adverse drug events.

2. Functions as a therapeutic consultant in areas that include rational and appropriate use of medications, clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and medication therapy management. Adheres to all clinical practices approved by Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee/Clinical Consensus Group.

3. Reviews and evaluates medication orders prior to processing for appropriateness and completeness with respect to patient data including age, height, weight, diagnosis, allergy, laboratory values and other pertinent patient information. Complies with directives of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee/Clinical Consensus Group (e.g. therapeutic substitutions, formulary management).

4. Participate in operations of pharmacy including management of technology, inventory and prepara