Pharmacy Resident - University of Houston

Job Description

The residency program is based at a premier community-based specialty pharmacy location with innovative services for patients who are prescribed complex therapies for transplant. The community pharmacists at this site work closely with medical staff to provide optimal drug therapy for patients and will have a direct influence on patient outcomes through participation in patient counseling, immunization services, and Medication Therapy Management. The resident will also gain patient care experience in other select Walgreens specialty pharmacies located in the Houston metropolitan area. The other sites include specialty pharmacies that offer bedside delivery and post discharge follow up to improve patient adherence and reduce hospital readmission rates. In addition, residents gain insight into management issues that can affect the implementation of patient care services in the community pharmacy setting.


The residency is offered in partnership with the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. This partnership allows the resident the opportunity to gain experience in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services in ambulatory care clinics. The resident will also actively participate in teaching and precepting experiences at the College and receive a teaching certificate upon completion of the program.

Resident Activities:
-Development of health and wellness programs
-Disease state management programs in areas such as transplant, HIV, oncology, chronic inflammatory diseases, and multple sclerosis
-Medication therapy management
-Pharmacist administered immunizations
-Community outreach programs
-Design and conduct a practice based research project
-Present research findings at a regional residency conference
-Provide clinical instruction to student pharmacists at the College and pharmacy


External Basic Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
• Ability to obtain pharmacist license within the state of residency within the licensure requirement deadline
• Submission of residency application materials to Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS)
• Individuals must participate in and adhere to the rules of the ASHP Resident Matching Program.
• Certified Immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The current salary range for this position is $18.00 per hour - $31.00 per hour. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors.