Pharmacist Resident PGY1

Where You'll Work

**This posting is for the 2026-2027 ASHP Accredited Postgraduate Year One (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residency Program**

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is an 881-bed quaternary care academic medical center that is a joint venture between Baylor College of Medicine and CHI St. Luke's Health. Located in the Texas Medical Center, the hospital is the home of the Texas Heart® Institute, a cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD. The hospital was the first facility in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet® hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, receiving the award five consecutive times. Baylor St. Luke's also has three community emergency centers offering adult and pediatric care for the Greater Houston area.


CHI St. Luke's Health , now part of CommonSpirit Health formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, has been serving our community since 1954. Operating 137 hospitals and more than 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents. We proudly provide a vast array of services that help us keep our community safe and healthy.


Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Pharmacist Resident , you will actively participate in an intensive post-graduate training program designed to develop significant knowledge and clinical skills for effective pharmaceutical care.

Every day, you will engage in a variety of activities across clinical, operational, and administrative domains to apply your education to patient care situations. This role involves managing medication-related care for a diverse patient population, contributing to your readiness for professional credentialing and further specialized training.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong commitment to learning and professional growth, foundational pharmaceutical understanding, and a proactive approach to applying concepts in practical settings. Your dedication to developing advanced skills and contributing within a dynamic healthcare environment will be essential for program completion and career progression.

• Participate in all aspects of comprehensive clinical pharmacy services including rounds with medical teams, pharmacokinetic consultations, parenteral nutrition consultations, anticoagulation management, antimicrobial stewardship monitoring, medication reconciliation, discharge counseling, documentation of clinical interventions in the identified data base, and compliance with clinical pathways and protocols
• Performs all activities associated with meeting the goals and objectives of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited PGY1 residency program.
• Process prescriber orders in the identified pharmacy information systems in an effective, efficient, timely, safe and accurate manner to ensure the appropriateness of the indication, dose/frequency, route, interactions, dose adjustment, physical and therapeutic incompatibilities, side effects, duplicate therapies, and cost-effectiveness. Evaluate need for all non-formulary medication required.
• Provide direct oversight and timely and accurate verification of final product for all aseptic parenteral and non-parenteral medication preparation, dispensing and distribution in compliance with state, federal statutes and hospital procedures.
• Ensure doses are filled and delivered within established departmental guidelines in a timely and safe manner.
• Identify and evaluate adverse drug reactions and medication errors
• Enhance communication and drug information provision to healthcare workers and patients
• Participate in committee activities and initiatives related to practice area
• Respond to code situations
• Provide teaching, supervision, and serve as a role model to technicians and students

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduation from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) approved school of pharmacy including didactic courses and experiential rotations in the clinical aspects of pharmaceutical care (Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate), upon hire
• Pharmacist Intern: TX, upon hire and
• Pharmacist: TX, within 90 Days
• Basic Life Support certification issued by the American Heart Association, upon hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification issued by the American Heart Association, upon hire