Pharmacy Resident - University of Illinois at Chicago

Job Description

This residency program is based out of three community specialty pharmacy locations in Chicago. These specialty pharmacy locations offer a variety of innovative clinical pharmacy services for the patients who are prescribed complex therapies such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, oncology, and transplant. The pharmacists at these sites work closely with medical staff to provide optimal drug therapy for patients. The resident gains insight on 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 Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. This partnership allows the resident the opportunity to gain experiences in the delivery of clinical pharmacy services in ambulatory care clinics. The resident actively participates in teaching and precepting experiences at the College.


Resident Activities:
-Development of health and wellness programs
-Disease state management programs in oncology, transplant, hepatitis C, chronic inflammatory diseases, and HIV/AIDS
-Multidiscipline primary care for persons living with HIV/AIDS
-Ambulatory care clinic rotations
-Medication therapy management
-Pharmacist-administered immunizations
-Community outreach programs
-Design and conduct a practice-based research project
-Present research findings at regional and national professional meetings
-Development of clinical pharmacy services
-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.