Pharmacy Resident – PGY1 Residency

Job Description

2027 PGY1 Community Pharmacy Resident | Safeway

The Tone:
This is a full-time residency role at Albertsons Companies, likely located in Phoenix, AZ, for post-graduate year one (PGY1) pharmacists. Albertsons Companies is a large organization focused on customer service, patient care, and advancing community pharmacy practice within the food and well-being sector. This role is crucial for developing skilled pharmacist practitioners who can make a significant impact on patient care, lead new initiatives, and contribute to the growth of community health services.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Phoenix, AZ

• Mission: To develop pharmacist practitioners with advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Medication Management: Manage and improve the medication-use process to optimize patient care outcomes.
• Patient Care & Collaboration: Provide evidence-based, patient-centered care and collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient support.
• Leadership & Program Development: Exercise leadership and project management skills by creating and implementing new patient care programs or enhancing existing services within the community pharmacy setting.
• Pharmacy Operations & Services: Staff the pharmacy, providing essential services including prescription processing, patient counseling, immunizations, medication administration, MTM, and specialty care.
• Academic & Ambulatory Care Engagement: Facilitate classes and complete teaching certificate coursework at an affiliated college of pharmacy, develop research study designs, and provide patient care services in an ambulatory care setting.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Doctorate Degree. Entry-Level. Graduate of an ACPE-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program.
• Experience: Commensurate with the requirements of new pharmacy graduates.
• Skills: Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state or jurisdiction where the residency program is conducted. Demonstrated ability in patient-centered care, practice management, leadership, and project management.