| LOCATION:
Austin, Texas
LENGTH OF RESIDENCY:
1 year
START DATE:
July 1
REQUIREMENTS:
U.S. citizen
Graduate of an ACPE-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy degree program.
Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of Texas.
Strong interest in clinical pharmacy practice.
STIPEND:
Competitive salary plus an attractive benefits package.
Seton Family of Hospitals
Founded on faith by the Daughters of Charity in 1902, the Seton Family
of Hospitals is the region's largest healthcare organization, serving
11 counties with acute care and 46 counties.
The Seton Family is regarded as the area's most advanced healthcare
provider, bringing the latest technology and patient-friendly facilities
together with teams of leading clinicians to offer the highest standard
of care. Its family of professionals truly cares for the whole patient
- in a respectfuly, spiritual environment that promotes healing.
As a not-for-profit organization, Seton is committed to serving people
who would not otherwise have access to health care. In recent years,
Seton has contributed nearly $250 million annually in uncompensated
care through its hospitals and clinics. Seton is a member of Ascension
Health, the nation's largest not-for-profit health network.
University Medical Center at Brackenridge (UMCB)
UMCB is Texas' busiest - and the area's only - Level I Trauma Center. Brackenridge is a teaching hospital, offering diverse and clinically focused pharmacy services. Clinical pharmacists, pharmacy residents and pharmacy students attend rounds with an internal medicine attending physician and medical residents on ICU and medical floors. Medical specialty teams also round on infectious disease, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, GI and more. A clinical pharmacist serves as a member of the inpatient diabetes consult team. Medications are dispensed from an adult satellite, ICU satellite or central pharmacy. All orders are screened for appropriate usage by our pharmacists, who are very active in improving therapy.
Anticoagulation Clinic at Brackenridge
The clinic is an outpatient, pharmacist-run clinic where pharmacists conduct physical assessment, point-of-care monitoring and enoxaparin bridging. This clinic is highly successful in serving the underprivileged of Austin.
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas is the only dedicated pediatric facility, serving a 46-county region. Dell Children's gathers expert pediatric-trained physicians and staff to provide the highest level of care to the children of Central Texas. Dell Children Pharmacists round with a pediatric attending physician, medical residents, medical students and pharmacy students on pediatric ICU and medical patients.
Seton Medical Center Austin
Seton Medical Center is the largest medical/surgical acute care center in Austin, and is home to the Seton Heart Transplant and Specialty Care Center and a regional neonatal center. It the only hospital in the region with an ICU that cares for patients on ventricular assist devices awaiting heart transplants. The Pharmacy department takes an active role in the ICU, long-term care and oncology departments. A pharmacist attends rounds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Required Rotations
Orientation
Floor-Based Medicine
Anticoagulation Clinic
Medical ICU
Administration
Infectious Disease
Research
Internal Medicine
Oncology
Pediatrics
Elective Rotations
Psychiatry
Nephrology
Industry
Pain Management
Academics
Hospitalists
Neonatal ICU
Heart Transplant
Program Goal:
The Seton Family of Hospitals Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY1) is designed to provide the resident with an intense, concentrated and diverse twelve-month training program intended to develop and produce an advanced pharmacy practitioner.
Other Activities:
Experiences will be tailored to the resident’s background and special interests. Other activities include: department newsletter contributions, journal club, patient case conferences, formal and informal presentations and participating in MUE activities. Some staffing is required. The resident will be involved in teaching activities at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. The resident is expected to complete a project of original investigation for presentation at a national meeting.
Requirements for Acceptance:
Pharm.D. from ACPE-accredited college of Pharmacy, eligible for Texas licensure, by August 1st, writing samples, curriculum vitae, letter of intent, three letters of recommendation, and official transcripts.
The University of Texas at Austin and its affiliated institutions are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Security sensitive; conviction verification conducted on applicant selected. |
