| Mercy Health – St. Rita’s is a level II trauma facility. St. Rita’s provides a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient care. St. Rita’s offers a maternity center, acute inpatient rehabilitation, congestive heart failure clinic, cardiac rehab , diabetes clinic, women’s wellness center and an oncology center. Pharmacy services include decentralized clinical pharmacists, specialized critical care and emergency medicine pharmacists, retail pharmacy and outpatient anticoagulation management services. With a modern facility, St. Rita’s takes a leadership role in providing quality care and community development. Our mission is to extend the compassionate ministry of Jesus by improving the health and well-being of our communities while bringing good help to those in need, especially people who are poor, dying and underserved. Pharmacy works towards this mission by providing excellent care to all patients with the goal of achieving the best medication-related outcomes possible. PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) education and outcomes to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for medication-related care of patients with a wide range of conditions, eligible for board certification, and eligible for postgraduate year two (PGY2) pharmacy residency training. Residents obtain experience in a wide variety of practice settings under the guidance of experienced and caring preceptors. Monthly rotations include core rotations along with a wide variety of elective options allowing the resident to explore individual interests. Residents gain valuable experience through the design and execution of their residency research project, longitudinal committee and leadership activities, staffing, drug information activities. Residents may participate in a teaching certificate program through Ohio Northern University as well as teach and mentor pharmacy students, medical students and residents and other healthcare professionals during the residency. Our educational philosophy is residents learn more from doing than from seeing or hearing. This program is designed to facilitate growth in clinical practice and will focus on communication, critical assessment, teaching, and leadership in team-based care and quality improvement projects. Upon completion, the resident will have the necessary skills to function as an independent, competent pharmacy practitioner with the ability to work with multidisciplinary teams and diverse patient populations. Rotation & Curriculum Required learning experiences (1 month): - Orientation/Operations
- Administration
- Advanced Internal Medicine I
- Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Intro to Ambulatory Care
- Pharmacokinetics/Clinical Dosing
Required longitudinal learning experiences: - Practice Management (6 months)
- Medication Safety (6 months)
- Research Project
- Staffing
Elective learning experiences (1 month): - Emergency Medicine
- Neurology
- Pain Management
- Population Health
- Repeat of any required rotation
Elective longitudinal learning experiences: - Teaching Certificate through Ohio Northern University
Resident Benefits - Stipend: $51,500
- Eligibility for benefits starts on July 1. A comprehensive benefits package includes:
- Health-care coverage at a nominal cost
- Free parking
- Conference days (attendance to conference is not part of paid time off)
- Travel and meeting expenses are built into resident stipend
- Resident office space with computer
- BLS/ACLS certification training
- Teaching Certificate: Ohio Northern University
- 80 hours of paid time off
- 7 holidays with paid day off
Residency Interviews - Up to 3 days with pay for PGY2 or position interview
Call Schedule: Not required for on-call schedule; limited on-call hours available to resident if interested | 
