Providence Holy Family Hospital is a community-based acute care hospital with an ASHP accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency program with two residents. Residents work in a patient centered learning environment to receive a well-rounded education and encounter a diverse patient population with predominantly acute care rotations as well as ambulatory experiences. Residents participate in daily clinical activities, pharmacy administrative functions, drug distribution/operations, and manage a long-term project related to pharmacy practice. Graduating residents will be qualified to pursue careers as clinical pharmacists or assume positions as clinical faculty at a college of pharmacy and be prepared to obtain board certification.

Pharmacy residents at Providence Holy Family Hospital will build on the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities gained from a professional pharmacy degree program to improve clinical knowledge, leadership abilities, process development, and multidisciplinary teamwork. Our program is designed to meet the American Society of Health System Pharmacists requirements and residents will work in a patient centered learning environment to receive a well-rounded education. Residents will encounter a diverse patient population with predominantly acute care rotations as well as ambulatory experiences. Residents will learn all aspects of hospital pharmacy including clinical, administration, and drug distribution.

The residency program affords participants the opportunity to provide pharmaceutical care in a wide variety of patient care settings and to develop clinical skills. Upon completion of the residency program at Holy Family Hospital, residents will be highly trained acute care pharmacists with the knowledge, confidence, and experience to not only perform clinical and operational pharmacy functions, but also teach and mentor students, to further grow the profession, and drive projects to completion.

Prior to start of the program, applicants must be graduates of a college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education and must be licensed pharmacists or eligible for licensure in Washington State. If not licensed as a pharmacist at the beginning of residency, residents must be a licensed pharmacy intern in Washington state.

Applicants must meet all requirements for employment and meet professional requirements of the department of pharmacy.

All candidates must participate in the ASHP Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS) resident matching program.

The following must be submitted through PhORCAS by January 5:

• Letter of intent
• Updated curriculum vitae or resume
• Three letters of professional recommendations
• One official copy of college of pharmacy transcripts

National Matching Service Code: 271013

About PGY- 1 Providence Holy Family Hospital - Acute Care Pharmacy Residency

Providence Holy Family Hospital was originally built in 1964 and in the years since, has continued to keep pace with the changing health needs of the community as well as the rapid development of medical technology and health care. Our hospital is a community-based, comprehensive, and progressive acute care hospital located in Spokane, Washington. The hospital is currently licensed for 197 beds with an average daily census of 120 patients. Multiple services are offered including but not limited to: emergency medicine, critical care, internal medicine, surgery, and oncology. The pharmacy department is an integral part of the multidisciplinary team at Providence Holy Family and is involved in all aspects of the patient care process.PGY1 pharmacy residency programs build on Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) 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.

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