Take advantage of exceptional opportunities in an exceptional place. Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), a nationally prominent research university and a pioneer in patient care, community service, and biomedical research, is seeking a PGY1 & PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) Resident to join our Marquam Hill campus in beautiful Portland, Oregon.

The OHSU Pharmacy team is dedicated to helping providers and patients manage complex and cutting-edge medication therapies. OHSU Pharmacy staff work side by side with fellow healthcare providers creating an interdisciplinary team approach to patient care. Our goal is to provide world class medication management to the patients we serve.  

This residency is a two-year program designed to provide concentrated training in clinical practice and the administration of health-system pharmacy.? The resident will obtain advanced knowledge in clinical practice and expertise in pharmacy administration, management, and leadership activities.  

Throughout the program, residents will actively participate in the following activities:  

• Complete core PGY1 program requirements while staffing every other weekend in a decentralized clinical service (with 1 compensation day off given after a weekend shift). 

• Develop skills in information technology, automation, and project management  

• Participate in medication safety programming and development  

• Build human resources skills by taking the pharmacy administrator on-call pager, managing the intern program and serving as Chief Resident  

• Precept Doctor of Pharmacy clerkship students and participate in their academic activities  

• Spend dedicated rotation time with senior management (Chief Pharmacy Officer and Chief Operating Officer) to understand their scope of influence and leadership strategies   

• Gain exposure to 340B contract and supply chain management, as well as, dedicated financial management activities including billing, budgeting, and reimbursement  

• Conduct both clinical and operational leadership activities within ambulatory, inpatient, outpatient operations, including PBM and specialty pharmacy services 

• Longitudinal participation in regulatory compliance, medication safety, and leadership activities. 

• Complete a two-year Master of Business Administration Degree (Residents who already have an MBA degree will be offered an alternative master's degree)  

Program Director: Lam Nguyen, PharmD, MBA  

Program Coordinator: Cassandra Robertson-Binkley, PharmD, MBA, BCPS  

ABOUT OHSU:  

Home to nationally-renowned clinical, research and educational programs, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is Oregon's fourth largest employer and the state’s only academic health center.? Top medical professionals consider OHSU home for many reasons, including:

• The Portland Business Journal ranks OHSU first amongst Oregon’s most admired health care organizations
• OHSU provides a fully comprehensive, customizable, and generous benefit package and family wage, prioritizes opportunities for career growth, and takes pride in our emphasis on continuing education 
• Oregon is a beautiful place to live, with 400 miles of beaches, the Cascade Mountains, the Columbia Gorge, a vibrant Portland downtown, and some of the West’s largest open spaces in Eastern Oregon. 

For more information about the residency and how to apply, please visit: http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/pharmacy/training/index.cfm  

Join us in making a difference through the knowledge of all, for the care of one. 

About OHSU

ABOUT OHSU: Home to nationally recognized clinical, research, and educational programs, OHSU is Oregon's fourth largest employer and the state’s only academic health center. OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute is recognized as an NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and is home to world renowned scientists and clinicians such as Dr. Brian Druker, Dr. Joe Gray, Dr. Gordon Mills, and Dr. Sadik Esener who focus on early detection and precision medicine. In addition, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is recognized as one of the nation’s best hospitals in several specialties with more pediatric specialists than anywhere else in Oregon. Oregon is a beautiful place to live with 400 miles of beaches, the Cascade Mountains, the Columbia Gorge, a vibrant Portland downtown, and some of the West’s largest open spaces in Eastern Oregon. The OHSU Pharmacy team is dedicated to helping providers and patients manage complex and cutting-edge medication therapies. OHSU Pharmacy staff work side by side with fellow healthcare providers creating an interdisciplinary team approach to patient care. Our goal is to provide world class medication management to the patients we serve. OHSU values ...a diverse and culturally competent workforce. Join us in making a difference through the knowledge of all, for the care of one.

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