Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Ochsner is committed to a clinically-integrated research program with the ultimate goal of improving the health and wellness of our patients and communities. And as the largest academic medical center in Louisiana, we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals to be leaders who can meet evolving healthcare challenges.
The Ochsner Health PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency is a year-long program designed to develop the resident
into a
specialist and educator in critical care. The resident will have the opportunity to gain experience caring for a
variety
of critically ill patient populations as well as precept pharmacy students. Residents will serve as integral members
of
the healthcare team through daily multidisciplinary rounds. Residents successfully completing this program will be
prepared for advanced patient care, academic, or other specialized positions, along with board certification.
The primary training site for the program is Ochsner Medical Center, a 660-bed acute care hospital serving the
surrounding New Orleans area. Ochsner is dedicated to excellence in patient care, education, and research. This
mission
has been intricately entwined throughout all aspects of the Health System. Ochsner is one of the largest
non-university
based physician training centers. Pharmacists are integrally involved in all aspects of patient care with over 40
Clinical Pharmacists in the department.
Required
Orientation
Medical ICU I
Medical ICU II (precepting experience)
Surgical ICU
Neurocritical Care I
Advanced Heart Failure/Heart Transplant I
Emergency Medicine
Research
Longitudinal
Medication Use and Safety
Critical Care Pharmacy Practice Management
Elective
Advanced Heart Failure/Heart Transplant II
Bone Marrow Transplant
Cardiology Critical Care Unit
Cardiothoracic ICU
Infectious Disease
Immunocompromised Infectious Disease
Lung Transplant
Neurocritical Care II
Pediatric Critical Care
Transplant ICU
Trauma
Research Project (“Flipped Model”) - Resident will be provided with an IRB approved project at the start of the residency year. Also, the resident will be responsible for completing a publishable manuscript and developing a protocol and IRB submission for a new project for the following residency year. The resident will work under the mentorship of a preceptor to enhance the resident’s skills in study design, data collection, data analysis and results reporting.
Continuing Education Presentation - Resident will present one
60-minute formal continuing education presentation in the fall of their resident year for the
pharmacy department.
Pharmacology Lecture - Resident will present a 45-minute presentation in the winter of their resident year for the Ochsner Health physician residents and/or advanced practice providers.
Morbidity and Mortality Presentation - In conjunction with a resident
physician, the resident will present a 60-minute formal case presentation highlighting a
patient error and quality improvement initiatives to the Hospital Medicine department.
Journal Club - Resident will present one journal club per year to the
pharmacy department.
SCCM or NCC Online Journal Club (if spots available)
Staffing - Resident will work every third weekend completing
hand-offs and reviewing pharmacokinetics, antimicrobials, renal dose
adjustment, and anticoagulation for assigned ICU patients. The resident will also provide pharmaceutical
care for the
ICU teams as needed including drug information and recommendations to optimize patients’ pharmacotherapy.
The resident
will also serve as the primary pharmacist responder to Code Blue emergencies.
Code response - The resident will hold the Code Blue pager for 3-4
months of their residency. If the resident does not already have ACLS
certification, this will be provided during orientation month.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
Health and Wellness Program
Discounted gym membership
15 vacation days & 6 holidays - A resident may not be absent from a rotation for >5 days, except to
fulfill program-required leave
Graduate of an accredited College/School of Pharmacy
Eligible for licensure to practice pharmacy in the State of Louisiana
Successful completion of a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency
Letter of intent
Three (3) letters of recommendation
Curriculum vitae (CV)
Deadline for completed applications is January 6th, 2025
Education: University of Georgia College of Pharmacy PGY-1 Residency: St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System Practice Area(s) of Interest: cardiology, vasopressors, and steroids Hobbies: Orange Theory, listening to podcasts, and trying new restaurants