Central Pharmacy
Preceptor: Brian J. Sesack
Description: This rotation is designed to provide an opportunity for the Pharmacy Practice Management Resident to identify and develop their leadership style, and when applicable; gain an understanding of change in management practices. The Resident will also gain a deeper understanding of the Central Pharmacy Practice Model and its place in a rapidly changing, and progressive academic health system environment.
The objectives of the rotation are as follows:
- Goal: Design and implement quality improvement changes to the organization’s medication-use system.
- Goal: Prepare and dispense medications following existing standards of practice and the organization’s policies and procedures.
- Goal: Place practice priority on the delivery of patient-centered care to patients.
- Goal: Conduct practice-related investigations using effective project management skills.
- Goal: Use information technology to make decisions and reduce error.
- Goal: Contribute to the development of a new pharmacy service or to the enhancement of an existing service.
- Goal: Understand the principles of a systematic approach to staff development in pharmacy practice.
- Goal: Resolve conflicts through negotiation.
- Goal: Maintain confidentiality of patient and proprietary business information.
- Goal: Use approaches in all communications that display sensitivity to the cultural and personal characteristics of patients, caregivers, and health care colleagues.
- Goal: Communicate effectively.
- Goal: Balance obligations to oneself, relationships, and work in a way that minimizes stress.
- Goal: Manage time effectively to fulfill practice responsibilities.
- Goal: Make effective use of available software and information systems.
