PGY1 Pharmacy Honolulu, Hawaii

The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. – Hawaii Pharmacy Residency Program is an ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency program.

The mission of the program is to develop pharmacists that provide evidence-based, compassionate, patient-focused and cost-effective pharmaceutical care for Kaiser Permanente Hawaii members and become self-directed learners with leadership skills to help further advance pharmacy practice.

Benefits package includes health insurance, vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, and travel support to ASHP Midyear and Western States Conference.

Pharmacy Services

The Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Market is aligned under the Southern California Kaiser Permanente Region and employs 325 pharmacy employees who work in 18 different licensed pharmacies across 4 of the Hawaiian Islands. Our ambulatory care clinical pharmacy service is staffed by board-certified clinical pharmacy specialists who manage chronic diseases (including diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension), offer medication therapy management, and provide anticoagulation monitoring services. We also employ ambulatory care clinical pharmacists who specialize in HIV and hepatitis, nephrology, oncology, and transitional care and a variety of other disease states.

Moanalua Medical Center in Honolulu, HI is centrally located for our 268,000 members and has a capacity of 285 beds. Our acute care pharmacists are board certified clinical pharmacists who practice all over the hospital, including in central pharmacy, medical-surgical and telemetry, critical care, and the emergency department. Many of our acute care pharmacists are specialized in their respected areas.

In addition, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii pharmacists work in formulary management, pharmacy informatics, data analytics, compliance, benefits, quality and medication safety, and supply chain.

Our residency program provides residents with a unique opportunity to develop advanced clinical pharmacy skills in a diverse range of practice settings including but not limited to ambulatory care, acute care, leadership and administration, quality and safety, and formulary management. Established physician-pharmacist partnerships allow residents to develop effective academic detailing. Residents will have many opportunities to establish community partnerships via precepting, community outreach, and professional conferences. Upon completion of the residency program, residents will have developed skills in clinical drug therapy application, interpersonal communication, critical literature evaluation, and formulary management necessary to function as an integral member of the health care team in an ambulatory care, acute care, or managed care setting, or in an advanced practice pharmacy residency program.

Oahu At A Glance

Learning Experiences

Required Learning Experiences

Orientation
Outpatient
Ambulatory Care:
- Anticoagulation
- Patient Support Service (chronic disease state management)
Inpatient:
- Critical Care Unit
- Medical-Surgical and Telemetry

Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences

Drug Initiatives or Quality and Medication Safety
Formulary Management
Inpatient Pharmacy Operations and Staffing
Administration and Leadership
Residency Project

Elective Learning Experiences

Ambulatory Care:
- Hepatitis and HIV
- Nephrology
- Oncology
- Transitional Care Program

Requirements for Acceptance

Must be licensed as an Intern Pharmacist in the state of Hawaii by the first day of residency program.
Resident must be a licensed Hawaii pharmacist within 120 days from the program start date. Residents who are not licensed as a pharmacist within 120 days from the program start date will have their term of appointment extended by the number of days the resident is without licensure past the 120-day deadline up to a maximum of 45 days. Failure to obtain a Hawaii state pharmacist license within 165 days from the program start date will result in the resident being dismissed from the program and employment will be terminated.
To be eligible for pharmacist licensure, candidates must be graduates or candidates for graduation from an ACPE accredited degree program (or one in the process of pursuing accreditation) or have a Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) certificate from the NABP.
State Board of Pharmacy Web Link: cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/pharmacy/application_publications
Certifications (If applicable): BLS, ACLS
Candidates must be registered in the National Matching Services, Inc. (NMS).
Candidates must participate in the ASHP Matching Program.
Program NMS Code: 202313 and ASHP Program Code: 93004

Application Requirements

Must use PhORCAS web-based application system
Application Deadline: January 2, 2025

**This residency agrees that no person at this residency will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any residency applicant**

Interview Details

Interview Required
Interview Dates : February 13th, 14th, 18th, 2025
Click here to link to the Virtual Information Sessions:
- October 11, 2024 – 3p.m. – 4p.m. – PST (12p.m. – 1p.m. – HST)
- November 22, 2024 – 2p.m. – 3p.m. – PST (12p.m. – 1p.m. – HST)

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