PGY1 Pharmacy Panorama City, California

Kaiser Permanente Panorama City is committed to helping shape the future of health care. Our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. The PGY1 Residency Program at Kaiser Permanente Panorama City follows guidelines set by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and provides thorough training in a variety of specialties.

The purpose of the Kaiser Permanente Panorama City PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program is to 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 PGY2 pharmacy residency training.

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Pharmacy Services

Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Hospital is supported by our inpatient pharmacy, which provides prescription and medication stocking service. Our ED, ICU, and NICU pharmacists review medication therapy and coordinate directly with physicians to optimize care. Our antibiotic stewardship pharmacist reviews inpatient labs and related prescriptions for appropriateness and recommends alternate therapies when appropriate. Our clinical pharmacist manages protocols such as warfarin, heparin, vancomycin and TPN monitoring. All our pharmacists attend code blue situations and assist with code strokes.

Our home infusion pharmacy provides face to face patient discharge education and training in both the hospital and clinic settings. Our pharmacists collaborate closely with infectious disease, palliative, and hospice teams during weekly rounds. Our pharmacists provide clinical services such as at home hydration therapy, antibiotic monitoring, PCA monitoring, and TPN monitoring. In addition, our pharmacists assist with preparation and monitoring of specialty drugs infused in the infusion clinic. Because of our interdisciplinary approach, many opportunities are available for drug education to our nursing and other medical staff.

Our ambulatory care pharmacists practice as part of a multidisciplinary team here in Panorama City, providing direct patient care in medication and disease management in a wide variety of specialties under a collaborative practice agreement. These include but are not limited to: Asthma Care, Diabetes Care, Drug Use Management, Geriatrics, HIV, Nephrology, New Member Program, Oncology, Pain Management, and the Transitional Care Center. In addition, our Medication Therapy Management team works with our Medicare population to optimize therapy.

Our outpatient pharmacy service dispenses prescriptions directly in our facility pharmacies and member homes. Our electronic pharmacy information management system provides the pharmacist with access to any prescription in a Southern California Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy, as well as valuable clinical services including monitoring for drug interactions, adherence, and other potential medication problems.

Panorama City At A Glance

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Learning Experiences

Required Learning Experiences

• Acute Care
• Drug Education
• Intensive Care/Emergency Management
• Nephrology
• Oncology
• Orientation
• Outpatient Pharmacy
• Practice Management

*Some rotations can be extended as electives

Required Longitudinal Learning Experiences

• APPE Teaching Experience
• Community Service
• Diamond Discussions
• Journal Club
• Medication Management
• Research Residency Project

Elective Learning Experiences

• Drug Information
• Ambulatory Care
  • Anticoagulation
  • Geriatrics
  • Heart Failure
  • HIV/Infectious Disease
  • Oncology Oral Chemotherapy Management
  • Transitional Care Center
• Home Infusion Pharmacy
• Inpatient Pharmacy
  • Emergency Department
  • Intensive Care Unit
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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Requirements for Acceptance

• Must be licensed as an Intern Pharmacist in the state of California by the first day of residency program.
• Resident must be a licensed California 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 California 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.
• For more information regarding licensing in California, please visit www.pharmacy.ca.gov
• 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: 183013 and ASHP Program Code: 92028

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Application Requirements

• Statement of Interest/Letter of Intent
• Curriculum Vitae
• Official Pharmacy School transcripts, sent directly from the applicant’s college or school of pharmacy
• Three letters of references/recommendations utilizing the form in PhORCAS
• Application Deadline: January 12, 2025

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Interview Details

• On-Site or Virtual Interview Required
• On-Site or Virtual Interview Dates: February – March 2025
• Open House: TBD
• Click here to link to the Virtual Information Session::
  • November 18, 2024 – 1p.m. – 2p.m. PST

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

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