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PALOMAR HEALTH PHARMACY SERVICES
Mission:To heal, comfort, and promote health in the communities we serve.
Vision Statement:To improve patient outcomes by providing compassionate care through medication management, education and col laborat ion with professional colleagues.
What does this Vision mean?Pharmaceutical care will positively influence the patient-centered services of Palomar Health.
■ The care wi l l be del ivered by professional clinical and operational pharmacy staff members who accept accountability and responsibility for distributive services and clinical activities.
■ The distributive pharmaceutical services will be technology-based and technician-centric. It will be supported by drug distribution systems designed to promote efficiency and ensure patient safety.
■ The clinical services will be led by board-certified pharmacotherapy specialists.
■ The pharmacists will maintain a distinguished level of performance and expertise through outcome-centered practice by developing and sustaining clinical knowledge systems.
■ Pharmacy will engage in collaborative practice with physicians, nurses and other health-care professionals to produce distinguished patient care.
Our Purpose:The foundations of services provided by Palomar Health’s Department of Pharmacy Services are:
■ Contribute to optimal therapeutic outcomes.
■ Provide information for appropriate application of pharmaco-therapeutics.
■ Maintain an efficient and fail-safe drug distribution system.
■ Support health-care providers in the delivery of distinguished patient care.
■ Support clinical research efforts.
■ Attract, develop, and retain highly qualified pharmacists and technicians.
PREPARING THE PHARMACY LEADERS OF THE FUTURE
Train at a new, $956 million state-of-the-art facility in Escondido, Calif. The new Palomar Medical Center opened in August 2012 and serves as a symbol of Palomar Health’s commitment to becoming the health-care system of the future.
Palomar Health is a public, non-profit health-care district in Inland North San Diego County with hospitals in Escondido and Poway, in addition to several other facilities in the region. It is overseen by a publicly elected board of directors and provides a wide range of medical services. With a service area of more than 800 square miles, Palomar Health is the largest public health-care district by area in California.
As North County’s most comprehensive health-care delivery system, Palomar Health is recognized for clinical excellence in cardiac care, women’s services, cancer, orthopedics, trauma, rehabilitation and behavioral health services. Facilities include Palomar Medical Center (PMC), Palomar Health Downtown Campus (PHDC), Pomerado Hospital (POM), Villa Pomerado Skilled Nursing Facility, Palomar Continuing Care Center, Palomar Center for Behavioral Health and Palomar Home Health Services.
Palomar Health’s vision is to be the health system of choice for patients, physicians and employees, recognized nationally for the highest quality of clinical care and access to comprehensive services.
THE HOSPITAL OF THE FUTURE
ABOUT PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER
Cost: $956 million Type: Community Size: 11 Stories, 740,000 sq. ft. Beds: 288
■ 120 Acuity Adaptable Beds ■ 168 Med/Surg Beds ■ 11 Operating Rooms ■ 4 Cath. Labs/Interventional
Awards /Recognitions: “One of California’s Best Places to Work” - The Employer Group
2011 Most Innovative Healthcare District - Association of CA Healthcare Districts
2010 Premier Award for Quality - Premier Healthcare Alliance
“The mission of Palomar Health is to heal, comfort and promote health in the communities we serve.”
PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM2013PALOMAR HEALTH
PGY1 PHARMACY PRACTICE AT PALOMAR MEDICAL CENTER
THE COMMUNITY
San Diego, Calif., praised as being the only city in the United States with a perfect climate, is both a vibrant modern city as well as a year-round resort. With its 70 miles of immaculate beaches and world-famous San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, SeaWorld and LEGOLAND, San Diego is California’s second largest city and the seventh largest city in the US. It is a city with population of nearly 1.3 million residents and more than 2.8 million residents countywide. Within its borders of 4,200 sq. miles, San Diego County encompasses 18 incorporated cities and numerous other unique neighborhoods and communities, including downtown’s historic Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy, Coronado, La Jolla, Del Mar, Carlsbad, Escondido, Pacific Beach, La Mesa, Hillcrest, Barrio Logan, Chula Vista and more.
San Diego is the seat of the University of California at San Diego, San Diego State University, United States International University, the University of San Diego, Electronic Technical Institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, as well as numerous community colleges.
Applications are available at www.PalomarHealth.org/rxresidency.
For additional information please contact:
Jennifer Floyd, Pharm.D., BCPSResidency Director, Pharmacy Services
Email: [email protected] Phone: 442.281.1738 Address: Palomar Medical Center, 2185 Citracado Parkway, Escondido, CA 92029
Aaron Weigelt School: Washington State UniversityProject: Discharge CounselingEmail: [email protected]
Belinda Nguyen School: TJLSP University of the Pacific,
Stockton, CAProject: Improving Post-Hospital Transitions of CareEmail: [email protected]
Pictured left to right: Aaron Weigelt; Jennifer Floyd, Residency Director; Belinda Nguyen.
BLOCK ROTATIONS: ■ Medical Intensive Care
■ Surgical Intensive Care
■ Infectious Diseases
■ Internal Medicine
■ Cardiology
■ Medication Safety
■ Drug Information
ELECTIVE ROTATIONS: ■ Geriatrics
■ Nephrology
■ Emergency Room
■ NICU
■ Electives affiliated with nearby hospitals are also available
LONGITUDINAL ROTATIONS: ■ Pharmacy Management
■ Pharmacy Practice (staffing)
■ Parenteral Nutrition
■ Pharmacokinetics
■ Anti-coagulation
■ Clinical Programs
■ Formulary Management and Policy Development
■ Drug Information
2012 – 2013 RESIDENTS
Pharmacy Services:The Pharmacy Department provides comprehensive services on all three campuses (PMC, PHDC, POM). The facilities are implementing a completely automated distribution model, consisting of automated inventory management, robotic IV admixture, and automated dispensing cabinets.
Full implementation of automation is scheduled to be complete in 2013. All three campuses operate 24/7 inpatient pharmacy services. Pharmacists practice in a unit-based decentralized model on the nursing units for order-entry, provision of drug information and clinical services.
Clinical services include pharmacokinetics, anti-coagulation management, total parenteral nutrition, renal dosing, antibiotic utilization evaluation and investigational drugs. PMC is a teaching site for the University of California, San Diego, and primary site for the pharmacy residency program. Serving on a host of committees and several rounding teams, pharmacists are vital members of the health-care team within Palomar Health.
Status: Accredited Application Deadline: January 6, 2013 Beginning Date: July 1, 2013 Number of Residents: 2
Stipend: ~$43,000 Benefits: Medical, dental, vision,
10 paid vacation days and 5 paid holiday days.
Requirements: Accredited Pharmacy School Graduate, eligible for CA licensure, personal interview, submission of a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, application, pharmacy school transcript, three letters of recommendation and passport photo.
The Palomar Health Residency in Pharmacy Practice is primarily based at the new Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, Calif. Residents completing this program will learn to provide evidence-based pharmacotherapy within interdisciplinary teams. Major selling points of the residency are personal attention to foster learning, developing a clinical mindset and an emphasis on becoming pharmacy leaders. Opportunity exists to mature in one’s practice, manage and improve the medication-use process and enhance drug information skills. Residents are required to complete a research project during the year.
PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM2013PALOMAR HEALTH
