Residency Special Features: Extensive experiential and teaching opportunities in a hospital-based residency program. Residents will precept pharmacy students and obtain a teaching certificate.

Completing the PGY-1 pharmacy residency program at UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital will equip you with the skills necessary to provide proficient, comprehensive 
and compassionate pharmaceutical care to a broad spectrum of patient populations. 
Upon completion of the program, residents are prepared to successfully assume clinical pharmacy roles within health-systems practice, transition to advanced training in the form of PGY-2 residency programs and/or fellowships and to assume teaching responsibilities for future practitioners.

Fringe Benefits: Benefits package (Total Rewards Program), paid time off, free and convenient parking, reimbursement for Midyear Clinical Meeting and regional residency meeting(s)

Site Special Features: Allen Hospital is part of UnityPoint Health System, which cares for 1 in every 3 patients in Iowa. We care for more inpatients, outpatients, emergency patients, and cardiac patients than any other hospital in our 10 county service area. Allen offers cardiac care, neurology, orthopedics, inpatient behavioral health, acute rehab, oncology, pediatrics, and inpatient dialysis. Waterloo is located along the Cedar River in Northeast Iowa with a variety of sports, trails, and activities to explore.

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Required Rotations:

• Orientation
• Cardiology
• Infectious Diseases
• Family Medicine
• Intensive Care
• Emergency Medicine

Longitudinal Rotations:

• Practice Management
• Project Management
• Service Commitment
• Anticoagulation
• Pain / palliative care

Elective Rotations:

• Palliative Care
• Geriatrics
• Oncology
• Rural Care
• Transitions of Care

Interested applicants must apply through PHORCAS with the following materials:

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from ACPE Accredited School of Pharmacy or equivalent experience
• Letter of Interest
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three references
• Verified transcripts
• Extracurricular experience

About UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital

UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital is a 204-bed hospital in Northeast Iowa and an affiliate of UnityPoint Health System. In addition to award winning cardiac services, Allen provides care in orthopedics, women’s health, inpatient and outpatient mental health, pediatrics, oncology, and many other services. Allen has an internal medicine hospitalist program with 24/7 coverage. Allen hospital cares for more inpatients, outpatients, ER patients, and cardiac patients than any other hospital in its ten-county service area. Allen Pharmacy Department is a 24-hour pharmacy that provides extensive antibiotic, warfarin, insulin and renal function dosing services, as well as participating in multidisciplinary ICU rounds, family medicine rounds, Cardiac Rehab patient education, antibiotic stewardship and provision of drug information to providers, staff, and patients. Allen has three outpatient Anticoagulation Clinics, two retail pharmacies, and provides pharmacy services to several affiliate hospitals.

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