The Pharmacy at Rutland Regional Medical Center

At Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Pharmacy, our mission is to deliver superior medication-related care that supports excellent outcomes. Our pharmacy staff is an integral part of the care team at Rutland Regional, working closely with providers and nursing staff to provide outstanding service with a focus on quality and patient safety.

With access to the latest and most advanced technology, our pharmacy team offers top-notch pharmaceutical care through comprehensive clinical and distributive practices. Our process is collaborative, interdisciplinary and cost-effective. All processes and procedures are continuously aligned with federal and state rules to ensure regulatory compliance.

Rutland Regional’s pharmacy service employs 20 pharmacists and 18 pharmacy technicians, as well as additional support staff. The team also includes a pharmacist devoted to antimicrobial stewardship. In addition to inpatient care, our group staffs three outpatient clinics and our on-site retail pharmacy.

The Pharmacy Residency Program

Our residents will develop important problem-solving skills, as well as an understanding of their accountability and responsibility to their patients. Our curriculum is designed to build upon their existing knowledge of medication-related care by providing frequent and direct patient care experience.

Additionally, residents will learn to monitor and assess their own performance to continually improve their practice during their residency and beyond. Rutland Regional’s PGY1 Pharmacy training will prepare pharmacists for job placement, BCPS certification and/or PGY2 residency.

Our PGY1 pharmacy residency program will be in candidate status for the application period of 2021-2022 residency year. We plan to receive accreditation notification in Mary of 2021, we are confident our program will provide a tremendously valuable experience and will receive accreditation.

General Pharmacy Residency Program Information

Number of PGY1 Pharmacy Residents: Two

Period of Appointment: July to July Salary: PGY1

Pharmacy resident salary is $48,000, which will be paid over 26 pay periods.

Combined Time Off (CTO): Residents will accrue 25 days of CTO during residency year. Ten CTO days can be used toward vacation time; the remaining CTO is available for illness, interviews and attendance at professional meetings.

Health Benefits: Health, dental, prescription and vision benefits are available through Rutland Regional Medical Center.

On-Call Services: No formal on-call responsibilities will be assigned.

Space: Each resident will be designated a desk area in the pharmacy department and provided with a laptop and smartphone. Additionally, within the department, the resident will have access to printers, scanners, a fax machine, refrigerators and a locker.

Staffing Requirements: Following orientation, residents will be required to staff central pharmacy services every other weekend, as well as two holidays (one summer, one winter) throughout their residency year.

Professional Meetings: Each resident will be expected to attend ASHP Midyear and the Eastern States Residency Conference. Travel reimbursement will be provided per hospital policy

Core (Required):

• Orientation (7 weeks) Michele Havens PharmD, BCPS

• Internal Medicine (9 weeks) Jennifer Burrier PharmD, BCPS

• Anticoagulation (8 weeks) Alison Notte RPh, CACP

• Administration (4 weeks) Saisha Branchaud PharmD, BCPS

• Antimicrobial Stewardship (6 weeks) Emily Piehl PharmD

• Discharge Transitions (9 weeks) Melanie McAtee PharmD, BCGP

• Sterile Compounding (3 weeks) Michele Havens PharmD, BCPS

Longitudinal (Required):

• Pharmacy Practice (10 months) Dustin Harrington, PharmD, BCPS

• Comprehensive Medication Management Clinic (6 months) Melanie McAtee,

PharmD, BCGP

• Policy and Formulary Management (6 months) Saisha Branchaud PharmD, BCPS

• Research Projects (12 months) Saisha Branchaud PharmD, BCPS

Longitudinal (Elective): 10 months

Teaching and Learning Program provided in affiliation with Albany College of Pharmacy and

Health Sciences. Teaching certificate will be provided following successful completion of

Teaching and Learning Program.

Elective: (Pick one)

• Anticoagulation (4 weeks) Alison Notte, RPh, CACP

• Pharmacy Informatics (4 weeks) Rick Kowalczyk, PharmD