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[gaba101]

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[njac]

the hospital where I work pretty much treats everyone the same whether they're a new grad or a new grad with a residency.

 

[WVUPharm2007]

Well...I just graduated...not only that, but I'm one of those ******s that took 5 years to graduate...and I'm doing a hybrid clinical/staffing thing at decent sized rural hospital. I'm running around the floors doing crap, plus doing order entry. I'm also apparently looking for DVT guidelines in my spare time.

 

[mike36]

You might look into working as a compounding pharmacist. I am talking about exclusively doing compounding work and counseling patients. Not typical retail where you fill a million scripts an hour and compound the occasional drug. In compounding, you will do a lot of couseling.

 

[ItsOverZyvox]

and I'm doing a hybrid clinical/staffing thing at decent sized rural hospital. I'm running around the floors doing crap, plus doing order entry. I'm also apparently looking for DVT guidelines in my spare time.

Like it or not...you're following in my footsteps...

 

[OHPharmd08]

Have you considered specialty pharmacy? It combines both retail (checking scripts, order entry) and clinical (counseling pt via telephone or in-person, dx state mgmt for chronic illness, checking labs, making recommendations), without the hassles of insurance, people screaming in your face, pays alot more than hospital, no residency required and no shift work, at least that's what my job will be. Other places may be different. Home care pharmacy is also an interesting setting.

Since I noticed you live in the Pittsburgh area, Accredo in Cranberry/Warrendale and Medmark Specialty Pharmacy are two such companies in the Pittsburgh area.

 

[Megas]

I had a great rotation about 45 minutes north of P'burgh at a closed door clinical pharmacy, a true mom and pop company, in Indiana, that consulted for nursing homes and prisons. Incredibly nice people to work with, a combination of mail-order gruntwork, prescription clinical review, travelling consulting, and formulary review (mostly prison psych meds or nursing home stuff). The starting salary offer was nice (close to six figures), and I was in a room all day with 20-40 other pharmacists-all in ONE GIANT ROOM EVERY DAY! Like a romper room full of pharmacists-best rotation ever.
Unfortunately, it was too far from the fam so I had to turn it down, very sad....