Assigned Duties and Duty Hours. Resident shall be present and available for duties assigned to Resident by the program Director, including night, weekend or any special duty assignment which Resident may be given at the discretion of the Program Director. The Program Director is responsible for the appropriate scheduling of duty time, including provision of adequate off-duty hours. A pharmacy residency is a full-time obligation; therefore the resident will manage activities external to the residency so as not to interfere with the goals and objectives of the program. The primary purpose of the residency is education. To successfully xxxxxx the full benefit of learning opportunities afforded, it is expected that the resident will be actively engaged in pharmacy practice for hours beyond that of a traditional clinical staff pharmacist. Fluctuations in workload, cross-coverage, change of service, unusual service demands or patient loads, etc. may all dictate the hours of resident service. Medical Center shall, however, maintain an environment conductive to the health and well-being of the Resident. The customary and usual schedule for resident pharmacists on the service to which the Resident is assigned shall adhere to duty hour’s requirements of ASHP (xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx/DocLibrary/Residents/ Pharmacy-Specific-Duty-Hours.aspx). Duty hours must be limited to 80 hours per week, averaged over a four-week period. Residents must have a minimum of one day in seven days free of duty when averaged over four weeks. Residents should have 10 hours free of duty between scheduled duty, and must have at a minimum 8 hours between scheduled duty periods. The resident is responsible to track all duty hours utilizing the monthly time sheet.
Assigned Duties and Duty Hours. Resident shall be present and available for duties assigned to Resident by the Program Director, including night, weekend or any special duty assignment which Resident may be given at the discretion of the Program Director. The Program Director is responsible for the appropriate scheduling of duty time, including provision of adequate off-duty hours. Resident understands and agrees that the hours of duty will vary with the clinical area to which Resident is assigned from time to time. Medical Center shall, however, maintain an environment conducive to the health and well being of Resident. The customary and usual schedule for resident physicians on the service to which the Resident is assigned shall adhere to duty hour limits consistent with ACGME standards.
Assigned Duties and Duty Hours. Resident shall be present and available for duties assigned to Resident by the Program Director, including night, weekend or any special duty assignment which Resident may be given at the discretion of the Program Director. The Program Director is responsible for the appropriate scheduling of duty time, including provision of adequate off-duty hours. A pharmacy residency is a full-time obligation; therefore the Resident will manage activities external to the residency so as not to interfere with the goals and objectives of the program. The primary purpose of the residency is education. To successfully xxxxxx the full benefit of learning opportunities afforded, it is expected that the Resident will be actively engaged in pharmacy practice for hours beyond that of a traditional clinical staff pharmacist. Fluctuations in workload, cross-coverage, change of service, unusual service demands or patient loads, etc. may all dictate the hours of Resident service. Xxxxxxxxx shall, however, maintain an environment conductive to the health and well-being of the Resident. The customary and usual schedule for Resident pharmacists on the service to which the Resident is assigned shall adhere to duty hour’s requirements of ASHP. Duty hours must be limited to 80 hours per week, averaged over a four-week period. Residents must have a minimum of one day in seven days free of duty when averaged over four weeks. Residents should have 10 hours free of duty between scheduled duty and must have at a minimum 8 hours between scheduled duty periods. The Resident is responsible to track all duty hours utilizing the monthly time sheet.
