The new PGY-1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital (NFH) is now recruiting in Gainesville, Florida. As an organization, NFH values pursuing the highest standards of clinical and service excellence. The Department of Outpatient Pharmacy is searching for a highly motivated, professional pharmacy candidate to fill the pharmacy resident position for the 2026-2027 residency cycle.
NFH is a 523-bed, full-service medical and surgical acute care center in north central Florida. NFH offers a wide range of services including comprehensive cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, neurosciences, surgery, and women’s health. NFH is a fully accredited Joint Commission facility and a member of the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), based in Nashville, TN. HCA is the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services located in 20 states and the United Kingdom. HCA leads the practice of medicine and has been voted the World’s Most Ethical Company fifteen years in a row.
The PGY-1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency at NFH is designed to provide residents with broad experiences to develop the clinical and interpersonal skills necessary to excel independently in practice. Residents function as key members of the healthcare team in various outpatient and inpatient settings, such as hospital-based outpatient pharmacy, transition of care at hospital admission and discharge, and geriatric primary care clinics. The intensive training involves residents participating in the following activities:
- Prescription filling, patient counseling, and immunizations
- Test and treat, diabetes education, and meds to beds
- Medication reconciliation at hospital admission and discharge counseling
- Designing, recommending, and managing drug treatment regimens for older adult patients
- Completion of the teaching certificate program at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy
- Precepting APPE students and pharmacy interns
Point of Contact:
Kimberly Atkinson, PharmD, BCACP
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist-Geriatrics
PGY-1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency Program Director