New Employee Orientation
All UAB employees attend a 1 ½ day general orientation which includes the following:
- Benefits
- Parking
- General Hospital Policies
- Broad orientation to the Hospital and surrounding campus
- Issue of Employee Identification badge
Pharmacy Department Orientation
The Pharmacy orientation program provides the newly hired pharmacist with a comprehensive introduction to pharmacy practice at UAB. A newly hired pharmacist will have approximately six weeks of orientation both in a didactic setting as well as in patient care areas. Orientation continues in the assigned area of practice under the guidance and leadership of a Senior Pharmacist. Topics include:
- Aseptic Technique (Sterile Product Compounding)
- AMMS (Automated Medication Management System)
- Communication
- Risk Management
- Patient Safety
- UAB Formulary Management and Drug Information Services
- Medication Security and Storage
- BLS/ Code-10 Response and MET Response
- Pharmacokinetics
- Anticoagulation
- Patient Education
- Medication Reconciliation
- Medication Error and ADR Reporting
- IMPACT Training (CPOE system)
- Work Area Specific Competency Validations