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Healthwise Outreach Calendar

ONU HealthWise is active in the Hardin and Allen County areas conducting health screening with the ONU HealthWise Mobile Clinic and other outreach events.

KENTON HARDINCREST

First Monday of the month 12 - 3 p.m.

KENTON YMCA

First Thursday every month from 8:30 - 11:30 am

LIMA PUBLIC LIBRARY

First Friday of each month 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

KENTON SETON HALL

Second Monday of each month 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

DUNKIRK

Second Friday of each month 9 - 11 a.m.

ALGER FOOD PANTRY

Wednesday after the third Tuesday each month (not always the third Wednesday of the month) 9 - 11 a.m.

DUNKIRK COMMUNITY MEAL

Fourth Tuesday of each month 4:30 - 6 p.m.

BLUFFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Last Friday of each month 9 - 11 a.m.

MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC

The Mobile Health Clinic is offered by ONU-employed, pharmacist-directed clinicians who are community partners in health and wellness. The goal of the Mobile Health Clinic is to provide Hardin County, Ohio, citizens with knowledge and resources to address health-related concerns and improve their health. The mobile aspect of the offering brings the health care team to the community through outreach events planned within the community, consultations and screenings offered free of charge. The team is also available by appointment to meet with groups or individuals.

To schedule a visit, please contact 419-772-1050 or healthwise@onu.edu.

Schedule a Visit

The ONU HealthWise Mobile Health Clinic proudly partners with the following area health care providers to make access to care a seamless process for its participants:

• Kenton Community Health Center
• Kenton-Hardin Health Department
• Hardin Memorial Hospital
• Numerous Other Community Partners

Please contact us for details about where we are serving patients in your area.
Vision statement: All residents of Hardin County will have access to interdisciplinary, quality medical care through the mobile clinic which provides disease state management and preventive health education services.

Mission statement: Ohio Northern University’s mobile health clinic, in partnership with the Kenton-Hardin Health Department, Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton Community Health Center and other stakeholders within Hardin County, strives to provide accessible, quality, interdisciplinary health care for the residents of Hardin County, Ohio, through disease state management, medication reconciliation and preventive health education services, in order to improve patient health outcomes while also providing an effective training environment for future health care professionals and leaders.

Goals:
1. Increase patient access to care
2. Improve patient health knowledge
3. Improve patient health outcomes
4. Connect patients to primary medical care whenever possible

On-Campus Pharmacy

We offer a comprehensive pharmacy of services to faculty, staff, and students and extend this same care to the community surrounding Ohio Northern University.

419-772-DRUG (3784)
419-772-3783 (fax)
hwpharmacy@onu.edu

Hours:
Monday-Friday 10 a.m to 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Clinic: by appointment only

ONU HealthWise Pharmacy Website

Drug and Health Information Center

The Drug and Health Information Center supports the academic programs of the College of Pharmacy by providing a strong academic component designed to enable students to gain experience in the provision of drug information to enable confident utilization of drug information skills and resources. Through the center, medical professionals and patients receive accurate, unbiased information to address health-related concerns and optimize patient outcomes.

If you are a health care professional, questions may be submitted by filling out the Health Care Professional Information Request Form. All others can also contact the center via phone or fax. There are no charges for services offered.

Hours:
Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday Closed
Sunday 7-10 p.m.

419-772-2307
419-772-1917 (fax)

Health Care Information Request Form

POSTGRADUATE YEAR ONE (PGY1) RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

In conjunction with the ONU HealthWise program, Ohio Northern University offers a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and a PGY1 CPESN Community Practice Residency. Both residency programs provide pharmacy graduates that match into the programs with the unique opportunity to work in an extremely innovative health care setting. In the programs, residents work with an interdisciplinary team of pharmacists, nurses, exercise physiologists and nutritionists that serve Hardin County citizens and employees and students of Ohio Northern University.

AS A CLINICAL PHARMACIST ON THE TEAM, RESIDENTS PROVIDE DIRECT PATIENT CARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

CAMPUS HEALTH AND WELLNESS:

• Student and employee wellness

• Disease state management

• Health education

ONU HEALTHWISE COMMUNITY PHARMACY:

• Full-service pharmacy with clinical services

• Medication therapy management

• Pharmacy administrative and management

HEALTH-SYSTEM AMBULATORY CARE:

• Anticoagulation services

• Outpatient pharmacy and medication reconciliation

• Pharmacy administration (P&T)

DRUG AND HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER:

• Call center for professionals and consumers

• Patient Services Center provides medication therapy management

RURAL PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE:

• Health and wellness services for medically underserved

• Care coordination

• Collaboration with community

OTHER EXPERIENCES:

• Teaching certificate program

• Leadership rotation

• Collaborative practice in family medicine

Opportunities for clinical expansion also exist, including supervising activities in the Drug and Health Information Center. The resident is required to complete a residency project, provide a poster presentation at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting, and present results at the annual Ohio Pharmacy Residency Conference.
Candidates interested in the Pharmacy Practice Residency should apply by Jan. 8, through Phorcas. If you have additional questions, please contact m-rush@onu.edu.

Michael J. Rush, PharmD, BCACP, CDE, TTS
Residency Program Director
m-rush@onu.edu | 419-772-7399
AS A COMMUNITY PRACTICE RESIDENT, YOU’LL WORK AT OHIO NORTHERN AND JACKSON PHARMACY AND WELLNESS CENTER:

Ideal candidate:
- Someone interested in independent pharmacy, creating new patient care services, or someone looking for an alternative to retail pharmacy. The program prepares you to be a part of an association (like OPA or CPESN), work in or own an independent pharmacy, or be the clinical coordinator for a group of pharmacies.
About CPESN Ohio:
- CPESN is a clinically integrated network of pharmacies who provide enhanced patient care and work with third party payers to be paid for those services. CPESN meets with payers (like Caresource, Aetna), drafts contracts and proposals, develops new services that are scalable across the network, and prepares pharmacies for these payer programs (network development).
What CPESN exposes you to:
- Administrative side of the network
- Working with CPESN USA
- Network operations and development
- Quality assurance and improvement
- NCPA and CPESN USA conferences
What the independent pharmacy aspect exposes you to:
- Pharmacy financials
- Staff management
- Creating and implementing new services
- Problem solving and conflict resolution
- Pharmacy pricing and contracting
- Inventory management
Candidates interested in the ONU/CPESN Community Practice Residency should apply by December 31 at midnight. Interviews will take place January 3-31, an offer for residency will be extended in early February and the selected candidate will have four days to accept.

Here’s how to apply:
1. Complete Google form to apply. Email hwpharmacy@onu.edu to request the form.
2. For the application you will need:
  1. Letter of intent
  2. CV
  3. Transcript
  4. Three reference letters
3. Please upload documents formatted as a PDF.
4. Once the application is received, the applicant will be sent an email to schedule a virtual interview via zoom.
5. After scheduling the interview, the applicant will receive an itinerary and zoom link.
6. Generally, interviews will consist of site introductions and virtual tours, Q & A session with preceptors and current resident, and end with the applicant giving a presentation about themselves. Interviews will last between 2.5 to 3 hours.
If you have additional questions, please contact:

Luke Klinehoffer, PharmD, current CPESN Ohio Resident, l-klinehoffer@onu.edu

Katie Westgerdes, PharmD, manager ONU Healthwise Pharmacy, k-westgerdes@onu.edu

OUR MISSION

We are dedicated to the health and wellness of our patients through preventive medicine, medication therapy management, health education and primary care services that increase the quality of life for those we serve.