Job Overview:
RWJBarnabas Health is looking to add a qualified full-time Pharmacist in Somerville, NJ. The Pharmacist fulfills daily operational responsibilities which assure the safe and effective use of medications in our patients.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Five or six year Bachelor of Science of Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited US Pharmacy school or Foreign pharmacy school
- Every third week weekend rotation and must work one summer and one winter holiday
Preferred:
- Prior hospital, EPIC and Pyxis experience
Certifications and Licenses Required:
- Must be a NJ Licensed Pharmacist
Scheduling Requirements
- Evening, 40 hours/week
- Full-Time Schedule
Essential Functions:
- Maintains current patient specific information in the prescribed format
- Checks all profile entries for accuracy and completeness
Reviews physician orders for:
- Appropriateness of drug, dose, frequency, and route of administration
- Therapeutic duplication
- Age appropriateness
- Allergies or sensitivities
- Current or potential impact as evidenced by laboratory values
- Food drug and Drug-drug interactions
- Other complications
- Compares new orders with current patient specific information and resolves all drug related problems, in conference with prescribing physician when necessary
- Provides pharmacy documentation of interventions
- Communicates and confers with both nursing staff and patients in order to obtain relevant clinical information
- To provide information to support the nurses responsibilities for administering medications, monitoring drug therapy, and providing patient education,
- When appropriate in order to obtain relevant clinical information
- When possible, and when appropriated, educates patients regarding medications prescribed at discharge
- Prioritizes the processing of medication orders according to clinical importance and other relevant factors
- Emergency needs are given top priority and fulfilled as soon as possible,
The pharmacist supervises assigned technical staff by:
- Prioritizing tasks and overseeing preparation and checking all medications prior to dispensing for accuracy and completeness
- Delegating other appropriate tasks and checking for accuracy
- Communicates frequently with the technician and uses effective supervisory skills
- Prepares medication when necessary or appropriate, including: chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, large volume parenterals, IV piggybacks, and extemporaneous compounding
- Utilizes sterile technique methods for the preparation of sterile products
- Provides solicited and unsolicited drug information and recommendations to prescribing physicians to assure safe, efficacious, and cost-effective drug therapy and documents suggestions
- Recommendations include, but are not limited to:
- Pharmacokinetic consultation
- Parenteral nutrition consultation
- Switching from intravenous to oral formulations of medications
- Medication renewal
- Responds to all Code Blue and Code White alerts; prepares all medications used in the resuscitation attempt
- Assists in other ways at the direction of the physician in charge,
Professional Competency:
- Maintains and enhances professional competency through continuing education and other professional growth activities which are consistent with current departmental needs and future goals
- The pharmacist cooperates with and participates in departmental training and educational programs
- Applies the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or assigned unit
- Assess data reflective of each patient s status and interprets information needed in order to identify each patient s age requirements relative to his or her age specific health needs
- Applies knowledge of growth and development over the life span
- Adheres to all departmental policies and procedures
- The list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits and Perks:
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Life & Accidental Death Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
- Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
Equal Opportunity Employer
