Advanced Pharmacist-Oncology/Infusion Centers (PER DIEM) - Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center
About The Position
This advanced pharmacist role includes specialized practice areas such as Oncology/Infusion, Pediatrics/Neonates, and Unit-Based clinical services. Pharmacists in these roles contribute to patient-centered care by reviewing and optimizing medication therapy, identifying treatment issues, and ensuring adherence to clinical, regulatory, and institutional standards. They support quality and safety initiatives, participate in policy development, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to enhance medication use and patient outcomes. The role also involves training, mentoring, and precepting pharmacy staff, students, and residents. Cross-training across specialty areas may be required to support operational excellence.
Requirements
- Specialized practice areas such as Oncology/Infusion, Pediatrics/Neonates, and Unit-Based clinical services
- Reviewing and optimizing medication therapy
- Identifying treatment issues
- Ensuring adherence to clinical, regulatory, and institutional standards
- Supporting quality and safety initiatives
- Participating in policy development
- Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams
- Training, mentoring, and precepting pharmacy staff, students, and residents
- Cross-training across specialty areas may be required
Responsibilities
- Reviews and monitors patient plans (therapy and treatment) for appropriateness based on current clinical and institutional guidelines, as well as patient-specific criteria
- Identifies treatment issues and medication misuse
- Assesses all medication orders to ensure they meet established standards and practice guidelines of Atlantic Health Cancer Center
- Advises clinicians on drug selection based on current clinical guidelines to optimize drug therapy based on patient specific considerations such as laboratory values and clinical condition
- Adheres to safety requirements in the handling and preparation of chemotherapy and other hazardous agents according to current guidelines (USP 797, USP 800, ASHP, NIOSH)
- Participates in educational activities and answers drug information questions
- Participates in the training, education and mentoring of other pharmacists and technicians and precepting of pharmacy students and pharmacy residents
- Participates in quality, safety and other project work related to oncology service in the outpatient infusion setting
- Travel to other infusion sites is required
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
- Life & AD&D Insurance.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
- 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
- PTO & Paid Sick Leave
- Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
- Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
- Backup and On-Site Childcare
- Well-Being Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
- Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
- Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Senior
