Clinical Pharmacist - Nutrition Support - Atlantic Health - Morristown Medical Center
About The Position
The Nutrition Support Clinical Pharmacist serves adult patients as an integral member of a newly established interdisciplinary team focused on optimizing and stewarding nutrition support. The pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical and nutritional care to adult inpatient units across multiple service lines and levels of care, as requested, and participates in hospital- and health system-level committees. The role includes precepting in Atlantic Health’s PGY1 and PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Programs, as well as mentoring pharmacists, residents, and students. The pharmacist supports evidence-based nutrition therapy, provides enteral and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) consultations, addresses medication-related issues associated with nutrition support, reviews and optimizes nutrition-related electronic medical record orders, and documents and communicates relevant changes. The role also includes preventing, detecting, monitoring, documenting, and reporting adverse reactions and medication- or nutrition-related errors, and leading TPN stewardship initiatives to promote enteral nutrition when appropriate. The position develops and implements process improvements for nutrition and pharmacy services, conducts quality improvement and research projects with healthcare professionals for potential publication or presentation, and educates healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers about medication-related concerns associated with nutrition support.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy with a PharmD degree.
- Current New Jersey Board of Pharmacy license.
- At least 1 year of experience in a hospital practice setting.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of a PGY1 residency is preferred; relevant PGY2 experience, such as Critical Care, or other pertinent professional experience will be considered.
- Board certification in Nutrition Support (BCNSP), Critical Care (BCCCP), or Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) is preferred.
- Nutrition support certifications, such as ASHP/ASPEN, will be considered.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary Nutrition Support Team to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical and nutritional care to adult inpatient units across service lines and levels of care.
- Review and recommend optimal, evidence-based nutrition therapy.
- Provide enteral and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) consultations as required.
- Address medication-related issues associated with nutrition support, including drug/nutrient interactions.
- Review and optimize nutrition-related orders in the electronic medical record.
- Document changes in patient and pharmacy records and inform others of medication and/or nutrition changes.
- Prevent, detect, monitor, document, and report adverse reactions and medication- or nutrition-related errors.
- Lead TPN stewardship initiatives to promote enteral nutrition for patients without contraindications.
- Identify, design, and implement process improvement initiatives relevant to nutrition and pharmacy services at the hospital and health system levels.
- Conduct quality improvement and research projects related to nutrition support with other healthcare professionals, with the goal of publication and/or presentation at local or national meetings.
- Educate healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers on medication-related concerns associated with nutrition support.
- Serve as a preceptor and mentor for pharmacists, pharmacy residents, and students.
- Participate in hospital- and health system-level committees.
- Precept in Atlantic Health’s PGY1 and PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Programs.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage for team members working 22.5 hours per week or above.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability, with options to supplement.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer match and an additional non-elective contribution.
- PTO and paid sick leave.
- Tuition assistance, advancement opportunities, and academic advising.
- Parental, adoption, and surrogacy leave.
- Backup and on-site childcare.
- Well-Being Rewards.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Fertility benefits and Healthy Pregnancy Program.
- Flexible spending and commuter accounts.
- Pet, home, auto, identity theft, and legal insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
