Overnight Pharmacist| Part Time Nights (Thurs - Sat) |22776

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center • Paramus, NJ

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About The Position

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is seeking a part-time Overnight Pharmacist to provide pharmacy services in a hospital setting. The pharmacist reviews and interprets medication orders, fills and prepares medications, monitors controlled-drug inventories, documents medication errors and adverse reactions, and provides drug information to hospital staff, patients, and families. The role also includes supporting pharmacy operations, maintaining required records and standards, and contributing to staff education and patient-care improvement programs.

Requirements

• Graduation from an approved College of Pharmacy or equivalent.
• Current New Jersey registration as a licensed Pharmacist.
• Basic data-entry skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English to the extent required by the position.

Nice To Haves

• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret inpatient orders using patient profiles to identify overdoses, duplicate orders, incompatibilities, or potential adverse effects.
• Consult physicians about questions or irregularities with patient orders and prescriptions.
• Fill medication orders and prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients, nursing units, and other hospital departments, and ensure timely delivery.
• Review intravenous medication admixture orders for dosage, concentration, compatibility, administration rate, and labeling.
• Maintain appropriate controlled-drug inventories and dispensing procedures, and ensure running inventories are accurate.
• Report and document known medication errors and adverse drug reactions.
• Prepare extemporaneous medication compounds when required.
• Perform monthly nursing station inspections as required.
• Prepare and/or check IV admixtures, TPN solutions, chemotherapy, and other sterile products using proper aseptic technique and appropriate equipment.
• Provide assessment, treatment, and patient-care services appropriate to the growth, development, and ages of patients served.
• Organize and prioritize daily operational activities to meet departmental needs.
• Use pharmacy technicians, interns, aides, and clerks to assist with medication dispensing functions.
• Maintain required legal and hospital records, including controlled-substance, manufacturing, and packaging records, and participate in investigational studies as directed by the Director of Pharmacy.
• Provide drug information to physicians, nurses, patients, and their families.
• Inspect pharmacy inventory and remove outdated, recalled, or ineffective drugs, replacing them as appropriate.
• Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
• Identify gaps in policies and procedures and create necessary policies and procedures to address them.
• Adhere to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct and become familiar with its Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Provide respectful, timely, professional, caring, and helpful customer service.
• Precept pharmacy interns and instruct pharmacy extern students.
• Participate in education programs, review current literature, and attend in-service meetings and workshops to support professional development.
• Prepare and present educational programs to hospital staff.
• Participate in developing and implementing future programs to improve patient care.
• Participate in training new pharmacy personnel, including pharmacists, interns, aides, and technicians.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Medical insurance plans
• Dental insurance plans
• Vision insurance plans
• Generous time-off policy including vacation days, personal time, sick leave, and nine paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Continuing education programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time