Pharmacist II

RWJBarnabas Health•Toms River, NJ

32d•$67 - $84

About The Position

In this key role, the Pharmacist is responsible for the provision of pharmaceutical care to all patient age groups, including geriatric, adult, adolescent, pediatric and neonatal patients.

Requirements

Graduate of an ACPE accredited college of Pharmacy, or foreign equivalent educational degree
Bachelor's degree required
Current New Jersey State license as a Registered Pharmacist in good standing
Familiarity with all phases of Hospital Pharmacy and a working knowledge of public health matters, as well as, Federal and State laws regulating the professional and hospital practice of pharmacy
Understands the role of the Hospital Pharmacy Department within the hospital and its interrelationships with other departments and functions
Promotes positive relations and actively contributes to a positive work environment

Nice To Haves

PharmD preferred
Completion of hospital pharmacy residency and/or advanced pharmacy degree preferred

Responsibilities

This individual will prepare, dispense, and monitor both the prescribing and effectiveness of all medications, including chemotherapy and IV admixtures, while exercising considerable independent decision-making ability.
Utilizes the medication screening process to ensure medication orders are complete, appropriate, within legal parameters and prioritized
Evaluates each medication order for formulary status, appropriate dose, dosing interval, allergy, drug/drug interaction, and drug/disease state interaction
Oversees and prepares parental admixtures, dispensing, and compounding of medications
Contacts physician directly for orders requiring intervention and maintains appropriate entries in intervention log
Notifies nurse of any changes/modifications of medications prescribed
Displays self-initiative in anticipating and resolving daily work issues
Supervises technical staff to ensure accuracy and compliance with policies and procedures
Participates in ongoing education and training related to organization and department specific requirements
Properly complies with all national patient safety goals/risk reduction processes and associated policies and procedures as applicable to medication management and the pharmacy setting.
Participates in medication error and adverse drug reaction reporting programs
Assists with orientation and training of new employees, students, nursing and medical staff
Promotes positive relations and actively contributes to a positive work environment