Pharmacist - Full-Time - Days - Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center

Atlantic Health System•Morristown, NJ

1d•$61 - $108•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist will be responsible for reviewing patient profiles to ensure appropriate therapy based on patient-specific information, including age, gender, diagnosis, co-morbidities, laboratory values, allergies, height, weight, BSA, and pregnancy/lactation status. They will accurately and timely review and transcribe medication orders, verifying therapy, medication, route, dose, and frequency, and making recommendations for alternate treatments when necessary. The role also involves dispensing medications and prescriptions accurately and promptly, processing requests professionally, obtaining medications economically, and ensuring proper documentation. Additionally, the Pharmacist will check unit doses, medications for automated dispensing machines and floor stock, IVs, batching, patient's own medications, repackaging, extemporaneous preparations, and emergency kits. A key responsibility includes the aseptic compounding of IVs, including antineoplastic agents, and demonstrating knowledge of IV equipment, sterile technique, total parenteral nutrition, and hazardous drug handling. The Pharmacist will also participate in clinical initiatives, initiate interventions, monitor patient therapies, make recommendations to eliminate inappropriate therapy, and convert non-formulary requests to formulary alternatives. Finally, they will provide drug information to healthcare professionals and patients/family members, utilizing and sharing knowledge of drug information resources.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Pharmacy with PharmD required
Current active registration and licensure with the State of New Jersey Board of Pharmacy required

Nice To Haves

Previous hospital pharmacy experience (2+ years) preferred.

Responsibilities

Reviews patient profiles to assure appropriate therapy based on patient specific information.
Reviews and transcribes all medication orders accurately and timely.
Dispenses medications, prescriptions, miscellaneous items accurately and promptly.
Processes requests via phone, window, fax, and computer in a professional and timely manner.
Checks unit dose accurately making corrections to patient profiles if necessary.
Checks medications before being placed in automated dispensing machines and floor stock to assure accurate fill.
Checks IVs, batching, patient own medications, repackaging and extemporaneous preparations for accuracy.
Checks crash cart trays, rapid response boxes, and miscellaneous emergency kits.
Prepares, supervises and ensures aseptic compounding of IVs including antineoplastic agents correctly and in a timely manner.
Reviews levels of batched IV medications, batches, supplies to avoid waste, documents all required information, and assures batches are checked and put away promptly.
Participates in clinical initiatives.
Initiates appropriate clinical interventions and clarifications with corresponding documentation.
Reviews pertinent information to monitor patients’ therapies and makes appropriate recommendations eliminating duplicate, unwarranted, or inappropriate therapy.
Converts non-formulary medication requests to appropriate formulary alternatives whenever possible.
Provides drug information to physicians, nurses, other health care professionals, and patients/family members.

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