Pharmacist - Pharmacy - Hopewell - Part-time (20 hours per week) - Varied Shifts

Capital Health (US)•Hopewell, NJ

4d•$56 - $74

About The Position

Capital Health is seeking a part-time Pharmacist for its Hopewell pharmacy. The role ensures safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication therapy in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols, and contributes to effective department operations. The pharmacist uses clinical information and automated dispensing systems, manages the site-specific Outpatient Prescription Program, follows federal and New Jersey controlled-substance requirements, prepares sterile products, and prepares NICU and pediatric doses according to hospital policy. The pharmacist processes and clinically evaluates medication orders, identifies and reports adverse drug events, provides patient-focused clinical services, and collaborates with multidisciplinary care teams. The position also oversees pharmacy technicians’ work, supports quality improvement and medication-area inspections, manages inventory and controlled-substance transactions, and performs dispensing and sterile-compounding quality checks. The role includes processing eligible employee prescriptions, counseling patients, and coordinating prescription transmission, pickup, and delivery between campuses. The advertised schedule is 20 hours per week with varied shifts; the usual workday is 8 hours. The listed pay range is $56.27–$73.53 and reflects a full-time-equivalent rate, so actual compensation may vary with assigned hours and position status. The position is eligible for the benefits listed in the posting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy.
Registered Pharmacist credential.
AHA BLS – Healthcare Provider credential.
Two hours of stroke-related continuing-education contact hours annually.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Knowledge of and ability to use a computer or typewriter keyboard.
Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to all age groups served by the Pharmacy.

Nice To Haves

PharmD degree from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy.
One year of hospital-related pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

Process medication orders through CPOE or the clinical computer system and evaluate drug regimens for contraindications, interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of medication and dose.
Detect, document, and report suspected adverse drug events accurately and promptly.
Use the OmniLink system to prioritize orders and document unresolved medication interventions.
Provide clinical and direct patient care services for assigned populations or units; respond to consultation requests and make evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendations.
Collaborate with healthcare providers and multidisciplinary teams, attend appropriate care rounds, and recommend cost-effective therapeutic alternatives.
Manage formulary use by minimizing non-formulary procurements, applying therapeutic substitution protocols, processing non-formulary requests, and documenting interventions.
Answer telephone calls courteously, identify oneself, and respond to or redirect requests appropriately.
Supervise and direct pharmacy technicians and support personnel, verify technicians’ daily activities, and participate in support personnel performance appraisals.
Organize and prioritize work independently with minimal supervision and ensure timely pharmacy services.
Participate in department quality-improvement programs and document meeting attendance and reports.
Inspect assigned medication storage areas on schedule and identify and replace outdated or unusable drugs.
Monitor drug and ancillary supplies and bring special-order needs to the buyer’s attention promptly.
Dispense medications accurately by matching orders to labels, verifying the five rights, and ensuring medications are in date.
Keep pharmacy work areas and equipment clean, neat, and organized, and dispose of hazardous waste in appropriate containers.
Generate reports, fill lists, label runs, production lists, and profiles; follow backup procedures for power or communications failures and troubleshoot problems.
Perform controlled-substance transactions using the Omnicell Controlled Substance Manager; review inventories and logs, investigate discrepancies, report unresolved discrepancies, and follow storage, return, destruction, and anesthesia narcotic-box procedures.
Complete initial and ongoing aseptic-technique, USP <797>, and USP <800> assessments; compound sterile products as needed and follow procedures for hazardous and antineoplastic drugs.
Ensure appropriate labeling, documentation, and beyond-use dating; follow compounding quality-assurance procedures and use TPN software and a compounder when necessary.
Use double checks to verify calculations, doses, volumes, drugs, and labels; use appropriate resources and laboratory results to determine dosing.
Follow hospital procedures for diluting and compounding pediatric and NICU doses, perform pharmacist double checks, and complete final quality-assurance checks before dispensing.
Process eligible employee prescriptions in the outpatient system according to procedures and applicable New Jersey and federal laws; evaluate profiles, generate labels, dispense accurately, and check technician dispensing when appropriate.
Provide requested or appropriate drug information and counseling to employees, maintain complete prescription and profile information, provide customer service, and coordinate prescription transmission, pickup, and delivery between campuses.