Pharmacist | Retail/Inpatient Pharmacy |Per Diem (23563)
About The Position
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is seeking a per diem Pharmacist to provide pharmacy services for inpatients, outpatients, nursing units, and other hospital departments. The Pharmacist reviews medication orders and prescriptions for safety and appropriateness, prepares and dispenses medications, provides drug information, and maintains required records and inventory. The position also supports pharmacy education, training, quality assurance, and patient-care improvement activities. The Pharmacist works collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare staff, follows departmental and Medical Center policies and safety standards, and provides timely, professional, caring, and respectful customer service. Patient assessment, treatment, and care responsibilities must reflect knowledge of patient growth and development and be appropriate to the ages of patients served.
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 medication orders using patient profiles to identify overdoses, duplicate orders, incompatibilities, and potential adverse effects.
- Contact and confer with physicians about questions or irregularities in patient orders and prescriptions.
- Fill medication orders and prescriptions for inpatients, outpatients, nursing units, and other hospital departments, ensuring timely delivery.
- Review intravenous medication admixture orders for dosage, concentration, compatibility, administration rate, and labeling instructions.
- Maintain appropriate controlled-drug inventories and dispensing procedures, including accurate running inventories in controlled-drug storage areas.
- 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 with a laminar air flow hood or biohazard cabinetry.
- Organize and prioritize daily operational activities to meet department needs.
- Use supportive personnel, including 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 outlined by the Director of Pharmacy.
- Provide drug information to physicians, nurses, patients, and their families as required.
- Inspect pharmacy inventory and remove outdated, recalled, or potency-compromised drugs, replacing them as appropriate.
- Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance programs, and safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
- Assess 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 Statements.
- Act as a preceptor to Pharmacy interns and instructor to Pharmacy extern students.
- Support professional growth through education programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
- Prepare and present education programs to hospital staff.
- Participate in developing and implementing programs to improve patient care.
- Participate in training new pharmacy personnel, including pharmacists, interns, aides, and technicians.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Generous time-off policy, including vacation days, personal time, sick leave, and nine paid holidays.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Continuing education programs.
- Hourly rate of $80.83; evening differential of 10%, night differential of 12%, and weekend differential of $2.00 per hour.
