Overview:
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. Its also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The Clinical Pharmacist I is responsible for involvement in the clinical aspects of pharmaceutical patient care including interaction with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
Responsibilities:
A day in the life of a Clinical Pharmacist I at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
- Identifies, resolves, and prevents drug-related problems.
- Recommends and monitors drug therapy.
- Participates in the department's drug formulary review process, including the preparation of drug monographs for review by the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
- Participates in drug guideline and order set development.
- Participates in drug research related activities.
- Participation on various Medical Center committees and service lines as dictated by specific area(s) of expertise (e.g., cardiology, oncology, pediatrics).
- Provides drug information to various health care providers.
- Serves as a resource to the department in area(s) of expertise by helping to ensure that drug treatment plans and drug therapies are safe and effective.
- Participates in and assists in conducting educational programs for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy students, and other health care providers.
- Participation in pharmacy student rotation program.
- Participates in the Pharmacy Practice Residency program as a preceptor and member of the Residency Advisory Committee.
- Assists with staffing as deemed necessary by the Director of Pharmacy.
- Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.) This process includes communicating with the patient, parent and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
- Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.
Qualifications:Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Graduate of an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy with a minimum of a Pharm.D. Degree.
- Completion of a clinical pharmacy residency program or 5 years of hospital pharmacy experience with a minimum of three years in clinical practice.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- Advanced training in a specialty area (e.g., oncology, pediatrics, cardiology, infectious disease, etc.).
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- Registered Pharmacist License.
Contacts:
- HUMC personnel, physicians, patients, pharmacy students, pharmaceutical vendor representatives and visitors.
Working Conditions:
- Lifts a minimum of 10 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 40 lbs. and stands a minimum of 4 hours a day.
If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!