Pharmacist (PT-Day), Somerville, NJ

at  RWJBarnabas Health

JOB OVERVIEW:

RWJBarnabas Health is looking to add a qualified part-time Pharmacist in Somerville, NJ. The Pharmacist fulfills daily operational responsibilities which assure the safe and effective use of medications in our patients.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Five or six year Bachelor of Science of Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited US Pharmacy school or Foreign pharmacy school
• Every third week weekend rotation and must work one summer and one winter holiday

Preferred:

• Prior hospital, EPIC and Pyxis experience

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS

• Day Shift, 20 hours/week
• Part Time Schedule

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintains current patient specific information in the prescribed format
• Checks all profile entries for accuracy and completeness

Reviews physician orders for:

• Appropriateness of drug, dose, frequency, and route of administration
• Therapeutic duplication
• Age appropriateness
• Allergies or sensitivities
• Current or potential impact as evidenced by laboratory values
• Food drug and Drug-drug interactions
• Other complications
• Compares new orders with current patient specific information and resolves all drug related problems, in conference with prescribing physician when necessary
• Provides pharmacy documentation of interventions
• Communicates and confers with both nursing staff and patients in order to obtain relevant clinical information
• To provide information to support the nurses responsibilities for administering medications, monitoring drug therapy, and providing patient education,
• When appropriate in order to obtain relevant clinical information
• When possible, and when appropriated, educates patients regarding medications prescribed at discharge
• Prioritizes the processing of medication orders according to clinical importance and other relevant factors
• Emergency needs are given top priority and fulfilled as soon as possible,

The pharmacist supervises assigned technical staff by:

• Prioritizing tasks and overseeing preparation and checking all medications prior to dispensing for accuracy and completeness
• Delegating other appropriate tasks and checking for accuracy
• Communicates frequently with the technician and uses effective supervisory skills
• Prepares medication when necessary or appropriate, including: chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, large volume parenterals, IV piggybacks, and extemporaneous compounding
• Utilizes sterile technique methods for the preparation of sterile products
• Provides solicited and unsolicited drug information and recommendations to prescribing physicians to assure safe, efficacious, and cost-effective drug therapy and documents suggestions
• Recommendations include, but are not limited to:
• Pharmacokinetic consultation
• Parenteral nutrition consultation
• Switching from intravenous to oral formulations of medications
• Medication renewal
• Responds to all Code Blue and Code White alerts; prepares all medications used in the resuscitation attempt
• Assists in other ways at the direction of the physician in charge,

Professional Competency:

• Maintains and enhances professional competency through continuing education and other professional growth activities which are consistent with current departmental needs and future goals
• The pharmacist cooperates with and participates in departmental training and educational programs
• Applies the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or assigned unit
• Assess data reflective of each patient s status and interprets information needed in order to identify each patient s age requirements relative to his or her age specific health needs
• Applies knowledge of growth and development over the life span
• Adheres to all departmental policies and procedures
• The list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.