PD Pharmacist

Job Summary

The Pharmacist fulfills daily operational responsibilities which assure the safe and effective use of medications in our patients. The pharmacist adheres to contemporary standards of practice in fulfilling these responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions

* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Maintains current patient specific information (i.e., patient profiles) 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


* 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.


* 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


* 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 (i.e., Infant, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric):
* 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



Job Qualifications

* Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an ACPE accredited school required.
* Current NJ Pharmacy License required. NJ Board Registration required.
* Minimum of one (1) year accredited pharmacy residency strongly preferred. Previous hospital experience strongly preferred.

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer