Pharmacy Resident

Job Title: Pharmacy Resident

Location: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Ctr

Department Name: Pharmacy Residents

Req #: 48657

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $67,232.65- $67,232.65 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Summary of Job Function

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,

Job Qualifications/Education/Training/Certification/Licensure

Education:

Applicants must hold a 6-year Pharm,D,

degree from an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy, be licensed (or eligible for licensure) in New Jersey, and possess good communication and interpersonal skills,

The position is available beginning July 1, for a 12 month appointment,

EXPERIENCE:

A minimum of 2 years hospital experience, preferred, but not required,

Work Environment and Hazards

Pleasant, comfortable, well-lit, Periodic low-level noise

Special Physical Demands

May be subjected to noise and disagreeable odors,

Moving mechanical parts are found in the work environment,

Universal precautions must be followed when working in any clinical area and especially when entering patient care areas,

Chemotherapy and hazardous medication preparation requires some exposure to potentially harmful chemicals and medications,

Workers are exposed to chemical hazards and must use appropriate personal protective equipment as trained,

Sterile product/IV preparation exposes employee to clean needle stick injury,

Restocking of Anesthesia kits involves potential exposure to blood or body fluids,

This exposure would only result in the event the Department of Anesthesia does not follow agreed upon procedures,

Job Specific Requirements

Drug Distribution

Residents provide the equivalent of one out of every three weekends of pharmacy practice staffing during the residency program, as well as a holiday commitment plus potentially ten days, to gain a working knowledge of hospital pharmacy operations,

Promotes use of WHS formulary by converting non-formulary orders to formulary when possible,

Resident is scheduled to work their required shifts primarily in the Central Pharmacy or in the IV admixture room to gain a working knowledge of hospital pharmacy operations,

Checks unit dose medications for accuracy

Reviews medication orders for appropriateness and checks first doses of IV admixtures and unit dose medications prepared by technicians

Insures proper technique and accurate preparation of all pharmaceutical products, including oral, IV admixtures, chemotherapeutic, and investigational agents

Insures the timely and accurate dispensing of drugs and solutions from the pharmacy area

Responsible for the accurate filling and dispensing of medication orders used by inpatients

Provides drug information to health care professionals and to patients

Reviews physician orders for possible therapeutic problems, contraindications, interactions, allergies, and formulary status of the drug

Provides computer order entry for IVs and other computer entry as needed

Insures compliance with controlled substance distribution and control system

Is able to practice in a variety of areas within the pharmacy as required by workload

Clinical Intervention

Maintains competency in all aspects of drug therapy for patients of all age groups,

Provides pharmaceutical care by assisting other health care providers or providing direct patient care,

Provides pharmacokinetics consultations as required, specifically addressing drugs with narrow therapeutic indices,

Participates in drug therapy management during codes,

Maintains and updates a patient profile with demographics, diagnosis,h the prescriber, document changes in patient and pharmacy records,

Reconciles pharmacy and nursing medication records daily,

Identifies and proceeds with cost avoidance in drug therapy by promoting more cost effective regimens, drugs, and by reducing waste,

Education

Precepts PharmD,clerkship students consistent with academic credentials and clinical experience,

Provides presentations, publications, and other informative activities on drug-related topics to the health care community as requested,

Participates in continuing education programs, meetings, training programs and related activities,

Educating patients on admission or discharge medications as necessary or requested,

Preparing and presenting lectures at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy,

Completion of a research project to be presented at the Eastern States Residency Conference,

Administrative

Documents clinical interventions and cost avoidance aspart of the Pharmacy Services and hospital documentation programs,

Assist in preparing for and maintaining compliance with regulatory agency standards/requirements,

Participate on committees, teams, or task forces relating to area of preceptor s individual practice,

Assist with coordinating clinical pharmacy activities, schedules, programs and projects,

Drug Information

Participate as a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, and the Medication Management Committee,

Monitoring patient outcomes in relation to medication use,

Conducts target drug programs and medication use evaluations as needed,

Detects, prevents, monitors, documents, and reports Adverse Drug Events as necessary,

Provides drug information to health care professionals and to patients,

Assist in formulary maintenance by critiquing new entities, comparing medication classes, and developing therapeutic interchanges, when applicable,

Assist in developing drug clinical practice guidelines as necessary