Silver Lake Hospital of Newark, NJ is seeking to hire an experienced per diem Pharmacist to provide our patients with pharmaceutical care.
Silver Lake Hospital is a long-term acute care hospital with a reputation of providing patients with a place to heal before heading home. A long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) is an acute care specialty hospital that provides highly advanced and focused care for higher acuity patients who have not responded to short-term treatment in traditional general hospitals. The average length of stay in an LTACH is 25 days as compared to a 3-5 day average stay in a general hospital. Our safe and state of the art hospital is designed to admit and care for the most critically ill patients.
The Pharmacist will be responsible for having a working knowledge of all areas of pharmaceutical services provided by Silver Lake Hospital including drug distribution systems, central operations, and IV admixture. Interprets physician's orders for medications, compound and dispense prescribed drugs. Will maintain records on all medication orders filled for inpatient use and compute and record charges. Responsible for evaluating pharmacological, chemical, or physical incompatibilities in physician's orders, and communicate the evaluation to physicians. The position involves direct and indirect patient care for a population of patients between the ages of 18 and older. Age specific experience and/or special training and/or expertise is required to serve this population.
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Columbus Hospital LTACH is 63-bed critical care specialty hospital that provides highly advanced and intensively focused care for higher acuity patients who have not responded to short-term treatment in traditional general
hospitals.
As the leader in critical care medicine in the tri-state area, we are a Destination of Hope for our patients.
In addition, an LTACHs average length of stay is 25 days as compared to a 3-5 day average in a general hospital. A longer stay equates to a better outcome and opportunity for recovery. Fundamentally, patients appropriate for LTACHs include those who may be ventilator dependent, suffering from multi-organ failure or deep wound ulcerations.
Our Internationally Accredited state of the art hospital is designed to admit and care for the most critically ill patients.
At Columbus Hospital LTACH you’ll discover that we provide comprehensive and technologically advanced medical
care which can be directed by the patient’s own family physician.
Our clinical staff includes time-honored and well respected cardiologists, neurologists, pulmonologists and other specialists within their respective fields of medicine. In addition, you will find caring
and compassionate nurses, highly trained respiratory therapists, advanced nutritional practitioners,
compassionate occupational therapists, well versed speech therapists and certified medical assistants — all in support of our strong physician centered clinical model.
