Provides pharmaceutical care to patients across inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based medicine. Includes reviewing and verifying medication orders, monitoring therapeutic outcomes, and providing clinical recommendations to the healthcare team. Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to optimize patient care, participates in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, ensures compliance with hospital, departmental, and regulatory policies
Review patient profiles to assure safe and effective medication therapy. Responsible for dispensing of medications, monitoring and reporting drug safety based on current clinical and institutional guidelines, as well as patient-specific criteria. Oversees technician practice/activities as per regulatory requirements. Responsible for mediation storage and documentation. Actively participates in clinical services (e.g., stewardships, cost-effective, patient experience). Adheres to safety requirements in the handling and preparation of sterile and non-sterile medications and other hazardous agents (e.g., oncology) according to current guidelines (USP 797, USP 800, ASHP, NIOSH). Communicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and caregivers and assures continuity of pharmaceutical care between shifts and among team members. Participates in the training, education and mentoring of other pharmacists and technicians. Participates in quality, safety and other project work related to medication management.
Education/Experience:
Graduation from an accredited School of Pharmacy with PharmD required
Current active registration and licensure with the State of New Jersey Board of Pharmacy required
Previous hospital pharmacy experience (2+ years) preferred.
Atlantic Health is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Headquartered in Morristown, NJ, we are a leading non-profit health care system, powered by a passionate workforce of 24,000 team members dedicated to building healthier communities. Atlantic Health serves more than half the state of New Jersey, including 14 counties and 7.5 million people and provides care for the full continuum of health needs across a wide array of settings, including dozens of outpatient and urgent care locations, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, Atlantic Health Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Mobile Health. Our acute care hospitals include:
• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ
We receive awards and recognitions for our extraordinary care and our supportive workplace culture. Below are just a few of our accolades:
• 100 Best Companies to Work For® - Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine for 16 years
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care: Newsweek
• America’s Greatest Workplace for Women, Gen Z and Inclusion and Diversity: Newsweek
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare – Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare – Becker’s Healthcare
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 – AARP
• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• System for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth
