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Pharmacy ResidentReq #:0000191475

Category:Pharmacy

Status:Full-Time

Shift:Day

Facility:RWJ New Brunswick

Department:Pharmacy Residents

Location:

Main Hospital - New Brunswick, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

The Pharmacy Resident fulfills daily operational responsibilities which assure the safe and effective use of medications in our patients,

Adheres to contemporary standards of practice in fulfilling these responsibilities,

Applicants must hold a 6-year Pharm,

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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,

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, to gain a working knowledge of hospital pharmacy operations,

Resident is scheduled to work their required shifts primarily in the Decentralized Pharmacy 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, allergies, and current medications,

Discusses medication order clarifications with 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,

Administrative

Documents clinical interventions pharmacokinetic consultations pharmacotherapeutic consultations, patient consultations and cost avoidance as

part of the Pharmacy Services and hospital documentation programs,

Assist in preparing for and maintaining compliance with regulatory agency e,

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JCAHO standards and 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,

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,

Drug Information

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

Monitoring patient outcomes in relation to medication use,

Conducts target drug programs and medication use evaluations as needed,

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,

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer