Clinical Pharmacist - Full Time / Day Shift - coverage of evening (about 3 per 6-week schedule)[...]

Jefferson Health; Abington Township (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Jefferson Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to oversee the medication distribution system for their area of responsibility at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, PA.

The role requires a Doctor of Pharmacy, PA or NJ pharmacist license, pharmacokinetic dosing knowledge, and the ability to monitor patient responses and document sentinel events in the hospital reporting system.

Qualifications

• Doctorate/Pharmacist degree required.
• Knowledge of pharmacokinetic principles for dosing.
• Monitor patient responses to medications.
• Document sentinel events and medication errors in the system.
• Ensure formulary compliance and policy adherence.
• Care for patients across age groups with cultural sensitivity.
• Active PA or NJ pharmacist license.

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff per Jefferson values.
• Assures appropriateness of drug therapy and policy compliance.
• Oversees medication distribution across TJUH.
• Supports quality processes for Pharmacy services.
• Trains staff (residents, interns, technicians, new pharmacists).
• Precepts student pharmacists as assigned per policy.

Skills

Pharmacokinetics

Patient monitoring

Policy compliance

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Tools

Electronic health record

Job description

Job Details

The Clinical Pharmacist oversees the medication distribution system for their area of responsibility. In addition, the Clinical Pharmacist identifies, prevents, and resolves drug therapy problems by ensuring each medication is indicated, effective, safe, and convenient for the patient.

Job Description

Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.(Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)
• Assures the appropriateness of drug therapy and compliance with hospital policies
• Oversees the distribution of medications throughout TJUH
• Supports implementation of processes to assure the quality of Pharmacy services
• Trains staff as assigned (e.g., residents, interns, technicians, new pharmacists)
• Precepts student pharmacists as assigned. See Preceptor Development & Evaluation Program policy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate Doctor of Pharmacy or RPH (see below under experience)
• Knowledge of pharmacokinetic principles required for medication dosing
• Monitor patients for response to medications
• Identify and document sentinel/serious events, near misses, medication errors and adversedrug reactions in the electronic reporting system
• Promote and assure compliance with the hospital formulary and policies and proceduresdefined by the P & T Committee.
• Provide care that is appropriate to the chronological age, developmental age, social maturity,and cultural background of the patient
• RP - Registered Pharmacist - State of Pennsylvania or
• RP - Registered Pharmacist - State of New Jersey

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 year PGY1 Pharmacy Residency preferred
• Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook skills

Additional Qualifications

• Certification required based on primary work location.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Abington Memorial Hospital

Primary Location Address

1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance

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