Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Full Time

Hackensack Meridian Health; Brick Township (NJ); On-site; USD 133,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Hackensack Meridian Health seeks a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist to oversee drug usage and optimize therapy across care teams in New Jersey facilities.

The role emphasizes educating healthcare professionals and patients about medication use, participating in committees, and mentoring residents while supporting cost-effective treatment decisions.

Qualifications

• PharmD from an ACPE-accredited college.
• Board-certified pharmacist with eligible residency training preferred.
• Licensed pharmacist in New Jersey.

Responsibilities

• Oversees drug usage and optimizes pharmacotherapy across care teams.
• Educates healthcare professionals and patients on medication use.
• Participates in committees and documents outcomes.
• Mentors residents and provides in-services (minimum 6/year).
• Builds productive relationships with physicians to influence prescribing.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Education

PharmD or equivalent

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

PGY2 Pharmacy Residency

Board certification

Licensed Pharmacist in NJ

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist oversees drug usage and ensures drug therapy optimization. Educates healthcare professionals and patients with regard to medication use.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Critcial Care Clinical Pharmacist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Adverse drug reaction and medication variance reporting program: Maintains an effective program. Information is organized and strategies to increase reporting have been identified and implemented. Reports are timely. Data has been analyzed, trends identified and actions taken.
• Committee Participation: Participates in assigned committees and generates minutes, agendas, monographs, and newsletters as assigned. The practitioner routinely attends assigned meetings, understands the goals and strategy of the meeting.
• Drug information specialist: Responds to immediate medication needs/questions from pharmacy, nursing and/or physicians in a timely and accurate manner. Develops alternate strategies for drug shortages. Develops a yearly clinical cost reduction plan and implements those plans. Additions and deletions are done during the year as circumstances change.
• Physician relationships: Strives to develop good rapport with the medical staff by actively seeking out opportunities to interact and direct prescribing.
• Recruitment: Develop and maintain all promotional materials for residency programs. Develop an interview process for prospective candidates. Attend events to promote the program. Track program graduates.
• Resident Training: Evaluate the quality of all evaluations for resident, preceptor and rotations to ensure they comply with ASHP (regulatory) requirements. Mentor residents to make sure educational needs are being satisfied. Educates pharmacists, nurses, physicians, students and other healthcare professionals. Documented in-services, presentations, lectures. Minimum of 6 per year to pharmacy staff. Documented information requests provided.
• Rounds with physicians on a routine basis: Provides clinical information before orders are written. Documentation should validate the use of more cost effective treatments, a reduction in the use of non-formulary medications and information given at the bedside.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency.
• PGY2 Pharmacy Residency.
• Prior Clinical Specialist experience.
• Board certification.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Registered Pharmacist License.

Starting Minimum Rate

Minimum rate of $148,262.40 Annually

Job Posting Disclosure

HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.

The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:

Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.

Experience: Years of relevant work experience.

Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.

Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.

Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.

Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.

Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.

In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.