Hospital Pharmacist: Patient-Centric Care & Leadership

University Hospital; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital in Newark, NJ seeks a Staff Pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical services, lead supportive staff, and ensure safe, effective medication therapy for all ages. You will oversee direct patient care, medication preparation, and adherence to regulatory standards in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The role involves coordinating sterile and non-sterile compounding, managing controlled substances, and serving as a clinical resource to clinicians and patients.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD from an accredited institution.
• Must be a Registered Pharmacist Licensed in the State of NJ.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient-centered service, creates a friendly, welcoming, and safe environment; communicates clearly; resolves complaints; organizes work to meet customer needs.
• Prepares, properly labels, and distributes medication orders for inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary areas.
• Interprets physician medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness, identifies and communicates errors or discrepancies, and recommends appropriate or alternative drug therapy based on patient condition.
• Provides patient-specific dosage regimens and protocols using pharmacokinetic/pharmacologic characteristics, disease states, concurrent therapy, demographics, and lab data to improve safety and outcomes.
• Maintains accurate patient medication profiles, ensuring appropriate drug choice, dosage form, strength, therapy duration, and interaction potential.
• Trains, oversees, educates, and checks the work of supportive personnel and students; assumes charge pharmacist duties for coordinating weekend/evening shifts, supervising staff, delegating tasks, and resolving issues in the absence of leadership.
• Coordinates daily sterile and non-sterile compounding, including IV admixtures, TPN, chemotherapy, special dosage forms, and miscellaneous products, adhering to USP <795>, <797>, <800>, aseptic technique, and patient care needs.
• Manages controlled substances, record-keeping, investigational drugs, inventory control/purchasing, and monthly floor inspections to ensure proper storage, removal of outdated medications, and communication with nursing—serving as pharmacy liaison for routine issues.
• Participates in department communication, including meetings, in-services, understanding memos/minutes, and maintaining knowledge of pharmacy policies and procedures; provides education to staff, students, and patients as needed.
• Maintains departmental quality standards through MUE, QA programs, continuing education, and adherence to UH compliance standards and all applicable laws, regulations, and policies; performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Pharmacy degree

NJ pharmacist license

Hospital pharmacy experience

Residency

Board certification

Education

BS in Pharmacy

PharmD

Job description

University Hospital in Newark, NJ seeks a Staff Pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical services, lead supportive staff, and ensure safe, effective medication therapy for all ages. You will oversee direct patient care, medication preparation, and adherence to regulatory standards in a fast-paced hospital setting.

The role involves coordinating sterile and non-sterile compounding, managing controlled substances, and serving as a clinical resource to clinicians and patients.