The Clinical Pharmacist delivers comprehensive, patient-centered pharmaceutical care across a variety of specialty areas, including Behavioral Health, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics/Neonates, Oncology, Inpatient Transitions of Care, Investigational Drug Services, and Opioid Stewardship, and other. Responsibilities include reviewing and optimizing medication therapy, performing medication reconciliation, monitoring therapeutic outcomes, managing adverse drug events, and providing patient and caregiver education. The pharmacist collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans, participates in clinical rounds, and provides drug information and pharmacotherapy recommendations. Additionally, the role contributes to quality improvement initiatives, policy and protocol development, and clinical projects. The Clinical Pharmacist conducts medication use evaluations and research, and ensures compliance with institutional, state, and federal regulations to support safe, effective, and evidence-based medication use.
General Responsibilities
Reviewing patient medication regimens and providing recommendations to optimize therapy based on clinical guidelines and best practices.
Conducting medication reconciliation to ensure accuracy and safety during transitions of care.
Educating patients and caregivers on proper medication use, side effects, and adherence strategies.
Collaborating with healthcare providers to develop and implement patient-specific care plans.
Monitoring patient outcomes and adjusting therapy as necessary to achieve therapeutic goals.
Participating in interdisciplinary rounds and providing pharmacotherapy recommendations.
Providing drug information to healthcare professionals and patients as needed.
Contributing to quality improvement initiatives related to medication use and patient safety.
Documenting interventions, clinical assessments, and recommendations in the electronic health record.
Staying current with developments in pharmacotherapy and evidence-based medicine.
Serve as a preceptor and mentor for pharmacists, pharmacy residents and students as needed
Inpatient Transitions of Care/Internal Medicine
Proactively contributes to the decision-making process and the development of patient-centered care plans
Advise clinicians on drug selection based on current clinical guidelines to optimize drug therapy and provide responses to drug information questions
Counsel patients on medications and provide discharge counseling
Provide transitions of care services for patients throughout the hospital
Contribute to system-wide TOC/IM-focused clinical initiatives including guidelines, policies, and formulary management
Intervene on medication therapy including, but not limited to, renal dosing, anticoagulation choice, dosing, and monitoring, glycemic control, IV to PO interchange, and pre-admission medication reconciliation
Participate in multi-disciplinary committees including Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Medication Management, Medication Safety, and specific committees to support the appropriate use of medication therapy within specific disease states
Participate in quality, safety and other project work
Conduct medication use evaluations and research projects in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to identify areas of medication use optimization with publication and/or presentation at local and/or national meetings
Precept pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
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We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.
We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:
Named one of America''s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, a World's Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report.
Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region's leader in neuroscience care. A hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, we offer a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services. We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere else in New Jersey. Our CyberKnife program is the largest and most experienced in the state. We also have a satellite emergency department in Union, NJ, which treats about 40,000 emergency cases each year.
Committed to providing exceptional care, Overlook Medical Center has achieved the prestigious Magnet recognition. This designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the highest national honor for nursing excellence. What's more, Overlook Medical Center has advanced certification from The Joint Commission for perinatal care and is designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. Additional Joint Commission-certified services include behavioral health care, spine surgery, wound care, and primary care medical home (PCMH).
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