Pharmacist Specialist

About the role

At RWJBarnabas Health, the Pharmacist Specialist plays a critical role in delivering comprehensive pharmaceutical care across the hospital setting. With a focus on critical care and emergency medicine, they provide specialized clinical pharmacy services to patients across all age groups while exercising considerable independent clinical decision-making. They are responsible for medication preparation, dispensing, monitoring, medication utilization, education, and quality improvement while collaborating closely with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and interdisciplinary care teams.

Location: 99 HIGHWAY 37 WEST, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08755

Status: Full-Time

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients across all age groups, including geriatric, adult, adolescent, pediatric, and neonatal populations
• Provides clinical pharmacy services within their area of specialization, including preparation, dispensing, and monitoring of medications and IV admixtures
• Exercises independent clinical judgment when evaluating medication therapy, supporting safe prescribing, and monitoring medication effectiveness
• Participates in multidisciplinary patient care rounds and collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare practitioners to optimize medication therapy
• Furnishes timely and accurate clinical medication information to physicians, pharmacy personnel, healthcare practitioners, and patients
• Assists the Director, Assistant Director of Pharmacy, and Clinical Coordinator with the coordination and supervision of clinical pharmacy activities
• Participates in quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives related to the provision of pharmaceutical care
• Plans, organizes, analyzes, and compiles medication utilization programs and assists with the implementation of cost containment initiatives and pharmacy research
• Participates in medication error and adverse drug reaction reporting programs to support patient safety and risk reduction
• Ensures compliance with National Patient Safety Goals, medication management requirements, and applicable departmental policies and procedures
• Provides ongoing education and training to pharmacy staff, pharmacy residents, students, nursing staff, and medical staff
• Assists with the orientation and training of new employees and supports organization- and department-specific educational requirements
• Promotes positive working relationships and actively contributes to a collaborative and supportive pharmacy environment

Requirements

• Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree
• Successful completion of a Post Graduate Year 1 Pharmacy Residency (PGY1) required
• Successful completion of a Post Graduate Year 2 Pharmacy Residency (PGY2) in Critical Care or Emergency Medicine