Pharmacy Resident, PGY2 Oncology

About the role

The Pharmacy Resident at RWJBarnabas Health fulfills daily operational responsibilities ensuring the safe and effective use of medications in the hospital setting. They gain practical experience in various areas of hospital pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities

• Drug Distribution: Promotes use of the hospital's formulary by converting non-formulary orders to formulary when possible.
• Checks unit dose medications for accuracy and reviews medication orders for appropriateness.
• Ensures proper technique and accurate preparation of all pharmaceutical products, including oral, IV admixtures, chemotherapeutic, and investigational agents.
• Timely and accurate dispensing of drugs and solutions from the pharmacy area.
• Provides drug information to healthcare professionals and patients.
• Computer order entry for IVs and other computer entry as needed.
• Ensures compliance with controlled substance distribution and control system.
• Maintains competency in all aspects of drug therapy for patients of all age groups.
• Assists other healthcare providers or provides direct patient care.
• Provides pharmacokinetics consultations as required, specifically addressing drugs with narrow therapeutic indices.
• Participates in drug therapy management during codes.
• Maintains and updates a patient profile with demographics, diagnosis, allergies, and current medications.
• Discusses medication order clarifications with the prescriber, documents changes in patient and pharmacy records.
• Reconciles pharmacy and nursing medication records daily.
• Identifies and proceeds with cost avoidance in drug therapy by promoting more cost-effective regimens, drugs, and by reducing waste.

Requirements

• Holds a 6-year Pharm. D. degree from an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in New Jersey.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Available beginning July 1st for a 12-month appointment.
• Preferred, not required: 2 or more years of hospital experience.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and clinical precision guide your work every day.
• You remain calm and highly adaptable while managing a fast-paced retail environment.
• You work as a team player and enhance team effectiveness through dependability.
• You enjoy working collaboratively with providers, nurses, and interdisciplinary care teams.
• You enjoy continuous learning, inventory awareness, and operational efficiency.
• You create a positive, reassuring, and legally compliant patient experience.

Skills

• Clear, compassionate communication.
• Attention to detail and clinical precision.
• Teamwork and dependability.
• Collaboration with healthcare providers and interdisciplinary care teams.
• Continuous learning and operational efficiency.
• Positive, reassuring, and legally compliant patient experience.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retail Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!