Travel Pharmacist - $3,117 per week

Travel Pharmacist position in Morristown, New Jersey. Start Date: 11/23/2026. Duration: 12 weeks. Employment Type: Travel. Job ID: 26-23439.

About the role

MetaSense, Inc. is seeking a travel Pharmacist for a 12-week assignment in Morristown, New Jersey. The position requires 40 hours per week on 10-hour night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Profiling / Transcribing: Reviews patient profiles to assure appropriate therapy based on patient-specific information (age, gender, diagnosis, co-morbidities, laboratory values, allergies, height, weight, BSA, pregnancy/lactation status). Reviews and transcribes all medication orders including specialized orders based on approved protocols, verifying therapy, correct medication, route, dose, and frequency. Makes recommendations for alternate treatments when necessary.
• Dispensing Medications: Dispenses medications, prescriptions, and miscellaneous items accurately and promptly. Processes requests via phone, window, fax, and computer professionally and timely. Obtains medications for optimal patient care using economical or alternative options considering admission status. Legibly signs all associated paperwork and labels.
• Checking: Checks unit dose accurately, making corrections to patient profiles if necessary. Checks medications before placement in automated dispensing machines and floor stock. Checks IVs, batching, patient-owned medications, repackaging, and extemporaneous preparations for accuracy. Checks crash cart trays, rapid response boxes, and emergency kits. Legibly signs all associated paperwork and labels.
• Sterile Preparations: Prepares, supervises, and ensures aseptic compounding of IVs including antineoplastic agents correctly and timely, promoting efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Reviews levels of batched IV medications, batches, and supplies to avoid waste; documents required information; assures batches are checked and put away promptly. Demonstrates strong knowledge of IV equipment, sterile technique, total parenteral nutrition, and safe handling of hazardous drug preparation. Legibly signs all associated paperwork and labels.
• Clinical: Participates in clinical initiatives. Initiates appropriate clinical interventions and clarifications with documentation. Demonstrates compliance with Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee initiatives. Reviews pertinent information to monitor patients' therapies and makes recommendations eliminating duplicate, unwarranted, or inappropriate therapy. Converts non-formulary medication requests to appropriate formulary alternatives.
• Drug Information: Provides drug information to physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals, and patients/family members. Demonstrates and shares knowledge of drug information resources; researches and interprets data.
• Performance Improvement / Customer Satisfaction: Answers phones, window, and door promptly and courteously. Handles problems independently. Participates in internal and external performance improvement and cost savings initiatives. Supports departmental and system initiatives. Seeks opportunities to work independently on projects, teams, and committees. Directs and monitors technicians to maintain workflow.
• Education / Training: Completes all competency training. Participates and coaches in education and training programs for new employees, current employees, students, and pharmacy residents. Maintains professional competency through current literature, new medications, and therapies. Encouraged to maintain active membership in professional organizations.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Current active registration and licensure with the State of New Jersey Board of Pharmacy.
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience (2+ years) preferred.
• Previous oncology/infusion center experience preferred.

Skills

• Profiling and transcribing medication orders
• Medication dispensing and processing
• Unit dose checking and verification
• Sterile compounding and aseptic technique (including hazardous drugs)
• Clinical pharmacy interventions and formulary management
• Drug information research and