Atlantic Health System

Non-profit healthcare provider with physician network

Pharmacist Evening - Per Diem

PharmacyUpdated on Oct 30

Part-timeSummit, NJ, USA$71.81 /hrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Pharmacy is required.
Current active registration and licensure with the State of New Jersey Board of Pharmacy is required.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients across inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based medication therapy.
Review and verify medication orders, monitor therapeutic outcomes, and provide clinical recommendations to the healthcare team.
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient care.
Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, and ensure compliance with hospital, departmental, and regulatory policies.
Provide education to patients, staff, and trainees, contributing to the advancement of pharmacy practice within the hospital.
Review patient profiles to assure safe and effective medication therapy.
Dispense medications and monitor and report drug safety based on current clinical and institutional guidelines and patient-specific criteria.
Oversee technician practice and activities as required by regulations.
Manage medication storage and documentation.
Participate actively in clinical services, including stewardship, cost-effective care, and patient experience initiatives.
Follow safety requirements for handling and preparing sterile and non-sterile medications and other hazardous agents, including oncology medications, in accordance with current guidelines such as USP 797, USP 800, ASHP, and NIOSH.
Communicate effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and caregivers, and assure continuity of pharmaceutical care between shifts and among team members.
Participate in training, education, and mentoring of other pharmacists and technicians.
Participate in quality, safety, and other project work related to medication management.

Desired Qualifications

Previous hospital pharmacy experience of 2 or more years is preferred.
A PharmD is preferred.

The Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients across inpatient and outpatient settings, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based medication therapy. This role includes reviewing and verifying medication orders, monitoring therapeutic outcomes, and providing clinical recommendations to the healthcare team. The pharmacist collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient care, participates in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, and ensures compliance with hospital, departmental, and regulatory policies. Additionally, the pharmacist may provide education to patients, staff, andtrainees, contributing to the overall advancement of pharmacy practice within the hospital.

Review patient profiles to assure safe and effective medication therapy
Responsible for dispensing of medications, monitoring and reporting drug safety based on current clinical and institutional guidelines, as well as patient-specific criteria
Oversees technician practice/activities as per regulatory requirements.
Responsible for mediation storage and documentation
Actively participates in clinical services (e.g., stewardships, cost-effective, patient experience)
Adheres to safety requirements in the handling and preparation of sterile and non-sterile medications and other hazardous agents (e.g., oncology) according to current guidelines (USP 797, USP 800, ASHP, NIOSH)
Communicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and caregivers and assures continuity of pharmaceutical care between shifts and among team members
Participates in the training, education and mentoring of other pharmacists and technicians

Participates in quality, safety and other project work related to medication management

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

Minimum Salary (Hourly Rate): 71.810000

Maximum Salary (Hourly Rate): 71.810000

Salary Admin Plan: ALH

About the Company

Atlantic Health System

Non-profit healthcare provider with physician network

Atlantic Health System is a large non-profit healthcare network in New Jersey that runs hospitals, outpatient centers, urgent care clinics, and a physician-led group called Atlantic Medical Group with more than 1,000 doctors across 300 locations. It provides a full range of medical services to communities in New Jersey and New York and lets patients manage care through the MyChart portal, which handles medical records, appointments, and bill payments. Its business model puts earnings back into its healthcare services and facilities, reinvesting to improve care access and community health. The system differentiates itself by being a broad, integrated network of facilities and a large physician group under a nonprofit umbrella, offering coordinated care across many sites. Its goal is to improve community health by delivering comprehensive care and continually expanding access to high-quality medical services.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Morristown, NJ
Founded: Not listed

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