Pharmacist Senior NICUReq #:0000179624 Category:Pharmacy Status:Full-Time Shift:Day Facility:Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Department:Pharmacy Location: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Ctr, 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039 Job Overview: This is a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU Clinical Specialist Pharmacist role based within the Pharmacy for Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Qualifications: Required: + Registration in New Jersey as a pharmacist; current New Jersey licensure required + Completion of course at an accredited School of Pharmacy, with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD + PGY1 residency program completion or equivalent experience + Pharmacotherapy Specialty Certification BCPS within one year of employment + BLS and ACLS required within six months of employment Preferred: + PGY2 residency in Pediatrics, Critical Care, or equivalent experience preferred + Registration in New Jersey as a licensed pharmacist immunizer Scheduling Requirements: + FT + Days Essential Functions: + Provides focused pharmaceutical care through inpatient rounding and assumes role of drug information provider to the NICU service + Provides occasional cross coverage, patient counseling, and assumes role of drug information provider for other clinical pharmacy specialty services, including but not limited to: Pediatrics Intensive Care Unit, Pediatrics + Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, workshops, in-service meetings, etc, + Monitors specific medication prescribing in accordance with established drug usage criteria, prior to dispensing, as defined by the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, + Provides educational rotation for both PGY1 and PGY2 residents + Facilitates PGY1 and PGY2 resident research projects + Provides consults and educates patients regarding their medications for acute disease state management and chronic conditions + Utilizes the medication screening process to ensure medication orders are complete, appropriate, within legal parameters and prioritized + Documents and provides analytical support for all clinical activities, interventions, medication errors, adverse drug reactions according to criteria set forth by the Department of Pharmacy + Participates in Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center NICU Medication Safety Committee + Participates in the RWJBarnabas Health Pediatrics Corporate Collaborative RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer