QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Qualified candidates must have a Bachelor of Science or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy
• NJ license as a Registered Pharmacist
• Hospital pharmacy experience in pediatrics
• Candidates should also be self-motivated, have good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Preferred:

• Completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency in general practice.

The major job responsibilities of this position are: pharmaceutical care to pediatric patients in the Children s Hospital of New Jersey and the pediatric emergency department, be a resource to the physicians, residents, nursing, and other healthcare disciplines on the unit, and provide drug distribution services including sterile compounding.

The following activities are components of the position to assist in meeting the major job responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical and critical care services to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent populations in the CHONJ
• Participate in daily patient care activities and discuss medication order clarifications with the prescriber, document any changes in patient and pharmacy records, and inform others of medication order changes.
• Monitor drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions and provide pharmacokinetic consultations and other dosing as required.
• Prevent, detect, monitor, document, and report adverse drug reactions and medications errors.
• Participate in the drug therapy management of medical emergencies as needed.

First established in 1901, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is a 665-bed quaternary care, teaching hospital that provides comprehensive health care for the region. Staffed with more than 800 physicians, 3200 employees, and 150 volunteers, our hospital is ready to provide you and your family with the quality care you need.

At Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, we are committed to quality and excellence in patient care. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and to provide you with an environment that is conducive to healing and promotes patient safety. The Newark Beth Israel Medical Center management and staff abide by the philosophy that all patients are to be treated with respect, dignity, and sensitivity.

The Children s Hospital of New Jersey provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient pediatric services that include a pediatric intensive care unit, pediatric emergency department, Valerie Fund Children s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, and a neonatal ICU with New Jersey s only ECMO unit. The pediatric staff pharmacist works in the decentralized pharmacy satellite and provides collaborative pharmaceutical care to the Children s Hospital of New Jersey including NICU and PICU, and the emergency department.

We offer a great work environment, competitive rates and excellent benefits, including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision plans
• 401 (k)
• Vacation/Personal/Holiday/Sick Time Off
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Basic Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts