Clinical Pharmacist - Cystic Fibrosis - Part Time - Morristown

Job Description

The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Clinical Pharmacist position will provide pharmacotherapeutic support to the pediatric and adult patients living with cystic fibrosis in the ambulatory care setting. The CF clinical pharmacist will ensure optimal medication use, support adherence, and actively contribute to individualized care planning while working alongside pulmonologists, nurses, dietitians, respiratory therapists, and social workers as part of an accredited Cystic Fibrosis Care Center. This pharmacist will also participate in multidisciplinary committees and serve as a preceptor in the Atlantic Health System PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients with cystic fibrosis, including review and recommend optimal, evidence-based medication therapy; provide drug information and pharmacokinetic consultations as required; document any changes in patient and pharmacy records and inform others of medication changes; prevent, detect, monitor, document, and report adverse drug reactions and medications errors.
• Evaluate and monitor complex medication regimens, including CFTR modulators, antibiotics, pancreatic enzymes, and other disease-specific therapies
• Coordinate transition-of-care services and medication access, including medication histories, medication education, prior authorizations, specialty pharmacy navigation, and formulary agent selection
• Develop and implement CF-related protocols, guidelines, and quality improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with inpatient providers and pharmacists to ensure discharge medication access and monitoring as necessary
• Serve as a preceptor and mentor for pharmacists, pharmacy residents, and students
• Conduct medication use evaluations and research projects in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to identify areas of medication use optimization with the goal of publication and/or presentation at local and/or national meetings.
• Attend annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference with funding support

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of Pharmacy with PharmD degree required.
• Completion of a PGY1 residency and PGY2 residency are preferred (ambulatory care, internal medicine, pharmacotherapy, and infectious diseases, etc).
• Board certification in pharmacotherapy (BCPS) is preferred.
• Current NJ Board of Pharmacy license required.
• Minimum of 1-year experience in a hospital practice setting.
• Experience in research activities also preferred.

About Us

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For (r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine for 15 years
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for "Millennials" Great Place to Work(r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine
• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work(r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine
• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
• NJ Sustainable Business

Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology.

We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-start rating in 2020.

Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ.

EEO STATEMENT

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

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