Pharmacist - Per Diem/PRN
Pharmacist - Per Diem/PRN
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Job Description
Overview
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Select Medical
Position: Pharmacist
Location:1199 Pleasant Valley Way West Orange NJ 07052
Schedule: Per Diem (PRN) Every Other Saturday & Sunday 8AM-4PM OR 9AM-5PM
Compensation: $63/Hour Shift Differential
Our inpatient rehabilitation hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical physical emotional and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries spinal cord injuries neurological disorders orthopedic issues amputation and multiple traumas.
We support your career growth and personal well-being:
- Start Strong: Orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
- Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan (Part-Time or Per Diem are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year)
- Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities.
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44000 committed to providing exceptional patient care.
Responsibilities
Under the general supervision of the Director the Pharmacist will be responsible for having a working knowledge of all areas of pharmaceutical services provided by the hospital including drug distribution systems central operations and IV admixture.
- Performs all dispensing related functions. Entering medication orders into the computer generated patient profile preparing labeling and dispensing individual medications in accordance with doctors prescriptions compounding oral and injectable pharmaceutical preparations using proper aseptic technique and filling and checking medication cassettes to insure accuracy prior to delivery to the patient care unit. Prepares weekend and day pass medications for patients on leave from the hospital.
- Contacts and confers with physicians regarding any questions or irregularities regarding medication orders. Documents all recommendations and corrective actions taken in a clinical intervention report.
- Performs antibiotic stewardship activities by reviewing pertinent culture and sensitivity information as well as laboratory data and makes therapeutic recommendations based upon these findings.
- Participates in clinical activities which include but are not limited to: attending Team Conferences participating in patient related rounds conducting medication management teaching mentoring pharmacy students during their rotations processing drug information inquiries and consulting patients and family members on discharge medications.
- Keeps informed on developments and trends inside and outside the organization which relate to assigned functions. Serves as a resource to other departments for information needed. Participates in and contributes to outside professional activities or other projects.
- Consults with physician and nursing staff concerning availability form side effects and incompatibilities of currently available drugs. Maintains drug literature source to be at disposal of medical and other professional staff.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- Current state licensure as a Pharmacist required
Preferred Qualifications
- One or more years of experience in hospital pharmacay preferred
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Employment Type
Unclear
