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Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Why Join Our Team?

The Pharmacy is staffed by registered pharmacists, certified pharmacy technicians, support staff, and four clinical pharmacists/full-time faculty members who are affiliated with the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Pharmacy staff provides all sterile intravenous product preparation and oral medications, drug information, and reviews all medication orders for appropriateness. The Pharmacy is completely computerized and has a state-of-the-art clean room to prepare sterilized medications.

One of the department’s objectives is to educate the community and the hospital staff about pharmaceuticals. Through its affiliation with the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, the Department of Pharmacy Services serves as primary teaching site for pharmacy students and pharmacy residents.

Scheduling Requirements:

+ Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

+ Rotate to alternate shifts as needed.

+ On call requirement

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

+ Orchestrating and managing clinical policy and procedure development, especially for general practice and broad-reaching policies such as IV Med Admin or Therapeutic Sub as well as areas without a dedicated specialist within the department (e.g., pediatrics, radiology).

+ Strategically performing Medication Use Evaluations, coordinate assessment of ADRs and Med Errors with medication safety specialist, provide pharmacy representation during RCAs (or coordinate with appropriate specialist), and engage in other performance improvement, and drug safety processes that support system development and best pharmacy practices.

+ Maintaining ASHP Accreditation standards for all residency programs. Serves as a director for the Pharmacy Residency Programs (PGY1 & PGY2 Internal Medicine).

+ Acting as the primary pharmacist for clinical content at Princeton Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee meetings, coordinating with other clinical pharmacists on topics within their practice areas.

+ Prepare and distribute communication to the Department, Nursing, and Providers as necessary about important medication changes/ issues/ alerts (e.g. Medication Safety alerts or Product alerts)

Benefits You’ll Receive at PMPH/Penn Medicine:

+ Medical, Dental, Vision, RX coverage plan options that best fit your personal & family needs

+ Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (FSA/HAS) to save pre-tax dollars

+ 403b Retirement Savings: Our employer contribution begins on Day 1 of your employment

+ Generous Paid Time Off benefits that give you the work-life balance today’s world needs

+ Prepaid tuition assistance is available to benefit-eligible employees for approved courses of study after completing six months of employment.

What We Require for this Role:

Education

+ BS Pharmacy or PharmD from an accredited College of Pharmacy

+ Post-Doctorate Residency or Fellowship preferred

Related Work Experience

+ At least 2 years related work experience required, 5+ years preferred.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

+ Current New Jersey Board of Pharmacy Pharmacist License required.

+ Board of Pharmacy Specialties Certification (BPS) required.

+ Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) preferred.

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) competency preferred.

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) competency preferred.

+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) competency

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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